BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE® A podcast series created by Michael Kininmonth and Tricia Carey from Lenzing. Each month they each will host podcast with a special guest and in-depth talks in the fringes of the Denim Community.
BLUE CAST Ep 515 - Sedef Uncu Aki / GozenThis BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Sedef Uncu Aki, CEO at Gozen.Dr. Sedef Uncu Aki is an accomplished executive and scholar with over 25 years of experience in the global textile and innovation sectors. She holds a Ph.D. in international investment decision-making from North Carolina State University, following degrees from Istanbul Technical University and an MBA from Boğaziçi University. Her early career included consultancy work with Gherzi and contributions to decision-making systems in textiles for the U.S. National Textile Center, before she returned to Turkey to establish the Strategy & Business Development department at BOSSA.Her most impactful work unfolded at ORTA Anadolu, a leading denim manufacturer, where she spent more than two decades overseeing sales, marketing, R&D, product development, and operations. Dr. Aki played a central role in ORTA's transformation into a sustainability-driven company, spearheading innovations such as regenerative denim, blockchain-integrated traceability, and digital storytelling tools like the Blueskyer NFT and immersive VR experiences. Her work bridged material innovation and environmental responsibility in denim.In 2024, Dr. Aki joined San Francisco-based biomaterials startup Gozen as Chief Product Officer, focusing on Lunaform™—a revolutionary, plastic- and animal-free alternative to leather. By May 2025, she was appointed CEO of Gozen, leading the company's global expansion and partnerships with brands like Balenciaga and Beymen. She continues to shape the future of next-gen materials, blending science, design, and sustainability into pioneering market solutions.Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 20 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomy BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE® A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue.And get in touch: denim@lenzing.com
BLUE CAST Ep 514 - Andrew OlahThis BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Andrew Olah.Andrew is the owner and CEO of Olah Inc. where he has worked since 1976 spending his early years involved in Denim Development and marketing . In 2004 he founded the Kingpins Show which is today the largest jean supply chain show in the world. Being a big believer in education Andrew spent 15 years helping FIT with their capstone jeans course. In 2015 he started Kingpins Transformers, an event meant to educate the denim industry and in 2019 Transformer's ED, a program to educate students about the jeans industry was launched. He also started Ethical Denim Council in 2022 fighting for contract sanctity.Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 20 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomy BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE® A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue.And get in touch: denim@lenzing.com
BLUE CAST Ep 513 - Diana Verde NietoThis BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Diana Verde Nieto.Diana Verde Nieto is a globally recognised business leader and sustainability expert with over two decades of experience in driving sustainable economic growth and fostering innovation. In 2002, she founded one of the world's first sustainability communication consultancies, which she successfully exited in 2010. In 2011 Diana co-founded Positive Luxury, leading the enterprise until 2022, and remains an active board member. Her latest venture, Edify Collective, is a cutting-edge micro-learning platform focused on sustainability and critical skills. Through Edify Collective, Diana aims to help embed sustainability into every job role across organisations, breaking down silos and enabling sustainability literacy.Diana serves as an advisor to several noteworthy organisations, including, The British Beauty Council, The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affair. Her education in Global Leadership & Public Policy was attained from the esteemed Harvard Kennedy School. She was trained by former US Vice President Al Gore at the Alliance of Climate Protection and received title of Young Global Leader from the World Economic Forum.Diana has recently released a book- Reimagining Luxury: How to Build a Sustainable Future for Your Brand in January 2024, which further solidifies her as a highly respected authority in the realm of sustainability and business.Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 20 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomy BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE® A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue.And get in touch: denim@lenzing.com
BLUE CAST Ep 512 - Sina SteidingerThis BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Sina Steidinger.Sina Steidinger is a denim designer, sustainability lecturer, and consultant dedicated to shaping the future of circular fashion. Originally from Germany, she relocated in Amsterdam—widely regarded as Europe's denim capital—where she continues to push the boundaries of sustainable design.For Sina, denim is more than just a fabric, and jeans are more than just blue pants. A great pair of jeans should fit perfectly, be comfortable and flattering, and feel effortlessly special— never complicated. And today, denim should also be as circular as possible, but that's only possible when circularity is embedded from the very first sketch of the design process.With a background as Head of Design in Germany and expertise in designing for MUD Jeans, a pioneer in circular denim, Sina seamlessly merges her passion for denim with innovative sustainability practices. She is an active member of Clean & Unique and serves on the advisory board of Circular Textile Days, embedding her work deeply within the Dutch textile community.Beyond design, Sina shares her expertise as a lecturer at multiple fashion universities, equipping the next generation of industry professionals with the knowledge and tools to make responsible choices. Through dynamic workshops, engaging lectures, and thought leadership, she is committed to driving change—because, as she says, she has a blue heart and a green mindset. Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 20 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomy BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE® A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue.And get in touch: denim@lenzing.com
BLUE CAST Ep 511 - LaundReThis BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talk with Salli Deighton from LaundRe.Salli Deighton is the Founder of LaundRe, the UK's first circular denim finishing hub. LaundRe transforms unsold denim stocks, enables nearshore finishing in flexible quantities, development workshops and supports fast, responsible denim drops to meet the demands of a rapidly changing retail landscape. With over 25 years of experience consulting for brands like Wrangler, Fat Face, Marks & Spencer, and ASOS, Salli has been a leader in driving sustainability within the global denim industry. LaundRe's expert team is united by a shared passion for creating positive change the UK, helping brands reduce their waste, carbon footprint and achieve circularity on shore.Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 20 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomy BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE® A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more. Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touchFollowSpotify
BLUE CAST Ep 510 - WeftSideThis BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talk with new brand WeftSide. WeftSide, Founded in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2024 by three friends with extensive experience in the global fashion and denim industry, Weft Side is a premium brand committed to crafting denim: no more, no less. Our core belief is that genuine quality lasts beyond the temporary, bridging the gap between what was, what is, and what will be. That is why foundation is 3 models / 3 colors, prioritizing seasonless durability and quality over a flood of options.WeftSide ensure the highest quality by producing our denim with premium manufacturers in Tunisia and Italy during periods of low production intensity – standing for the pleasure of slowness in a fast paced world. WeftSide work is simple and minimal, and in the end, it's the idea that stands out. Denim—no more, no less. Always and (n)ever the same.Weft Side is exclusively available through weftside.comTuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 20 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomy BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE® A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more. Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®. Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch
