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Sometimes things as we know, are just not enough. Then is the exact moment when we start questioning the real meaning, or in this case the real use. As designers and creatives, our minds were spinning around alternatives to fill our passion, and contribute to make things differently. While watching the up-cycle scenario growing we couldn’t resist to jump immediately to make our own tryouts, and we ended up falling in love with the result. Exploring options while having fun researching, and playing around with different materials has been quite an experience. Denim  and leather have been trending topics when we talk about fashion waste and pollution, so we decided to make it our priority adding it as main source. On...

Discover a New Brand in town, working towards a more sustainable lifestyle. Andy & Rachel Studio are Handcrafted Contemporary Accessories born in Calgary. Both designers started researching how the life cycle of clothing impacts our lives until it ends in a landfill. The numbers were shocking and made them start doing trials in the studio, where they found endless uses for that waste. Somehow they understood the importance of including a source like old denim to make part of their products and reduce the amount thrown away each year. Most could see COVID-19 as a challenging time, but they decided to pivot using it to start a collecting campaign, work with the material, and see what works and what doesn't....