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Masterclass : Training in the knowledge of textile materials for an ecoresponsible consumption of textiles and clothing

A one-day training course to guide you towards voluntary sobriety through your textile consumption!

If the first mission of WeCo Store – eco-responsible clothing shop – is to make visible to the public clothing brands that are more respectful of the environment and working conditions, WeCo wishes to transmit and act in a positive way with its public.

In this context, WeCo Store is organising a master class on the knowledge of textiles for eco-responsible consumption on Sunday 20 November with Vanessa Colignon, a stylist specialised in eco-design and founder of Design for resilience; a Belgian textile research workshop for sustainable living that manufactures all its ecological fabrics in Belgium.

We are often alert to the composition and origin of our food, but what about the textiles that surround us?
They accompany us every day and we are constantly exposed to them (car textiles, curtains, seats, medical textiles, household linen).

Through this training, we will discover the different materials present on our territory; their composition, learn to differentiate them according to their origin, their transformation.

We will clarify which ones are really natural and we will establish a list of eco-responsible materials according to different criteria.

We will also look at different themes such as dyes, different textiles, recycling and its challenges, the notion of fair price and fair trade, animal welfare and the materials to be favoured, greenwashing (how and why to avoid it), existing alternatives with some case studies… And many other themes to have a first 360° approach of the textile sector.

Finally, after having sharpened our eye on fashion and the textile sector, we will define together solutions and good practices to reduce our environmental and social impact! And leave together with good energy and ready to act and do our part!

Practical information :

Booking & information

On our e-shop or in the WeCo Store

Masterclass will be in french.

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Where?

WeCo Store
Rue des Mineurs, 9-11
4000 Liège

When?

Sunday 20 November
from 10.30 am to 6 pm
Welcome at 10.10am
Lunch offered

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Maison&Objet 2022 exhibition

Interior design trends: Resilient sponges selected by Julie Boucherat for the Maison&Objet show.

You are a professional customer and you are planning to visit the Maison&Objet show? Discover our eco-responsible cleaning products in the Trends area of the show next September in Paris.

For the new edition of the M&O show, Julie Boucherat has selected our cleaning products for the home. These products will be present in the trendy areas which have for theme “Tones of white”

The art director and contributor to Milk Decoration magazine has chosen a series of interior design objects in shades ranging from white to grey, ivory and sandstone.

Our products will be distributed in different areas: the large MOM area (Maison & Objet & More), located at the entrance of Hall 5B and in the 4 new MOM areas, located at the entrance of Halls 1, 2, 3 and 4. 

Come and discover our resilient dishwashing sponges and hemp scouring pads!

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Date: September 8 to 12, 2022.

Address: Parc des expositions de Paris Nord Villepinte.

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Exhibition : ‘The Gift To Be Simple’, New York Textile Month VII – 02/10 → 10/10.

‘The Gift To Be Simple’, a new contemporary design exhibition curated by  lidewij edelkoort and Philip Fimmano as part of the 7th annual New York  Textile Month from 02/10 until 10/10.

We would like to thank Lidewij Edelkoort and Philip Fimmano for selecting us for their exhibition ‘The Gift To Be Simple’, in the framework of the 7th edition of New York Textile Month! In collaboration and with the support of Belgium is Design, thank you to them!

‘The Gift To Be Simple’, a new contemporary design exhibition curated by lidewij edelkoort and Philip Fimmano as part of the 7th annual New York Textile Month from 02/10 until 10/10.

Design for resilience, Vanessa Colignon, Charlotte Lancelot, Tenue de Ville, Laure Kasiers, Pascale Risbourg, Emma Cogné, Geneviève Levivier, Natalia Brilli & Celine Vahsen

The gift to be simple
An exhibition curated by Lidewijed Elkoort and Philip Fimmano

Address :

138, Wooster st., Soho, New York, USA
October 3-10, 2022
Open daily 11am-7pm 

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