This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks Nick and Max from Brand Lil Denim JeanNick Baur (25 Polish/German) bachelors degree in architecture and current Master Student for Fashion at Politecnico di Milano Max Kaupp (22 German) Bachelor Student for Fashion Design at Hochschule Pforzheim (Germany) Both long time friends and founders of Denim Platform and Brand Lil Denim Jean Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 19 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomy BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE® A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more. Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®. Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch
This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks to Beth Esponnette founder of unspun. Beth Esponnette founded unspun, a company building the future of fashion manufacturing, automated and on-demand. The brand started producing custom-fit jeans from body scans nearly five years ago and has progressed to production for the industry from their proprietary 3D weaving. She's previously worked at Mountain Hardwear, Pearl Izumi, TechShop, Ekso Bionics, and the University of Oregon as an Assistant Professor of Product Design. Vogue Business named Beth a 100 Innovators Sustainability Thought Leader and MIT Tech Review named Beth a 35 Innovator under 35. She has a BS in Fiber Science & Apparel Design from Cornell and an MFA in Design from Stanford University.unspun: Our mission is to reduce global human carbon emissions by 1%. To get there, we've created the tools needed to realize zero-waste production and circular reuse — a future where nothing becomes trash. The world's first 3D weaving tech, transforming yarn into clothes in minutes. Deployed in microfactories, Vega™ eliminates the need for large order quantities while reducing transport emissions and lead times. We partner with brands and manufacturers who are committed to streamlining and decarbonizing fashion supply chains using automated, localized, and low-impact production. Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 19 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomy BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE® A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more. Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®. Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch
This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks to Daniel Rufenacht CEO of bluesign® Daniel Rufenacht has over 25 years of experience in corporate sustainability, institutional marketing, and public relations, working both for the public and private sectors. With a background in business management and communications, he began his career with the Swiss government, identifying new market opportunities for sustainable trade from developing countries, and overseeing the development of the first sustainable label in Switzerland for the textile industry.He then worked for 8 years as Operational Director of CSR, Compliance and Integrity, Marketing and Communication for a famous textile company where he transformed a traditional clothing company into what is now a widely recognized sustainable brand that offers product traceability throughout the lifecycle. Before joining bluesign technologies ag he worked as Group Vice President, Corporate Communications and Sustainability at SGS for more than 10 years.As CEO of bluesign he has developed a new service portfolio and extending the bluesign partnership and services to new market segments and geographies. Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 19 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomy BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE® A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more. Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®. Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch
This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks Arshiya Lal, Director of Corporate Development at CircCirc is on a mission to power the clean closet with patented technology that recycles global fashion waste back into textiles, over and over again. Circ is protecting our planet by reducing the need and demand for petroleum, trees, and other materials harvested from nature to manufacture clothes. Circ is building a truly circular economy for the fashion industry. Headquartered in Danville, Virginia, a former epicenter of textile production in the United States, Circ is an Earthshot Prize Finalist, a Certified B Corporation revitalizing the future of material technology and manufacturing, and has been named in Fast Company's list of World's Most Innovative Companies of 2024. To learn more about Circ, visit www.circ.earth.Arshiya is helping create a more sustainable consumer future at Circ, where she works with brands and the textile supply chain to bring the first blended textile-to-textile recycling solution to market. Arshiya Lal has spent her career leading product strategy and growth for global emerging technologies in the sustainability and traceability space. She is passionate about addressing non-renewable material inputs and supply chain fragmentation with technology solutions. Before joining Circ in December 2022, Arshiya served as Head of Product at biotech company Modern Meadow, where she launched the start-up's first lab-created leather products with renowned global fashion brands and informed the future roadmap of Modern Meadow's BioMaterials business. Before working in materials, Arshiya led the development of enterprise blockchain technology and executed key partnerships for IBM's blockchain business – bringing transparency to fragmented supply chains. Arshiya has worked on bespoke fashion technology projects including 3D-printed and cognitive clothing for Milan Fashion Week and Berlin Fashion Week, which sparked her interest in materials creation and fashion innovation. She holds expertise in bringing retail technologies to CPG companies - including augmented reality, virtual reality, and gesture recognition. While in university, she founded and hosted the Atlanta Fashion Tech Summit, which brought together over 200 fashion enthusiasts & technologists to talk about fashion and retail innovation. Arshiya currently resides in New York City, where she enjoys biking, running, and aerial arts. She brings sustainable fashion to her personal life by committing to shopping secondhand and hosting clothing swaps. Arshiya graduated with highest honors from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia where she studied Finance and Industrial Design. Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 19 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomy BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE® A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more. Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®. Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch
This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Marwa Zamaray - European Climate Pact AmbassadorMarwa is a dedicated sustainability consultant and advocate for ethical sourcing, with extensive expertise in legislative policy and compliance within the global fashion industry. She brings a wealth of experience from her advisory role, where she has collaborated with global entities to combat forced labor, animal abuse, and deforestation through innovative strategies. Focused on transforming supply chains to align with EU/US laws and broader global standards, Marwa combines her deep technical understanding with a history of delivering tangible results.Her approach includes tailored strategies and a commitment to transparency, guiding multinational companies through complex legal landscapes. As a frequent speaker and contributor at significant platforms, Marwa intensifies her efforts through educational programs, social media engagement, and public speaking, aiming to educate, inspire, and engage communities in sustainable and ethical practices. Through her work, she champions innovative compliance strategies that resonate with market needs for environmental and social responsibility, driving tangible change in the fashion industry.Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 19 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomyBLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch
