posted on 5:01 PM, August 30, 2010
The item shown here is our Men's Base-9 Crewneck, made in Black Recycled Polyester Eco-Drytech, with Stone accents and "metal" flatlock. All it needs from there is a big center-chest logo silk-screen to complete the look.
To complement the item above, the client went with our Helix jacket, made from Recycled Polyester Eco Drytech Dura. The catalog / website version is shown made from Octagen, a fabric that never really took off for us, and has more or less been discontinued (we don't even have an Eco substitute for it). This lighweight layering jacket has been subtly branded using a custom Woven Hotcut and Zipper-Pull
The item shown here is our 100% Organic Cotton Made in Canada Tee, in Red. This is an in-stock item (sold blank, obviously). Some clients do prefer to have their goods made in Canada!
The item shown here is our Eco///2010 Cornerstone jacket, in the same color-way as is shown in our catalog. This lightweight jacket is finished with an an embroidery left-chest, and a second embroidery back-nape.
The four items shown below are from the bluesign® safety collection. The two polos are made from Recycled Polyster Eco-Drytech, and the Fleece Zipnecks are made from Recycled Polyester Eco Tech-Fleece. These garments can be returned to us, to be recycled into new apparel in a Closed-Loop. These items are also private-label branded with a custom woven neck label.
The item shown here is our in-stock Urban Full-Button, made from Recycled Polyester. This fabric is bluesign® approved, to meet the highest environment, health and safety standard. Some clients prefer to have their apparel made from post-consumer recycled goods!
The item shown here is a custom polo, made in a custom orange color, and finished with a private-label woven neck label. Pretty much one-of-a-kind!
Last but not least-to show you that we also do sophisticated design, pattern-making and sewing for Fashion-an Echo Rain ECO Apparel item made from Rayon from Bamboo, decorated with a water-based screen-print.
posted on 12:33 PM, August 19, 2010
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posted on 12:08 PM, August 19, 2010
The item shown below is part of our Sublimated Accessory Sample Pack offering. It is a double-sided sublimated Micro-Fleece scarf, with artwork sublimated onto one side, and Apple ECO Tech-Fleece on the opposite side. We have a whole library of ready-to-go designs for you to place your logo onto - Giddy-up! We've just done a big production run of these scarves for our re-seller clients to use as samples to show the end-user customer. btw - the colors in the photo are not as rich as the scarf really is. Although sublimating artwork onto fleece does mute colors a little, the scarf is actually closer in saturation, hue, detail and vibrancy to the JPEG of the setup file (on the right).
The items shown below are pre-production samples of our sublimated accessories. Out of about seven proposed styles, the client asked for samples of what you see below. The artwork is based fairly closely on a template that we offer in our "got Artwork?" program. All we need is your logo, a bit of direction from you, and we do the rest! Contact us to get a FREE virtual sample.
The item shown below is our bluesign® Safety Eco-Drytech polo, in Navy / Lead, with a silkscreen printed back nape.
The item shown below is a custom version of the Men's Verte Jacket; we've added a hood and built it with custom dye-lot colored zippers.
The item shown below is part of our ECHO Rain ECO Apparel collection - yes, we do design and manufacture more than corporate apparel! This is item is made from ECO-Bamboo, and is decorated with a 2-color screenprint on the front hip.
The item below is another item from the ECHO Rain ECO Apparel collection. This top is made from 100% Certified Organic Cotton.
The item shown below is part of our ECHO Rain ECO Apparel collection. It is from ECO-Bamboo, and is decorated with a 2-color screenprint on the front right-chest.
The item shown below is part of our ECHO Rain ECO Apparel collection. It is made from Tencel-Twill, a fabric derived from wood-pulp. Go trees!
posted on 10:24 AM, August 13, 2010
Counselor Magazine's HOT LIST:
41 People Who Are Shaking Up The Market With New and Innovative Approaches.
Mark Trotzuk (///BEA CEO) THE ENVIRONMENTALIST
If you were sculpting a Mount Rushmore of eco-friendly industry leaders, Mark Trotzuk's face just might be the first one you'd carve. While many apparel manufacturers offer organic options, Boardroom ECO Apparel (BEA) has gone further. Much, much further. Currently, Trotzuk's championing an eight-step closed-loop system garment-recycling program. Translation: BEA will take back any of its old polyester clothing and turn it into new polyester clothing. The process stresses a low environmental impact that ends with a high-quality garment that customers love. With Trotzuk at the helm, BEA promises materials will be tested, sourcing will be ethical and manufacturing will be local. That combination makes Trotzuk one of the hottest apparel players in the industry. - DV Counsellor Magazine August 2010.
