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Airlines saving lives with trashed leather

Southwest Airlines has enough surplus leather to fill the Empire State Building. They want to use it to save Africa.

Great article from CNN about our partnership in LUV Seat: Repurpose with Purpose by Southwest Airlines

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This is a great fashion blog that focuses on upcycling! Check it out!

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Portland apparel salvage specialists provide cover for branding mainstay - Portland Business Journal

Looptworks now offers carrying cases for the world's best-known devices.

We're proud to be the only upcycled goods for sale on Apple.com right now! Great article by Portland Business Journal

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Southwest's 'LUV Seat' Project Will Upcycle 43 Acres of Used Leather, Create Jobs in Africa, US | Sustainable Brands

On Tuesday, Southwest Airlines announced the launch of LUV Seat: Repurpose with Purpose, a global sustainability initiative to upcycle 43 acres of used leather seat coverings into new products that will benefit communities by providing employment, skills training, and donated products. Three initiatives in Malawi, Nairobi and the US are the first phase of a multi-year campaign to reuse Southwest's leather through upcycling projects around the world.

Great article by "Sustainable Brands" on Southwest Airlines' new sustainability initiative involving Looptworks. 

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Three brands Making Upcycling Uber-Cool

 by Fashion Trends Daily

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Companies are continually pressed to innovate products and services to address environmental concerns and many organizations, like Nike and Ford, are thinking outside the box to create materials that pave the way for a leaner and more efficient future. However, oftentimes a sustainable innovation can create some very unsustainable byproducts – and it's up to companies to create solutions that benefit both business and society.

The LUV don't stop!

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Southwest Airlines Launches LUV Seat: Repurpose with Purpose

Featured in #MarketWatch : Looptworks partners in #LUVSeat : Repurpose with Purpose, a new sustainability initiative from #SouthwestAirlines aimed at giving new life to over 80,000 old leather seat covers by transforming them into wonderful backpacks, totes, and duffel bags. 

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Featured in #EnvironmentalLeader as being a partner in #LUVseat, a new sustainability initiative from #SouthwestAirlines to give new life to over 80,000 leather seat covers, #Looptworks transforms a portion of these seats into incredible backpacks, totes, and duffel bags. 

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How Looptworks is bringing new life to 43 acres worth of Southwest Airlines seats - Portland Business Journal

Southwest Airlines is upgrading its seats and needs to get rid of 43 acres of surplus leather. Enter Portland-based Looptworks.

Featured in #PortlandBusinessJournal : We partnered with Southwest Airlines' new global sustainability initiative, #LUVseat to bring you awesome products upcycled from a portion of 80,000 leather seats that would be in a landfill if not for "LUV Seat: Repurpose with Purpose." 

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Southwest Airlines upcycles 80,000 leather seats into bags, shoes and balls

From leather seats to tote bags and fish skin into luxury shoes, businesses are creating new value from waste streams

Awesome article about our partnership in #LUVseat, a new sustainability initiative from #SouthwestAirlines by guardian Media. Includes pieces of an interview with one of our co-founders, Scott Hamlin. 

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Fashionable Tech Finds

It is clear that we are living in a digitally connected world. This capability allows us all to work virtually, yet connect as a growing business. Another interesting aspect of the tech world is th...

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Green is the New Black: How Consumers Feel About Sustainable Apparel

There is tremendous room for improving the elemental features of the fashion industry that can reinforce the relation between the maker and the user.

Interesting article on how the consumer feels about sustainable apparel.

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Why adhocism is the best kind of recycling

Recycling can be a downward spiral, but upcycled, repurposed design transforms rubbish into something more valuable, says Lloyd Alter

Great article on how designers are changing towards using upcycling excess materials

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Our 5 Favorite Upcycled Fashion Designers from the USA

Here are the USA's 5 hottest upcycled fashion designers with clever ideas for sustainably and creatively making treasures from someone else's trash!

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Eco-Friendly Fashion & Accessories for Earth Day 2014