BLUE CAST Ep 504 - CANDIANI - Eat your Denim / Glacier ProjectThis BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Simon Giuliani Global Marketing Director at Candiani SpaInformation about Candiani:Candiani Denim is an Italian family business founded in 1938, located between Milan and the Alps, in the nature reserve of the Ticino Park. Candiani Denim is an internationally renowned denim weaving company that supplies some of the world's best-known fashion brands, creating the fabrics that gave birth to the premium denim industry. Candiani firmly believes in the importance of Made in Italy, innovation and sustainability, intrinsic values of each of its fabrics, which give it its uniqueness and inimitable quality. Candiani sees the denim of the future as both a regenerated and regenerative product. From the first to the last phase, Candiani's goal is to make denim 100% compostable, with a positive impact in every moment of his life. Candiani Denim has its headquarters in Robecchetto con Induno and a Development Center in Los Angeles. Candiani Denim, among others, owns the COREVA™ patent, the first and only biodegradable and compostable stretch denim on the market.Simon Giuliani, CMO, Head of Sustainability, Strategic Brand Leader, and Lecturer with nearly 20 years of international experience in the Fashion Industry with a specific focus on sustainable innovation. Starting from responsible brand strategy Simon aims at designing and executing solutions that align industrial business goals with responsible production practices, circular product innovation as well as internal and external education.The extensive knowledge about the fashion system from industrial manufacturing to design, distribution and marketing allows him to guide brands in their transition towards a circular model, and to convert their sustainability related efforts into brand equity and sales.Actively supporting institutions in the creation of new guidelines and regulations for the European Fashion Industry serving as Expert advisor to the United Nations' UNECE, to the MEPs designing the EU Circular Economy Action Plan, to SDA Bocconi's Monitor for Circular Fashion, to the City of Milan.Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 19 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomyBLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch
BLUE CAST Ep 503 - Rematters with Romain NarcyThis BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Romain Narcy Founder at Rematters - Textile Recycling Solutions // Partner at Ereks Garment | Innovation & Circularity in TextileRomain Narcy is a distinguished individual, renowned for his exceptional background in International Business Management. With extensive experience and knowledge of denim production at all stages gained during his tenure as Marketing Manager at EREKS - Blue Matters, Romain quickly rose through the ranks to become General Manager & Board Member before being appointed Head of Innovation & Strategy three years ago.In 2020, Romain played an instrumental role in redefining Ereks' strategy towards becoming a Circular Company by 2030 – proof that he not only talks about circularity and textile recycling but also actively translates these ideas into action. His international exposure within the textile industry coupled with deep understanding of supply chain dynamics make him uniquely positioned to be one of tomorrow's visionaries for textiles.Apart from steering Ereks on its path toward sustainability excellence, Romain serves on various committees such as Denim Deal (The Netherlands + International) or Transformers Foundation Educational committee (USA). He actively participates in other working groups focusing on Circularity at ISO Istanbul Chamber Of Industry (ISO), Turkish Manufacturers Apparel Association (TGSD), Turkish Textile Exporters Association (ITHIB).Romain's passion for sustainable practices is truly remarkable. He has been a regular speaker at various events around the world, including ConservationXLabs/Textile Circularity Challenge brainstorming workshop in New York City and Munich Fabric Fair BlueZone/Newtopia reconstructing jeans panel discussion - Munich 7/23. Romain Narcy is working towards creating a greener tomorrow!Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 19 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomyBLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch
This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Beyza Baykan, Managing Director of HMS - HAND MADE STONEBeyza Baykan is an entrepreneur with a background in Applied and Computational Mathematics and International Relations from the University of Southern California. She is the founder of HMS, a sustainable denim washing stone company that prioritizes environmentally friendly solutions for the denim industry.With prior experience at the World Bank, Beyza has a deep understanding of global development issues and a strong commitment to making a significant impact. Combining her expertise in international relations with a passion for sustainability and women's empowerment, she advocates for transparency and circularity in the fashion industry, specifically championing women in denim.Looking ahead, Beyza aims to expand HMS into a global brand, leading the way in sustainable practices for denim production. She is also dedicated to establishing a non-profit organization that promotes an environment-over-profits mentality within the fashion industry, driving her mission to create a positive global impact.Beyza Baykan family have over 30 Years Of Denim ExperienceTuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 18 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomyBLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch
This BLUE CAST Episode, Mohsin Sajid talks with Viktor Fredbäck, Emilio Di Stefano from DENIM HUNTER Film. This was recorded Live straight after the UK Premiere. Its a edited recording, with No spoilers of the film. After 19th Minutes - Theres a segment where Viktor and Mohsin talk about the vintage garments Viktor has brought to the UK Premiere. - - - The earliest examples of denim pants are sought-after by historians and hobbyists, leading them on expeditions into abandoned mines to unearth jeans worn by workers in the late 1800s.Viktor Fredbäck is one of these denim history aficionados, and he has amassed a collection of hundreds of jeans that span from the 1870s to the 1970s. But one decade eluded him: the 1880s. The documentary “Denim Hunter” follows Viktor's journey from his home in Sweden to the United States to track down jeans that will complete his century-long denim timeline.Following the initial premiere during Amsterdam Denim Days and screenings in Sweden and New York, “Denim Hunter” is premiering in the United Kingdom on Jan. 19. The London premiere of the film, organized by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique of denim consultancy Endrime, will be held at the Mills Fabrica during its Denim Futures Exhibition.“I was gutted to miss the event in Amsterdam during Denim Days,” explained Mohsin, Endrime's owner and creative director. “I was going to reach out to Viktor Fredbäck to interview about the film, but the very same day Viktor Fredbäck reached out to me and asked me to arrange and organize the U.K. premiere for him and help show the film to 50-60 U.K. denim enthusiasts.”The premiere is sponsored by Advance Denim, Prosperity Textiles, Stella Blu, Pioneer Denim, Circulose, Marmara Hemp, Hand Made Stone, TENCEL™ Proper, YKK and Carved in Blue. With the support, Endrime was able to fly Viktor and the film's director Emilio Di Stefano to the U.K. for the event. Viktor is bringing some rare pieces with him to showcase to attendees.- - - Mohsin Sajid is a highly accomplished denim specialist, denim historian an educator. With more than 20 year's experience working with a number world's leading international denim brands and mills. Mohsin has a keen interest in raising the next generation of denim designers reflecting in his role as MA denim lecturer at The Royal College of Art, and BA denim lecturer at Ravensbourne University London. Mohsin together with his wife Sadia Rafique they both run consultancy company ENDRIME® and their Denim History educational platform where they teach denim making masterclasses & historical denim lectures each year. Mohsin is at the helm of guiding the next generation of responsible denim designers.Mohsin is also a organiser of Transformers ED educational series started in 2019. Mohsin is currently writing 2 books, 1st book on denim manufacturing processes; a comprehensive textbook from 1870 to modern ergonomic denim of today, which he hopes to complete in 2024. Mohsin's second book will be about his ENDRIME archive – and resource book for others designers which he hopes to complete in 2025. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomyBLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.