To look at the Counselor Magazine hot list, follow this link: http://bit.ly/9nsXwf
posted on 12:11 PM, August 6, 2010
The item below is part of our SUBLIMATED ACCESSORY SAMPLE PACK offering. The gradient did not pop as well as we anticipated - now we know, fabric just will not totally 100% capture gradient and contrast as well as a computer screen (but I guess we know that already). This design-sans ECO/// CDN logo-is one of the designs offered in our "got Artwork?" template program - check it out.
The item shown below is our in-stock Rayon from Bamboo Ladies' Tagua-Nut Boo Polo, in brown. It is decorated with a custom private-label neck label, a teeny left-chest embroidery, and a tonal right sleeve / cuff embroidery.
The item shown below is our in-stock Men's Eco-Cosmo Hoody, in Charcoal. This fabric is made from recycled cotton waste scraps, and it's made in the USA (the garment is manufactured at our "sweat-shop free" facility in Vancouver). It is decorated with a classy three-color left chest embroidery.
The item shown below is part of the ECHO Rain ECO Apparel offering; our in-house private-label ladies' ECO fashion collection. The fabric used to build this item is similar to our Eco-stretch, but a bit lighter-weight, and at a lower price point (it's also more ECO!). We will officially debut this new fabric in our next catalog (which is coming up!).
The item shown below is another ECHO Rain item, made from the same yoga-style fabric as mentioned above.
posted on 11:45 AM, July 27, 2010
The item shown below, is our Recycled Polyester / Organic Cotton EPOC-Fleece Canadian Heavyweight Hoody. For this project, we've added a sublimated Eco-Drytech lining to the hood, and the items is also decorated with a couple of silkscreens.
The item shown below is our Recycled Polyester D.W. Jacket in navy with glacier blue accents. For this project, we've lined the body and sleeves with Eco-Drytech sublimated with the client's custom artwork.
The item shown below is the same apparel item as on the cover of our 2010 catalog, but in this case we've replaced the iceberg image with the client's artwork. Only the front panel is fully sublimated, which lowers the cost but still provides an eye-catching design.
The item shown below is a fully sublimated fleece beanie. This artwork is from our "got Artwork?" template program; a collection of ready-to-use art for sublimation (scarf, toque and bandanna). Check it out, and contact us to request your own virtual sample today!
The item shown below is our ever-popular Corsica track jacket, made from Recycled Polyester Drytech-Dura. It is shown here in navy / white, and decorated with a left-chest and a bicep silkscreen.
posted on 11:27 AM, July 27, 2010
The item featured in the Promo Marketing Magazine "New Product Alert" page-shown below-is our Vancouver Fleece Zipneck.
posted on 11:15 AM, July 27, 2010
We first Matt and Steph way back in 2007, a year before they took off to run their way around Canada and the USA (literally, all the way around). They were just ramping up for the run, and all of the media and speaking engagements that have gone along with it, and were put in touch with us from someone that realized there is a great fit with their initiative, and what we de here. We followed Matt and Steph as they made their way on their run, by checking in on their blog, and every once in awhile they would stop in and say hi.
The item shown below is a basic mock-neck Tee-shirt in our Eco-Drytech fabric.
The image shown here is interesting, because it brings something around full circle. Way back in 2008, our Plasma-Shell jacket made it onto the BC Hydro website. Now, more than two years later, the same jacket, this time worn by Matt, made it's way into a local Vancouver Magazine - the the picture below!
photo credit: Peter Holst
You can learn more about Matt & Steph and their project Run for One Planet, at their website; www.runforoneplanet.com
posted on 10:58 AM, July 27, 2010
Source: EcoTextile News - www.ecotextile.com article link
The event is being sponsored by BCR Global Textiles, Chris Carey’s Collections, I&G Cohen Limited and Salvation Army Trading Company Limited (SATCoL) and promises to showcase the exciting design possibilities presented by the fastest growing element in the UK’s waste stream.
