A FRAYED KNOT

A Frayed Knot, uses old fishing rope mainly washed up on the shores of Orkney in Scotland or donated by local fishermen and turns this into something useful and beautiful!

AXIOM

Axiom Cycling Gear’s innovative Seymour line of cycling bags are made from a proprietary new fabric Axiom calls “Oceanweave” and are the world’s first cycling bags to be made from recycled fishing nets.

 

FINISTERRE

Finisterre have produced a high performance swimwear fabric, working with ECONYL® to close the loop and turn a problem into a solution. Finisterre donate 10% of profits from their ECONYL® swimwear to “Surfers Against Sewage” an environmental charity working to protect UK oceans.

ECOALF

Ecoalf is more than just a conscious fashion brand: its mission is to create the first generation of recycled products with the same quality, design and technical properties as the best non recycled.  Ecoalf has recycled more than 80 tons of fishing nets to convert it into top quality nylon products.  Currently the brand has developed over 160 fabrics by collecting different kinds of waste to create the season´s collections.

 

PARLEY

The first shoe ever made using Parley Ocean Plastic®. The gillnet used to create the adidas x Parley shoe was intercepted by Sea Shepherd during Operation Icefish, a record-breaking mission to protect sea life from illegal fishing in the Southern Ocean. Together adidas x Parley are working to implement the Parley AIR Strategy (Avoid, Intercept, Redesign) in collaborative initiatives that address the threat of marine plastic pollution and drive awareness and innovation towards long-term solutions.

VERDURA

Verdura Shoes and Sandals are handcrafted in Tuscany, Italy, by master shoemaker Andrea Verdura. From soul to sole, taking a step forward in the right direction with Italian crafted, naturally recycled fishing net footwear.

INTERFACE

Designed as a tribute, Net Effect is a carpet tile collection that honors the ocean not only in its aesthetic references but also in a unique and tangible way through a project called Net-Works™.
Net-Works provides a source of income for small fishing villages in the Philippines while cleaning up their beaches and waters of discarded fishing nets that threaten their livelihood and the very precious double barrier reef off their shore

CAPE PORPOISE

Cape Porpoise Trading Co. creates doormats and home accessories from old lobster rope that once connected a Maine lobsterman’s buoy to his trap on the bottom of the ocean. The company connects with lobstermen along the entire coast of Maine, New England, paying them directly for their retired rope, creating eco-friendly goods that aesthetically evoke positive emotion as well as being rugged and recycled.

FOURTH ELEMENT

Fourth Element Ocean Positive swimwear range is made from 78% recycled materials. Each piece of swimwear comes packaged in non-plastic bags, made from cassava starch and other renewable resources, it biodegrades in months and can be recycled with paper or on your compost heap. Being ‘OceanPositive’ spans from not just what we do in the ocean but also what we do in our everyday lives.

OUTERKNOWN

Founded by Kelly Slater, Outerknown in collaboration with ECONYL® aims to re-write the rules for producing man-made fibres. The goal is to one-day manufacture products that are not only entirely made from recovered materials, but are fully and endlessly regenerative, a truly closed-loop production cycle.

TEKO

TEKO eco-performance socks are as passionate about fit and comfort as they are about the environment and performance – to TEKO you simply cannot truly enjoy the one without the other.   Their overriding goal is to be the best sock on the planet and the best sock for the planet. TEKO are the only technical sock company to make running and cycling products from regenerated commercial fishing nets.

PLANET LOVE LIFE

Planet Love Life are an eco-friendly organisation dedicated to creating innovative ways of recycling salvaged marine debris and educating the public about the harmful effects of pollution in our oceans. Products are created from marine debris that is collected and salvaged during beach cleanup projects. Each bracelet, necklace, and keychain represents the life of a marine animal saved from wildlife entanglement.

THE OTHER DANISH GUY

The Ocean Discovery Collection of athleisure underwear from finnish firm The Other Danish Guy, is made of SmoothShell, a revolutionary, eco-friendly fabric with outstandingly soft touch, created using deadly plastic collected from the sea by the Aquafil.

AQUAFIL

Aquafil Group is a leader in the research of new production models for sustainable development. In 2011, Aquafil introduced the ECONYL® Regeneration System, an innovative industrial regeneration process, in order to produce the Nylon 6 polymer from 100% pre- and post- consumer waste, including fishing nets, fluff (the top part of carpets and rugs) and rigid textiles.

BUREO

Bureo make skateboards from recycled fishing nets. Their recycling program in Chile, ‘Net Positiva‘, provides fishing net collection points to keep plastic fishing nets out of our oceans. Preventing harmful materials from entering the ocean, our programs protect wildlife and supporting local fishing communities through financial incentives.