This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Marco Stefanelli, director of marketing and business development at Stella Blu, about its work with WATERLESS Cooltrans printing technology in Denim .Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 18 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomyBLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch
This Special BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with 13 Denim fabric mills about their thoughts on Matte TENCEL™ Denim as each of them make a Special Capsule Collection. Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 17 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. Matte TENCEL Denim Capsule CollectionFollowing the 2021 introduction of Matte TENCEL branded lyocell fibers, Lenzing has been working closely with mill partners around the world to refine the development of the denim fabric structure, with an aim of achieving less sheen and more natural/cotton-like denim aesthetics but still with a soft handfeel. As of 2023, close to 15 fabric mills have successfully developed an improved and optimized approach for producing denim fabrics with cotton-like aesthetics using Matte TENCEL Lyocell fibers.To celebrate this fabric innovation, a specially curated denim apparel collection “Matte TENCEL Denim Capsule Collection” was showcased for the first time during the Kingpins Amsterdam Autumn Show in October 2023, demonstrating unlimited aesthetic possibilities enabled by fabrics with at least 40% composition of Matte TENCEL Lyocell fibers. In this Podcast we listen to 13 of the Denim mills1 Advance DenimMark Ix / Marketing Director of North America 2 Panther Denim Tim Huesemann / Director of Panther Denim/ Tat Fung Textile3 LNJ Ashish Bhatnagar / Senior Vice President & Marketing Head4 Bhaskar Matteo Vallarsa 5 AFM Sabur Qureshi / General Manager Marketing and Sales6 AGI Denim Ali Tekin / Research and Development Director at AGI Denim7 CBLImran Tanveer / Assistant Vice President – Research & Development8 Kassim Arsal Kassim / Creative Director-Kassim 9 NDL Faisal Yaqub, AGM Business Development, Naveena Denim (NDL) 10 Indigo Textiles Nauman Ahmad / General Manager Product Development, Indigo Textile11 US denim Intizar Ali / General Manager Research & Business Development12 SM Ali Kazmi / Experienced Marketing & Business Development Specialist13 Beximco Mr. Junaid Safdar / COO@carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomyBLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch
This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Denis Druon CEO - The Flax Company / Marmara Hemp®, based in France. Marmara Hemp® is the first hemp fibre to be certified as sustainable, Cradle to Cradle (Platinum level) and with a Life Cycle Assessment performed by a certified body.Marmara Hemp® is an exclusive partnership between three regions in France, guaranteeing traceability, quality and quantities.Marmara Hemp® cottonized hemp fibre with a sustainable, traceable, secure and innovative supply chain
BLUE CAST Ep 409 - SÄNTIS TEXTILES - RCO100 This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Annabelle HutterManaging Director, Säntis Textiles.SÄNTIS TEXTILES Built on generations of Swiss textile expertise.SÄNTIS TEXTILES a Swiss, family-owned and run textile sourcing and supply company headquartered in Singapore. Since 2005, they have specialise in material, fiber, yarn, fabric and technology development and sourcing for the global market in garment and technical textiles.RCO100, is their 100% recycled cotton technology, it was launched in 2016, designed with the forward thinking customer in mind. In 2023 at ITMA show SÄNTIS TEXTILES released a new version of the machine - with great excitement.You can also watch two of their videos on our Blue Lenz video channel: https://youtu.be/5YXzvUWLptkhttps://youtu.be/M_Bw4oaoi30 Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 17 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomyBLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch
BLUE CAST Ep 408 - ZERO COTTON with Advance Denim & Officina +39 This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Advance Denims Michael Lam & Officina +39s Andrea Venier about the TENCEL™ ZERO COTTON collection. Michael LamDirector of Advance Denim LimitedMichael has over 20 years experience in the denim industry. As the Director of AdvanceDenim, He is responsible to connect the denim business and cultures from the East to the West and work together with his team in Amsterdam and New York to exchange the denim innovations and concepts from different countries.Michael has been working on several sustainability and innovation projects, such as theBigBox Dyeing, BioBlue, Botanic Dyes and Cottonized Hemp, in the company. Those projects lead Advance Denim to be one of the most sustainable denim mills in the world and this has been recognized by some well-known brands.Michael also actively helps the young generation to understand more about the denim and jeans cultures by working together with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the HongKong Design Institute to provide denim seminars and sponsorship to the students.Michael is one of the founding members of the Hong Kong Denim Festival, which this is one of the most important denim event in Asia. He also works together with the Kingpins show in United States and the Denim by Premiere Vision in Europe for some events and seminars. By having this connection and experience, Michael always promotes the most innovation and sustainability denim technologies and cultures to the world.Andrea Venier Managing Director Officina +3926+ years We are a team with common passion for textile world and fashion. OFFICINA+39 combines experience of real professional people, devoted to anticipate, develop and support market demands related to garment field. OFFICINA+39's real heritage is made up of thirty-year experience dedicated to research and chemical application in textile sector, and present engagement to transmit it to new technicians generation.A workshop of new ideas coordinated by qualified technicians,dedicated to application home lab, creating new “effects” and finishing.OFFICINA+39 offers a selected range of chemical specialties, dyestuffs and pigments, in particular, for denim and garment fields.Collaboration with customer to create new prototypes, supporting with selected eco-compatible chemical auxiliaries and innovative processes able to guarantee a possible and prompt industrial execution. This is our mission.Intuition and approach to innovations – essential ingredients of Italian creativity – together with continuous research of materials and new processing technique, make OFFICINA+39 ideal partner in trend garments production.Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 17 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomyBLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch
