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Christopher Raeburn to open community design hub at London's East Village

Christopher Raeburn is to design and produce a new creative community design lab in London’s East Village in Stratford. The new hub, called The Lab E20, will bring together emerging, local and global innovators in fashion, tech and design from the local E20 community, Newham and the wider London creative sector. Raeburn, who is the founder of...

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Fashion

A new publication aims to share ‘recipes’ for leading the best sustainable fashion life

A new publication called the Open Source Fashion Cookbook aims to share ‘recipes’ and tips for leading the best sustainable fashion life. Founded by New York fashion brand ADIFF designers Angela Luna and Loulwa Al Saad, the book is a tool for “democratising sustainable and ethical fashion, enabling all people – especially communities that cannot...

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Christopher Raeburn to “reinvigorate” Left Hand and ST95

British designer Christopher Raeburn is to relaunch menswear brands Left Hand and ST95, founded by Massimo Osti, the Italian designer who was also the founder of Stone Island. In a short statement, UK-based Left Hand Studios Limited said that it has acquired the two brands, formed in the mid-1990s, and has appointed Raeburn to “reinvigorate”...

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Aēsop to collaborate with Raeburn on ‘closing the loop’

Australian skincare brand Aēsop, part of Natura and Co., is set to collaborate with leading sustainability fashion brand, Raeburn. The first joint venture between the two will drop in January 2021 and has been created with post-Covid customer needs in mind, explains Aēsop, and will highlight both brands’ shared principles around practicality,...

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What will humans wear on Mars?

The ‘Moving to Mars’ exhibition, which opens today, October 18, at London’s Design Museum, explores humans ambitious to live on the red planet and explores some potential design solutions, including a full-scale prototype Mars habitat and the high-fashion clothing that the Martian pioneers might be wearing. The exhibition is structured into five...

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The North Face and Christopher Raeburn transform old tents into bags

Christopher Raeburn, best known for reworking surplus fabrics and garments with his label Raeburn, has teamed up with yet another of VF Corporation’s brands. The British fashion designer, who became Timberland’s Creative Director last year following a successful collaborative collection with the brand, has now teamed up with The North Face to...

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Sustainable innovators to watch: meet the winners of the 2019 CO Leadership Awards

Common Objective, the London-based network connecting fashion professionals to a global database of sustainable brands and suppliers, has unveiled the winners of its 2019 Leadership Awards, which aims to recognize fashion businesses that lead and disrupt the sustainable fashion space. The 10 winners were chosen by a panel of industry experts...

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Christopher Raeburn rebrands

British sustainable fashion designer Christopher Raeburn is rebranding his eponymous label to ‘Raeburn’ to coincide with the brand’s 10-year anniversary. The re-brand, which also includes a new logo, follows the recent appointment of Christopher Raeburn as Timberland’s first global creative director, and the appointment of his brother Graeme...

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Fashion |IN PICTURES

LFW Men’s: Christopher Raeburn marks 10 years

Christopher Raeburn put greater emphasis on sustainable fashion in his autumn/winter 2019 collection to mark his ten years in fashion during London Fashion Week Men’s. Raeburn, who has always been known for his ‘Remade, Reduced, Recycled’ design ethos, was inspired by iconic pieces from the past ten years, which showcase his use of creating...

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Christopher Raeburn to join line-up at Jacket Required

Premium fashion trade show Jacket Required has announced that British fashion designer Christopher Raeburn will be taking to the stage to talk about the industry’s movement towards slow fashion, and showcase a new collection under the newly re-branded Raeburn label. Raeburn, who was named as the new global creative director of Timberland in...

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Christopher Raeburn named Timberland creative director

British fashion designer Christopher Raeburn has been named the new global creative director of Timberland, as the brand looks to strengthen its commitment to responsible design. Raeburn will be a “key stakeholder” in developing Timberland's global creative vision, said the footwear and apparel brand, and will be overseeing the design across all...

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Fashion |OPINION

Christopher Raeburn x Timberland: sustainable consumption

Christopher Raeburn is an extraordinary designer. The main reason for this is that the British designer has based his work on a philosophy that rests on three pillars: Remade, Reduced, Recycled. Ever since the label was founded, he has relied on materials that have been discarded elsewhere. He uses military waste materials in particular, for...