by mplgcouk_main | Nov 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Sometimes it’s good to get out of the factory and visit some of the great museums and galleries in the area. In the summer I visited Gawthorpe Hall, owned and maintained by the National Trust. It dates from the early 1600s (Jacobean period) and is worthy of a...
by mplgcouk_main | Apr 3, 2022 | Textile & Fashion Industry
You may have heard that fashion is one of the most polluting industries. Apparently, it is second only to the oil industry and produces 20% of global water pollution. Jarring statements – but how true are they? What do the sources actually say? And how much raw...
by mplgcouk_main | Oct 29, 2021 | Textile & Fashion Industry
This year at MPLG we’ve been trying to tackle waste leather leaving our production line in a bid to improve our sustainability. We put out a post on our instagram for upcyclers – anybody who would be interested in repurposing our leather offcuts. We were...
by mplgcouk_main | Jun 29, 2021 | Vegan Leather
ELeather – or ‘engineered leather’ – joins “vegan” leathers in the market for alternative synthetic materials to traditional leather. Customers often remark that ‘vegan’ leathers, though more attractive for...
by mplgcouk_main | May 24, 2021 | Vegan Leather
If the future of fashion is sustainability, then could lab-grown leather be the solution to the industry’s environmental problems? VitroLabs Inc certainly believe so. The company is a startup based in California and fronted by CEO and co-founder Ingvar Helgason....
