Adidas and BYBORRE present the TRUE COLOR design ideology - a challenge to use creativity for good.

Adidas and BYBORRE present the TRUE COLOR design ideology - a challenge to use creativity for good.

Adidas believes that sport has the power to change lives and it's a belief that runs deep. In coming together with BYBORRE for the launch of TRUE COLOR, the partnership wants to challenge the wider industry to use creativity as a change-agent to reduce environmental impact throughout each step of the design and creation process; from identifying the end user, to decisions on materials and where they come from, to how we design textiles and make them into garments.

Now is not the moment to be irresponsible or unaware when it comes to what you produce. Borre Akkersdijk

Explains Borre Akkersdijk of BYBORRE.

Communication and open dialogue are at the heart of this ethos.

Adidas already has an enviable commitment to sustainability through the partnership with Parley for the Oceans and initiatives that include the use of sustainable materials, the reduction of CO2 emissions and waste prevention. True Color marks a conscientious design process and the steps that are taken to ‘flip the script’ in an industry where unnecessary waste is commonplace and revert back to creating functional, ethical, well designed garments. The True Color process urges all experts in the industry to strive to use materials, in every sense, at their most raw and pure form.

Keeping processes like dyeing, finishing, constructing, and processing to a minimum is a strong step to making a garment’s evolution an environmentally friendly one. Also to be conscious of how far your materials travel on their journey to becoming a finished product. The goal is to avoid unnecessary steps and emission through travel before a garment is made.

Denis Dekovic, VP Design, adidas Design said of the project 

BYBORRE and adidas don’t expect everyone to stop using all color and/or finishings, but expect everyone to start asking the right questions to challenge the current industry’s ways. Denis Dekovic

BYBORRE serves both as a material development and production hub, a design studio and, overall, a platform for questioning how fashions of the future can be more responsible, providing a better, sustainable product to people worldwide. The True Color design ideology is there for the taking – a symbol of a true commitment to open source.

The presented capsule is BYBORRE’s outcome of adhering to the True Color design ideology for adidas. It serves as a forecast for the wider industry – a means of highlighting what could and should be possible by following the True Color principle. It outlines how dialogues unfolded during the design process with trusted ingredient partners such as GORE-TEX, The Woolmark Company, Riri, Nylstar, Majocchi and others, responding to the quest for change in production processes.

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Photo credit

Photography: Tomek Dersu Aaron

About BYBORRE®

Founded in 2015, BYBORRE® is a textile innovation company dedicated to transforming the textile industry through responsible design and production.Their platform for custom textiles bridges the physical and digital worlds, making responsible textile creation accessible worldwide.

With groundbreaking technology that digitizes the design and production process, BYBORRE empowers designers, brands and creators to take full control of their textile creations, while ensuring conscious decision-making at every step. Collaborating with certified suppliers and production facilities, BYBORRE maintains transparency throughout the supply chain and actively works to reduce the overall textile footprint.

By partnering with global leaders in fashion, sportswear, interior design, and transportation sectors, BYBORRE drives the adoption of custom textiles through a conscious, digital-first approach – inviting others to join a movement that redefines the future of textiles.

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