Consortium partners

Alexandra Barker

Alexandra Barker is an Amsterdam-based fashion brand dedicated to raising awareness and encouraging change within the textile and fashion industry. Its collections are produced locally and by hand, with respect for both people and the environment. The brand has strong, progressive values and promotes fair production practices, the use of local and responsible materials and […]

Alexandra Barker

Alexandra Barker is an Amsterdam-based fashion brand dedicated to raising awareness and encouraging change within the textile and fashion industry. Its collections are produced locally and by hand, with respect for both people and the environment. The brand has strong, progressive values and promotes fair production practices, the use of local and responsible materials and […]

bAwear

bAwear focuses on gaining insight into the environmental impact of textile products. Through science-based tools, bAwear helps companies in the textile and fashion industry to make better-informed sustainability choices. The mission of bAwear is to make the textile industry more transparent and sustainable. The company does this by making reliable LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) data […]

By-Wire.net

By-Wire is an innovative Dutch design company dedicated to developing cutting-edge technologies for the fashion and textile industries. Founded by Marina Toeters, By-Wire is known for pioneering wearable technology and smart clothing. The company integrates electronics and digital components into garments, resulting in creations that are both aesthetic and functional. Through the synergy between fashion […]

BYBORRE

BYBORRE is an innovative Dutch fashion label known for its progressive approach to textile design. Founded by Borre Akkersdijk, the brand is at the heart of the convergence of craftsmanship and digital technology. BYBORRE is known for its signature knitting techniques, using textiles as a medium to create unique patterns and textures. The brand is […]

De Museumfabriek

De Museum Fabriek in Enschede is an interactive family museum where nature, technology, art and history come together. The museum was formed in 2008 from a merger of the Nature Museum Enschede, Museum Jannink and the Van Deinse Institute, and has been called De Museumfabriek since 2018. An important part of the museum is its […]

Dutch Circular Textile Valley (DCTV)

Dutch Circular Textile Valley is working to create a circular textile chain to reduce environmental impact. The focus is on preventing and reducing textile waste and virgin fibres.

Dutch Yarnery

“Yarns and everything about yarns! That’s what you can expect at Dutch Yarnery. Everything about the yarn industry, from crafts to knowledge about the raw materials used for yarns. And the yarns themselves? You buy those in the webshop!” Tanne Giling helps anyone working with textiles, whether as an individual or a professional, with knowledge […]

Enschede Textielstad

Enschede Textielstad is an industrial weaving mill that uses natural and local yarns to produce fabrics for the fashion and interior design industries. Our aim is to produce as locally as possible and to provide brands that are already working on sustainability and/or reshoring with quality fabrics in an accessible way. All our fabrics are […]

Fabriek Fris

Fabriek Fris is a ready-to-wear atelier where, in addition to production activities, they are committed to education, innovation and practical implementation for circular design. Fris works with established fashion brands and young designers who are committed to sustainable production and design. To take this to the next level, they have set up an academy where […]

Fashion + Design Festival Arnhem

Fashion + Design Festival Arnhem (FDFA) is a platform for Arnhem-based designers and (creative) entrepreneurs. During the annual Arnhem Fashion Month in June, designers, entrepreneurs, fashion/design events and cultural institutions present what they have to offer. Social developments are shown in an accessible way through fashion and design and visitors can be inspired by Arnhem’s […]

Fibershed

Fibershed Foundation Netherlands, as part of a global movement of 70+ local Fibershed ‘s, works on cross-sector collaborations and advocacy for a bio-circular and regenerative textile and clothing system. As a network of and for farmers, fibre-to-textile processors, designers, makers and producers, we focus on closing the natural materials cycle and a fair value chain. […]

Frankenhuis

What once started as a cotton mill has today grown into one of Europe’s leading mechanical textile recycling companies. Frankenhuis has years of experience in the mechanical recycling of textile materials. We are unique because we mainly process post-consumer textiles. With our team full of expertise and knowledge about our unique processes, we are on […]

Het Groene Brein

Het Groene Brein is a Dutch network of scientists and experts that focuses on stimulating sustainability and green thinking within different fields. The initiative acts as a bridge between academic knowledge and practice, bringing together scientists, businesses and civil society organisations to jointly develop sustainable solutions. The Green Brain is committed to a green transition […]

