Hoooked Portugal
Hoooked Portugal, based in Zibreira, Torres Novas, makes 100% recycled yarn from fashion industry waste. Its yarns are for crochet, knitting…
Sustainable Fashion
Clothes with a conscience: the regenerative hemp of SENSIHEMP in Póvoa de Varzim, cork accessories from Corkor, and eco-textiles from ECOVEST. Style that costs the planet less.
Projects in this focus
Atelier Janela Velha
An upcycling atelier in Torres Vedras, founded by Margarida Vieira, that makes handmade jewellery and slow fashion and restores furniture, a…
Burel Factory
Burel Factory is a Portuguese brand born in the Serra da Estrela, dedicated to preserving and innovating the traditional burel wool textile …
Sustainable fashion in Portugal
Portugal is one of the few countries in Europe that still has the whole textile chain (spinning, weaving, dyeing, making up) mostly in the north, mostly around Porto and the Ave valley. That industrial base attracts foreign sustainable brands and gives domestic ones room to produce locally.
ISTO. makes everyday clothing in Lisbon with published costs and factory names. SENSIHEMP works with regenerative hemp in Póvoa de Varzim. Burel Factory weaves Serra da Estrela wool in Manteigas, Tinctorium dyes with plants near Lisbon, and Vintage for a Cause and Valérius 360 work from textile waste in Porto and Barcelos.
Transparency is the thing to look for: a brand that names its factory is telling you something. Related focuses: upcycling and repurposing, handmade and local crafts and eco-friendly products. Dated activities from these projects are listed in our events calendar.