BLUE CAST - Ep 407 - HumAIn, Soorty's AI-generated CollectionThis BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Eda Dikmen Marketing and Communications Manager from Soorty Enterprises. Eda Dikmen is a dedicated & multilingual communications expert passionate about environmental and social sustainability. Business oriented team leader with extensive knowledge of consumer behavior and an ability of designing and bringing together business strategies with purpose and creativity. Specialized in denim and textiles with nearly 10 years of experience - recognized for achievement & performance; working closely with PD, R&D, Sales and Sustainability departments to design & develop stories, experiences, concepts (including branding and collections).Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 17 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomyBLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
BLUE CAST - Ep 406 - The Laundry Revolution - Tonello at ITMA 2023This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Alice Tonello Marketing and R&D Director about the Excitement of returning to ITMA show in Milan, For Tonello, success has been a lot about improving production processes, leaving a smaller environmental footprint and doing all things with passion.Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 17 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomyBLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
BLUE CAST Ep405 - The Magical Mr TringThis BLUE CAST Episode, Dennis Hui talks with denim veteran David TringDennis HuiGlobal Business Development Manager, Denim Lenzing Fibers (HK) LimitedDavid TringDavid has built up an extensive knowledge of the Global denim, fashion and retail industry leading Design, Merchandising and Buying teams in Europe and Asia with VF, C&A, H&M and Kontoor where he was VP of Product for Asia Pacific for the Lee and Wrangler brands. Based in Hong Kong he has a deep understanding of the APAC and Chinese market needs. David is a visiting fellow at the Hong Kong Design Institute, a mentor and lecturer at the indenium school of responsible design in India and has his own consultancy called the magic of denim….@carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencelBLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
BLUE CAST - Ep 404 - Insightful chat with Jonas about denim and beyondThis BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Jonas Clason - Creative director and co-founder of Jeanerica. Jonas Clason - Creative director and co-founder of Jeanerica. Co-founder of Scandinavian premium leather shoe and bag brand ATP Atelier and fashion brand Whyred. Previous Head of Denim and other project at Acne Studios and Creative manager for Isko. Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 17 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomyBLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Halit Gumuser Managing Director – Member of The Board at Kipas Denims as they discuss Turkey–Syria Earthquake Halit Gumuser Managing Director – Member of The Board at Kipas Denim for over 20 years. Denim Industry leader. Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 17 years. Tuncay most recent role was ISKO's Product Development and R&D Head. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
BLUE CAST - Ep 402 - Zero Cotton with Jason DenhamThis BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Jason Denham. British born Jason Denham relocated to Amsterdam in his 1st denim role while at Pepe jeans around 1996 and then 1998 established his own denim agency, Clinic+, which he consulted for brands including LVMH, Kenzo, Levi's and Ben Sherman. Four years later he founded the Blue Blood brand, and by 2008 he followed it up with his namesake Denim brand and Premium Denim brand Denham the Jeanmaker. Post Covid he travels the world less, and loves the Japanese for Japanese. Listen to Tuncay and Jason - Talk his career, 15 year Anniversary at DENHAM, and recent collaboration London's only craft jeans maker Blackhorse Lane Ateliers and of course his love with all things TENCEL™ Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 17 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomyBLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
BLUE CAST - Ep 401 - BLUE CAST - Ep 401 - Mechanically Recycled TENCEL™ with Artistic MillinersThis BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Baber Sultan from Artistic Milliners as they discuss Mechanically Recycled TENCEL™ Baber Sultan - Director of Product and Research at Artistic Milliners. Hands-on and thorough knowledge of fibers, yarns, dyeing, weaving & finishing. Garments all the way to final wash. He's been behind some of the many innovations at Artistic Milliners these many years and with sustainability at the heart of the development.Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 17 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomyBLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Industry Pioneer Nicolas ProphteThey catch up on highlights from Nicolas Prophte career - and talk about where the denim Industry is heading in 2023 and beyond - Nicolas Prophte, As head of PVH's denim center, drives innovation across the fashion house's brands, including Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein. In March 2022, under Prophte's oversight, Tommy Jeans debuted its first collection that follows Ellen MacArthur's Jeans Redesign guidelines, made with 100 percent organic cotton fabric. To date, Tommy Hilfiger has trained more than 80 percent of its designers on circular design principles and launched Tommy for Life, its first circular business model. Under the Tommy for Life program, the company takes back items from customers and partners, and cleans, repairs and resells them, keeping products in use longer.In the face of false information, Prophte said PVH needed to “be cautious and very careful that everything we claim has to be bulletproof.” He has taken stands against both greenwashing, which encompasses false claims about sustainability made to the public, as well as bluewashing, where mills entice brands with sustainability claims that it can't back up.Prophte is hoping to extend the sustainability conversation across brands. In July, PVH's European division signed the Dutch Denim Deal, an industry collaboration initiative for sustainable denim launched by the Dutch government. Within the deal, the signatories will work collectively to foster supply and use of high-grade recycled cotton fibers in denim. The main targets are to produce collectively a total of 3 million pieces containing a minimum of 20 percent post-consumer recycled cotton by the end of 2023. Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 17 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomyBLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
