Green Design

Sunday 30 January 2011

Sustainable Style

H&M are using greener materials in their clothes/goods as well as testing for new ones all the time. It's most popular green material at the moment is 'Organic Cotton' which it has been selling since 2004, it has become more and more popular as people have become more aware.

What you can do to minimise you impact on the environment? (see video clip below).


In addition to organic cotton H&M also sells clothes containing a number of other sustainable materials :
Organic Linen- grown without the use or hazardous chemicals.
Recycled Cotton - cotton made from textile remnants in production.
Recycled Polyester- made from PET-bottles or textile waste.
Recycled Polyamide- made from fishing nets or textile waste.
Recycled Wool- from worn-out woollen garments and remnants of fabric.
Tencel - silk-like renewable material.
Organic Cotton Denim- certified organic.

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