This project is now archived and was part of DDW20
Event type
Exhibition
Location
Hallenweg
Envisions
Hallenweg 1E
5615PP
envisions x imat - Fibers Unsorted
photography by Ronald Smits
The textile industry is one of the most polluting ones out there. Only a minor share of its waste - composed out of both used and unused clothing - re-enters our daily lives as low-quality materials, such as insulation.
Despite the enormous mountain ahead, imat started researching industrial methods of deconstructing mixed textiles into usable fibers, which can then be spun into yarns that can compete quality-wise with their predecessors.
For the launch of this new y
About imat
Imat is an innovative, independent development and engineering company that supports customers along the entire process chain, from the start of an idea towards the finished product. This includes project management, design, and development as well as the testing of materials, components, and systems.
The project Fibers Unsorted is an exemplary fusion of imat’s existing textile and automotive industry network.
Colofon
imat - communication & pr
Nicola Sengpiel-Bender
imat - project manager
Laura Kunze
imat - designer & textile engineer
Michael Wolf
envisions - art direction
Sanne Schuurman
envisions - photography
Ronald Smits
envisions - video teaser
Elvis Wesley
envisions - envisionaire
Jos Klarenbeek
envisions - envisionaire
Robin Pleun Maas
envisions - envisionaire
Tijs Gilde
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