BLUE CAST - Ep 305 - Continued Journey -Nov 5th 2022 This BLUE CAST Episode, MOHSIN SAJID Consultant for LENZING talks with Tuncay Kilickan, who has recently joined the LENZING Denim team. They catch up on highlights from both Kingpins Show and Denim PV show and talk about the future of all things TENCEL™ and future of CARVED IN BLUE® Mohsin Sajid is a highly accomplished denim specialist, denim historian an educator. With more than 20 year's experience working with a number world's leading international denim brands and mills. Mohsin has a keen interest in raising the next generation of denim designers reflecting in his role as MA denim lecturer at The Royal College of Art, Central st martins, Kingston University and BA denim lecturer at Ravensbourne University London. Mohsin together with his wife Sadia Rafique they both run consultancy company ENDRIME® and their Denim History educational platform where they teach denim making masterclasses & historical denim lectures each year. Mohsin is at the helm of guiding the next generation of responsible denim designers.Mohsin is also a organiser of Transformers ED educational series started in 2019. Mohsin is currently writing 2 books, 1st book on denim manufacturing processes; a comprehensive textbook from 1870 to modern ergonomic denim of today, which he hopes to complete in 2023 in time with the 150 anniversary of the birth of the jean. Mohsin's second book will be about his ENDRIME archive – and resource book for others designers which he hopes to complete in 2024. Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 17 years. Tuncay most recent role was ISKO's Product Development and R&D Head. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity #circulareconomyBLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
Oct 5 - Episode 1 Brittany Dickinson from Goodwill (USA)Doing Good Kicking off the Circularity Solutionist podcast series by Blue Cast X Fashion Impact Fund, we are featuring Brittany Dickinson, Manager of Sustainability, Goodwill. As a sustainability strategist, designer, writer, and educator whose career spans nearly 15 years in the fashion industry, Brittany is currently the Manager of Sustainability at Goodwill Industries International, Join us in learning more about the hierarchy of waste and how Brittany brings her all to goodwill everyday. @goodwill @carvedinblue @tencel_usa @triciacarey #tenceldenim #tencel @fashionimpactFund #Circularity #circulareconomy#sdg17 #solutionists- - - - Kerry Bannigan, Founder of the Conscious Fashion Campaign, in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships, engaging leading global industry events, initiatives and activations to facilitate collective action towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.President of the Board and Executive Committee Member of the PVBLIC Foundation, an innovative 501c3 organization that harnesses the power of media, data, and technology to drive social change, steering the United Nations convenings including the SDG Media Summit, Blockchain for Impact and the Latino Impact Summit. Tricia Carey is a well-known advocate for innovation and sustainability in the textile and apparel industry. Twenty years ago, Tricia joined Courtalds Fibers NY to develop the marketing plan for a brand new fiber called TENCEL. When Lenzing Fibers acquired Tencel Inc. in 2004, Tricia became the USA Merchandising Manager for Womenswear, Menswear, and Intimates. Today, Tricia directs the Global Denim Segment, as well as the Americas Business Development teams, with a special interest in advancing more sustainable apparel development from fiber to consumer use. Tricia holds a Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising from The Fashion Institute of Technology and certificates in Digital Marketing and Strategy from Cornell University and MIT. Her experience in fabric sales, global sourcing, and apparel business development make her an invaluable partner for brands and retailers who want to re-evaluate their supply chains and optimize the application and benefits of Lenzing's botanic fibers. Tricia also serves as Secretary of Accelerating Circularity Project, is a member of the FIT Textile Department Advisory Board and was Vice Chair at Textile Exchange from 2014-2018. In 2020 she was nominated as B2B Content Marketer of the Year by Content Marketing Institute, as well as top 100 Denim Legend by WeAr Magazine. In 2019 Tricia was awarded the RIVET 50, influential denim industry leaders. She has been a speaker as various industry events including United Nations, Transformers, Texworld, Premiere Vision, Wear Conference, and more. She is based in New York City and can be reached through LinkedIn.BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Michael Kininmonth and Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
Oct 12 - Episode 2 Constanza Gomez from Sortile (USA)Sorting through Circularity This week in the Circularity Solutionist series by Blue Cast X Fashion Impact Fund, is the Co-Founder and CEO of @Sortile, Constanza Gomez. Coming from the financial industry, Constanza now leads this company which has developed a technological solution for the sorting of textile waste that is able to accurately identify fiber composition in order to enable textile-to-textile recycling and fostering circular fashion is Sortile. Join us in learning more about Constanza's technology and the opportunity for textile to textile circularity to scale@carvedinblue @tencel_usa @triciacarey #tenceldenim #tencel @fashionimpactFund @sortile#sdg17 #solutionists #circleeconomy #circularityKerry Bannigan, Founder of the Conscious Fashion Campaign, in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships, engaging leading global industry events, initiatives and activations to facilitate collective action towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.President of the Board and Executive Committee Member of the PVBLIC Foundation, an innovative 501c3 organization that harnesses the power of media, data, and technology to drive social change, steering the United Nations convenings including the SDG Media Summit, Blockchain for Impact and the Latino Impact Summit. Tricia Carey is a well-known advocate for innovation and sustainability in the textile and apparel industry. Twenty years ago, Tricia joined Courtalds Fibers NY to develop the marketing plan for a brand new fiber called TENCEL. When Lenzing Fibers acquired Tencel Inc. in 2004, Tricia became the USA Merchandising Manager for Womenswear, Menswear, and Intimates. Today, Tricia directs the Global Denim Segment, as well as the Americas Business Development teams, with a special interest in advancing more sustainable apparel development from fiber to consumer use. Tricia holds a Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising from The Fashion Institute of Technology and certificates in Digital Marketing and Strategy from Cornell University and MIT. Her experience in fabric sales, global sourcing, and apparel business development make her an invaluable partner for brands and retailers who want to re-evaluate their supply chains and optimize the application and benefits of Lenzing's botanic fibers. Tricia also serves as Secretary of Accelerating Circularity Project, is a member of the FIT Textile Department Advisory Board and was Vice Chair at Textile Exchange from 2014-2018. In 2020 she was nominated as B2B Content Marketer of the Year by Content Marketing Institute, as well as top 100 Denim Legend by WeAr Magazine. In 2019 Tricia was awarded the RIVET 50, influential denim industry leaders. She has been a speaker as various industry events including United Nations, Transformers, Texworld, Premiere Vision, Wear Conference, and more. She is based in New York City and can be reached through LinkedIn.BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Michael Kininmonth and Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
