Since 2015, BYBORRE has actively challenged the textile industry to do better, create more consciously and be transparent about how the industry operates. The company has opened up the conversation by showcasing what is possible on a textile and garment level through their in-house label Editions™. Now it is time to move forward.
In 2022, BYBORRE reviewed Editions’ role as an instrument for industry change. The company’s mission to 'educate a generation of conscious creators' is not limited to textile manufacturing and composition alone, but includes educating and activating creators on all levels of the process, from yarn to textile to product.
Editions™ served as BYBORRE’s showcase for the future of the industry, to prove that any brand could control its entire supply chain and environmental footprint, while creating products with a brand-aligned aesthetic.
With this in mind, Edition11™ is BYBORRE’s last collection as you know it. They believe this to be more appropriate for the times we live in and the change they are committed to. As they constantly seek out the best way to achieve their mission, everything they mastered through Editions™ is now accessible on their textile design platform BYBORRE Create™.
For Edition11™, the team invited Amsterdam-born and raised artist Dewy Elsinga aka ‘BUTTERFINGAZ’ to design on BYBORRE Create™ and explore a new way of expressing her work through textiles. Her signature bold, hand-drawn brush strokes were integrated into a knitted textile, resulting in garments that look as if she has literally taken her brush directly to them.
Using bold colors, following her outspoken style, this Edition pushes the palette of BYBORRE textiles beyond what the team explored in the past. To support this bold Artists Multicolour textile, all other textiles in the Edition come in different hues of black/gray and black/blue.
Where BYBORRE approached Edition10™ as looking back and reinterpreting some of their greatest hits over the year, Edition11™ is a grande finale.
For this final collection, the team took a hard look at some of their core styles and streamlined them, with the aim to cleverly simplify them for production, but without losing what makes them so special in the first place. Looking at lines and seams, and developing new base blocks, key BYBORRE styles such as the Weightmap Sweater, the Tapered Cropped Pants and the Hoodie see a complete overhaul. This Edition also introduces the all new N-Type Jacket and Studio Jacket and a further exploration into home goods.
This overhaul of existing silhouettes led to new constructions meant to give the stage to the textiles by taking away ‘design distraction’ that focuses on lines and seams.
About BYBORRE
BYBORRE combines technology and textile expertise to bring a new standard to the industry by unlocking material innovation, sharing its vast experience on circular knitting and making their transparent supply-chain available to all clients. They believe that, without the much-needed transparency, positive change is impossible.
Borre Akkersdijk and Arnoud Haverlag founded BYBORRE in 2015 to realize their ultimate mission to inspire and enable an entire generation of creators to make better and more responsible textiles for everyday products. Together with their international team of 50+ specialists, they took on the responsibility to push the boundaries of the conventional textile industry, make responsible textiles more accessible through material innovation, digital design services, and on-demand production.
The company previously raised €3.2 million in a 2020 series A investment round, funding the accelerated development of on-demand design tool Create™. Create™ has welcomed over 1000+ users and 300+ brands worldwide (2022) including Natuzzi, Herman Miller, Palace Skateboards and Porter Yoshida & Co.
To further expand its platform, BYBORRE introduced Textiles™ in 2022. Textiles is a growing library of ready-to-order textiles created from traceable materials and suitable for a wide range of end-use cases, as opposed to the industry wastefully made to stock production status quo. The quality is primarily driven by choosing materials that support longevity, made with BYBORRE’s signature circular knitting techniques and curated stock of certified yarns.
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