Hogeschool van Amsterdam

Together with 4,800 colleagues, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences works every day on innovative education and research that is closely linked to professional practice. In this way, the university motivates 44,000 students to get the best out of themselves and prepares them for a future in which theory and practice come together. Visit the website […]

House of Denim

We are on a mission to connect, inspire & transform the industry ‘towards a brighter blue’. Taking input from our International Advisory Board, the Leadership Breakfast events and close collaboration with Transformers Foundation, our primary activities are Education and Advocacy. House of Denim also partner with universities, governments and brands to pilot collaborative projects in […]

Knitwear Lab

Knitwear Lab is an innovative Dutch company specialising in advanced knitwear and digital manufacturing technologies. Based in the Netherlands, Knitwear Lab is known for its progressive approach to knitwear design and manufacturing. The lab combines traditional craftsmanship with modern technologies, including 3D knitting machines and digital design software. This allows them to produce bespoke knitwear […]

Le Nouveau Chef

Real chefs don’t take shortcuts. Not in the kitchen, not with their ingredients, and certainly not when it comes to their clothing. Since 1986, the most driven and passionate chefs have trusted Le Nouveau Chef. Why? Our chefwear fits like a glove, looks incredible, is made to last, and doesn’t harm the planet. When you […]

Leemans & Wicker (LEW)

Kim Leemans and Merel Wicker both graduated from the fashion department of the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam in 2001. During their studies, they discovered the power of collaboration and have been partners ever since. Working as freelance fashion designers, they decided in 2007 that it was time to start their own label: LEW by […]

Livera

Livera, the Netherlands’ lingerie expert, has launched a new strategy and brand story: “Shamelessly Yourself”. This strategy is designed to encourage self-love and self-acceptance among women. Livera also aims to break shame and taboos around the female body. The new strategy and matching payoff “Shamelessly yourself” therefore stands for uninhibitedly choosing yourself. It is about […]

Miele

There are many good reasons to choose Miele. Since its foundation in 1899, Miele has been promising to become “Immer Besser”. By this we mean: we do everything we can to be “Immer Besser” than others and continuously improve ourselves. For our customers, it means that they can be sure they have made the right […]

Modint

Modint is a leading trade association for fashion, interiors, carpets and textiles in the Netherlands. With its roots deep in the Dutch textile industry, Modint acts as a powerful advocate for companies within the fashion and textile sector. The organisation offers a wide range of services, including legal advice, collective purchasing, sustainability initiatives and market […]

Museum Arnhem

Museum Arnhem is at the heart of society. We bring art to people: from the heart. We always look for the connection: with you, with the city and with the present. We find it important to show different perspectives. That is why we work with artists, partners and audiences you don’t often come across in […]

New Industrial Order (N.I.O.)

Join the next generation: stop the waste, preserve the fashion. The current fashion system is built to market more clothes than we can ever wear. Our planet can no longer bear this. New Industrial Order (N.I.O.) is a laboratory where artists, engineers, designers and entrepreneurs join hands to create a new fashion system built around […]

New Order of Fashion

New Order of Fashion is an international talent platform. We empower the next generation of forward-thinking fashion designers to boost the transition to a circular fashion and textile industry. Did you know that more than 80% of a garment’s sustainable impact is determined during the design phase? New Order of Fashion is committed to empowering […]

Rijn IJssel

We provide secondary vocational education. We also offer education for adults and tailor-made training and education for companies. The world around us is changing rapidly. Rijn IJssel is there to prepare students for the labour market of now and later. Rijn IJssel offers courses such as Fashion Design and Fashion Tailoring.

RTT Twente

Recycling companies De Beurs and Het Goed had long been sorting used textiles in Tubbergen and Enschede respectively. To be able to sort more textiles, reuse more textiles and create more social employment, De Beurs and Het Goed set up the Regional Textile Sorting Centre Twente, merging their textile sorting activities in Twente.

SaXcell

SaXcell, a spin-off of Saxion University of Applied Sciences, makes high-quality textiles from used textiles in a newly established production facility. Old cotton fibres will be converted into new cellulose fibres called SaXcell through a sustainable recycling process. SaXcell is a collaboration between Saxion University of Applied Sciences, the five inventors, Sympany, WeVoTex and three […]