Oct 26 - Episode 4 Nin Castle from Reverse Resources (UK)Resourceful & Rational Presenting Circularity Solutionist series by Blue Cast X Fashion Impact Fund, featuring Nin Castle, Co-Founder, Lead of Recycling and Chief Project Officer of Reverse Resources. Reverse Resources, builds networks for textile waste to find the best recycling opportunities and build circularity for fashion.Listen to Nin's as she highlights “one person's trash is someone else's treasure” @carvedinblue @tencel_usa @triciacarey #tenceldenim #tencel @fashionimpactFund #sdg17 #solutionists #Circularity #circulareconomyKerry Bannigan, Founder of the Conscious Fashion Campaign, in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships, engaging leading global industry events, initiatives and activations to facilitate collective action towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.President of the Board and Executive Committee Member of the PVBLIC Foundation, an innovative 501c3 organization that harnesses the power of media, data, and technology to drive social change, steering the United Nations convenings including the SDG Media Summit, Blockchain for Impact and the Latino Impact Summit. Tricia Carey is a well-known advocate for innovation and sustainability in the textile and apparel industry. Twenty years ago, Tricia joined Courtalds Fibers NY to develop the marketing plan for a brand new fiber called TENCEL. When Lenzing Fibers acquired Tencel Inc. in 2004, Tricia became the USA Merchandising Manager for Womenswear, Menswear, and Intimates. Today, Tricia directs the Global Denim Segment, as well as the Americas Business Development teams, with a special interest in advancing more sustainable apparel development from fiber to consumer use. Tricia holds a Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising from The Fashion Institute of Technology and certificates in Digital Marketing and Strategy from Cornell University and MIT. Her experience in fabric sales, global sourcing, and apparel business development make her an invaluable partner for brands and retailers who want to re-evaluate their supply chains and optimize the application and benefits of Lenzing's botanic fibers. Tricia also serves as Secretary of Accelerating Circularity Project, is a member of the FIT Textile Department Advisory Board and was Vice Chair at Textile Exchange from 2014-2018. In 2020 she was nominated as B2B Content Marketer of the Year by Content Marketing Institute, as well as top 100 Denim Legend by WeAr Magazine. In 2019 Tricia was awarded the RIVET 50, influential denim industry leaders. She has been a speaker as various industry events including United Nations, Transformers, Texworld, Premiere Vision, Wear Conference, and more. She is based in New York City and can be reached through LinkedIn.BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Michael Kininmonth and Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
Oct 19 - Episode 3 Estefanía Angel Villanueva from Banqu (Colombia)Putting People First. The Circularity Solutionist series by Blue Cast X Fashion Impact presents, Estefania Angle Villanueva, Account Manager at BanQu, the first-ever non-crypto blockchain-based Supply Chain and Economic Passport platform, solving the toughest global problems - extreme poverty. Because circularity can only happen if we put people in the center!Join us in discovering the tenacity of Estefania to connect people and technology. @carvedinblue @tencel_usa @triciacarey #tenceldenim #tencel @fashionimpactFund #sdg17 #solutionists#Circularity #circulareconomyKerry Bannigan, Founder of the Conscious Fashion Campaign, in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships, engaging leading global industry events, initiatives and activations to facilitate collective action towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.President of the Board and Executive Committee Member of the PVBLIC Foundation, an innovative 501c3 organization that harnesses the power of media, data, and technology to drive social change, steering the United Nations convenings including the SDG Media Summit, Blockchain for Impact and the Latino Impact Summit. Tricia Carey is a well-known advocate for innovation and sustainability in the textile and apparel industry. Twenty years ago, Tricia joined Courtalds Fibers NY to develop the marketing plan for a brand new fiber called TENCEL. When Lenzing Fibers acquired Tencel Inc. in 2004, Tricia became the USA Merchandising Manager for Womenswear, Menswear, and Intimates. Today, Tricia directs the Global Denim Segment, as well as the Americas Business Development teams, with a special interest in advancing more sustainable apparel development from fiber to consumer use. Tricia holds a Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising from The Fashion Institute of Technology and certificates in Digital Marketing and Strategy from Cornell University and MIT. Her experience in fabric sales, global sourcing, and apparel business development make her an invaluable partner for brands and retailers who want to re-evaluate their supply chains and optimize the application and benefits of Lenzing's botanic fibers. Tricia also serves as Secretary of Accelerating Circularity Project, is a member of the FIT Textile Department Advisory Board and was Vice Chair at Textile Exchange from 2014-2018. In 2020 she was nominated as B2B Content Marketer of the Year by Content Marketing Institute, as well as top 100 Denim Legend by WeAr Magazine. In 2019 Tricia was awarded the RIVET 50, influential denim industry leaders. She has been a speaker as various industry events including United Nations, Transformers, Texworld, Premiere Vision, Wear Conference, and more. She is based in New York City and can be reached through LinkedIn.BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Michael Kininmonth and Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