Fast fashion comes at a price to the environment. According to the Department for the Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), the UK buys over two million tonnes of clothes each year (worth a staggering £34 billion) but nearly half of this ends up in landfill where it slowly biodegrades producing methane, a greenhouse gas 21 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.
At the moment, just 24% of UK textile waste is currently recycled.
However the recycled materials market is thriving thanks to companies and organisations which collect textiles on behalf of local authorities, waste management companies and charities, saving thousands of tonnes of clothes, shoes and household textiles from landfill, while raising money for charity and setting new trends in eco-friendly fashion.
SATCoL is the UK’s largest textile recycler. Of the 3,000 tonnes of unwanted clothing donated to SATCoL every month, only five tonnes go to landfill and 96 per cent are reused or recycled. Paul Ozanne, SATCoL’s national recycling coordinator, said: “With thousands of visitors each year, RWM is a fantastic opportunity to meet prospective partners that can work with us to divert as much clothing as possible away from landfill. We currently have around 4,200 clothing banks throughout the UK and our target is 5,000. Attending big events such as RWM is a very important step in helping us to achieve this.”
Eco-textile designers
The young designers whose work will be showcased at RWM include Emmeline Childs for SATCoL and Tanique Coburn for Chris Carey’s Collections. Christine Carey, managing director of Chris Carey’s Collections said: “Tanique has already established a reputation amongst the London set, and her trendy market stall at Portobello attracts fashionistas from far and wide. She is a great example of the talent that is out there now, and illustrates an exciting fusion of talent, vision and sustainability.”
Collections designed by Nicola Sault, managing director, Grandma Takes A Trip who works with BCR Global Textiles will also feature on the RWM Catwalk. Nicola says: “Not only will the catwalk show celebrate just how attractive fashion made from recyclable materials can be, but also all the hard work, preparation and skill involved in turning previously unwanted garments into something desirable again.”
I&G Cohen will be showing designs from Tracey Cliffe whose Love Me Again collection includes bodycon dresses made from old T-shirts and swimsuits. Phil Geller, financial director of I&G Cohen said: “I&G Cohen Limited are very proud to participate in a fashion show with a local designer creating new and exciting styles from used and reconstructed clothing. It is a different, fun and exciting way to promote textile recycling. We feel honoured to be a part of this creative world, as designers who work with recycled clothing play a vital role in creating ethical, environmentally friendly designs whilst contributing to the economy. The market for fast fashion remains strong; however, in these difficult economic times the case to reduce and reuse our limited resources is stronger than ever... Textiles have for far too long been the poor relation of recyclable materials.”
The RWM Catwalk and Forum will feature three fashion shows each day and host live industry debates and exhibitor presentations.
Copyright MCL Global 2010.
posted on 3:37 PM, July 12, 2010
The item pictured below is a version of our Recycled Billboard Bag. This is a smaller and simpler version of the bag, sort of something that you would carry your lunch in, or a few small things. These are made form "scrim" that was leftover after the Olympics and Paralympics in Vancouver. Scrim is sort of Mesh - you can see it in the close-up. These bags were decorated with a heat-press that describes that they are made form recycled signage that would have otherwise ended up in a landfill.
The item shown below is a custom color-way version of our Fleece Enduro vest. For this project, we hit the vest with a left-chest embroidery, and built the garment with contrast flatlock that matches the embroidery.
The item shown below is a relatively basic color-way take on our Men's Corsica jacket. Shown here, the Corsica is black / white, with a left-chest embroidery.
The item shown below is another version of our Ever-Popular Men's Corsica jacket (see above). Shown here, it is lead / white with a left-chest embroidery.
The items shown below are a custom version of our men's and ladies' Sikhote Polo. Shown here, the men's version is black / red, and the ladies' is red / stone / white.
The item shown below is from the Echo Rain ECO Apparel collection. This is a Ladies' tank top, in Black / Lead. Viva Sport!
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