OFFSET COLLECTIVE EVENT | Free event for ethical designers next Thursday!



From fibre sourcing problems to customs & duties solutions, great marketing ideas and precious PR & sales contacts, the Offset Warehouse Collective event is the perfect opportunity to meet and talk with other ethical designers.

We'll be bringing along a range of fabrics that you can purchase in a group, so you can meet…

The Offset Collective is a free and exclusive social environment where ethical designers can connect both online and offline, to discuss fashion related topics and problems.  It is a place to share experiences, ideas and submit possible solutions to others' problems.  It is not a place for businesses to promote themselves.   It's about getting honest opinions from your ethical fashion peers and answers to all those sourcing nightmares.





The Offset Collective…

Fabrics piling up in your cupboards?

About to throw them away?

STOP!

Send them to Offset Warehouse and

we'll find them a wonderful new home!

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Around 30% of clothes in the household wardrobe have been unused for at least a year. This is worth over £1,000 per household or £30 billion across the UK!



The average lifetime for a garment is 2.2 years. Extending the life of clothing by an extra nine months of active use would reduce carbon, waste and water footprints by around 20-30% each. It could save £5 billion a year from the costs of resources used in clothing…

As you may know, we were thrilled to have been shortlisted for the "Unique Enterprise" prize, for the Fashioning the Future Awards 2011.  Last night, we attended the ceremony at the East Wintergarden, Canary Wharf, to bask in some runner-up glory.

The third annual ceremony was inspired by the UN's International Decade on Biodiversity, and saw applications from all over the globe submit projects for sustainability in fashion, to compete for…

New this week - Even more colours added to the fabric paints & finishes area. Have even more control in creating your designs ethically, by creating the colours you really want!



Check out our new colours here!…

The case was made public during a show called "The League" on the Bandeirantes TV network, and claimed that the company had bought items made by Bolivian and Peruvian immigrants in illegal working conditions.  The reporters, accompanied…

We've added some amazing new leathers to the shop - so take advantage of the lowered shipping costs before the end of August! http://bit.ly/pT1gdx…

Check it out here: http://bit.ly/qppGaG



Understanding the different certifications for clothing and textiles production can be confusing, so we've…

Why do we insist on collecting tubs and tins-worth of random (but beautiful!) buttons, that we're sure will one day be the perfect replacement for the button that pops off our cardy?

Well, today we're campaigning for these sad, disguarded buttons, desperate to show off their splendour again, by creating charming, unique bracelets, perfect for fun, personalised pressies! (Also, a great rainy day project, for those bored little…