BLUE CAST Ep213 - Progressing Prosperity DenimThis BLUE CAST Episode, Dennis Hui talks with Stafford Lau Director of Prosperity Textile (H.K) Ltd and Stella Blu LimitedDennis HuiGlobal Business Development Manager, Denim Lenzing Fibers (HK) LimitedStafford Lau is the Director and Co-founder of Prosperity Textile (H.K.) and Stella Blu Limited. His family began the textiles business 50 years ago with 2 dyeing factories successfully built and experienced the brightest period of textile industry in Hong Kong. He graduated from the York University in Toronto with a Bachelor of Business and Administration degree in the mid-90s and decided to pursue his career in his family business and became the second-generation entrepreneur.Establishment of 2 Denim fabric brandsIn the early 2000s, Stafford switched their products from woven to denim fabric and help to establish 2 new denim fabric brands - Prosperity Textile in 2003 and Stella Blu in 2017. During the early stages, their denim fabric business mainly came from local garment factories in China. In order to build their reputation and expand their mill to overseas markets, Stafford has been actively involved in many international exhibitions over the last decade to push Prosperity into the global arena. With aid of his leadership, Prosperity Textile became the first Chinese exhibitor in Premiere Vision and Denim by PV. Until now, they are still one of the core exhibitors at the US & Amsterdam Kingpins show as well as the key denim fabric supplier and strategic partner for many US, Europe and Japanese brands.Apart from connecting with global buyers, Stafford also actively cooperates with global material suppliers, such as Lenzing, Dystar and Archroma on product development. Prosperity Textile successfully became the pioneer of Tencel application in denim fabric by collaborating with Lenzing and launched a road show and denim tour in China and Hong Kong in 2015. Stafford strides along his denim journey full of enthusiasm and creating new possibilities with denim, thus creating his second denim brand. Stella Blu breaks the habits of traditional denim by adding and combining different elements such as yard dyes, corduroy, and special dobby with indigo element which helps enlarge possibilities for denim fashion in T-shirts, jackets and even yoga pants addressing high tier customers in the US and EU. Sustainability EffortDenim is considered to be one of the most polluted industries in the world. To change this, Stafford has been highly involved with sustainability development in their mill. Currently, they aim to raise the water recycling rate to 65% and upgrading mill production facilities to attain less energy consumption. In terms of product development, lot of efforts were put on increasing sustainable material base - not only recycled contents and degradable materials, but also working with brands for exclusive sustainable close loop models. Since 2019, he became an active committee member in the Transformers Foundation, thus learning and launching more ethics and sustainable innovation in the industry. BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Michael Kininmonth and Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
BLUE CAST Ep212 - Leading the eco lifestyle This BLUE CAST Episode, Tricia Carey talks with Marci Zaroff, Founder/CEO of ECOfashion CorpMarci Zaroff coined the term “ECOfashion” in 1995 and is an internationally recognized ECOlifestyle expert, educator, innovator, author and serial ecopreneur. Founder/CEO of ECOfashion Corp—a “Greenhouse of Brands”—including B2B turnkey sustainable fashion manufacturer MetaWear, regenerative in-conversion-to-organic cotton farm project RESET, QVC organic lifestyle brands Farm to Home and Seed to Style (launching Jan 2021), and new D2C ECOfashion brand YES AND. Tricia Carey is a well-known advocate for innovation and sustainability in the textile and apparel industry. Twenty years ago, Tricia joined Courtalds Fibers NY to develop the marketing plan for a brand new fiber called TENCEL. When Lenzing Fibers acquired Tencel Inc. in 2004, Tricia became the USA Merchandising Manager for Womenswear, Menswear, and Intimates. Today, Tricia directs the Global Denim Segment, as well as the Americas Business Development teams, with a special interest in advancing more sustainable apparel development from fiber to consumer use. Tricia holds a Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising from The Fashion Institute of Technology and certificates in Digital Marketing and Strategy from Cornell University and MIT. Her experience in fabric sales, global sourcing, and apparel business development make her an invaluable partner for brands and retailers who want to re-evaluate their supply chains and optimize the application and benefits of Lenzing's botanic fibers. Tricia also serves as Secretary of Accelerating Circularity Project, is a member of the FIT Textile Department Advisory Board and was Vice Chair at Textile Exchange from 2014-2018. In 2020 she was nominated as B2B Content Marketer of the Year by Content Marketing Institute, as well as top 100 Denim Legend by WeAr Magazine. In 2019 Tricia was awarded the RIVET 50, influential denim industry leaders. She has been a speaker as various industry events including United Nations, Transformers, Texworld, Premiere Vision, Wear Conference, and more. She is based in New York City and can be reached through LinkedIn.BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Michael Kininmonth and Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
BLUE CAST Ep211 - Laundry is in his GenesThis BLUE CAST Episode, Michael Kininmonth talks with Enrique Silla, Jeanologia co-founder Enrique SillaIn the 25 years since he co-founded Valencia, Spain's Jeanologia with his uncle, José Vidal, Enrique Silla has worked tirelessly to bring technology into the denim industry for the sake of a finished product that doesn't wreak quite so much havoc on the environment.Silla described the new generation coming into the industry as “tech-artisans” who care equally about the craft of creating denim as they do about how the technological innovation can advance the product. “By combining authenticity and technology, we will go one step further in forging the denim artisan of the future,” Silla said. “From now on, vintage and technology will be linked forever.”Michael Kininmonth has spent the whole of his 45 years working life in textiles. He trained at University of Bolton in the UK. He has had a wide and varied career spanning fiber spinning through to garment production, woven and knits through to non-woven composites, apparel fabrics through to medical textiles. He joined the then only UK-based denim mill, Smith & Nephew, back in 1974. He is widely travelled and is the holder of several textile patents. He joined Courtaulds just after the launch of TENCEL, and still has the scars to prove it. He is now employed by Lenzing Fibers as Business Development Manager. His currently responsibilities are split between sustainability and denim projects. Michael lives in Nottingham in the UK along with his wife Julia, 2 children Alex and Olivia and the dog Eddy. BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Michael Kininmonth and Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
BLUE CAST Ep210 - Decades in the MakingThis BLUE CAST Episode, Tricia Carey talks with Aamir Akhtar CEO, Lifestyle Fabrics - Denim at ARVIND LTDAamir Akhtar a professional with over three decades of experience across sectors like, Oil Industry, fast moving Consumer Goods ( FMCG), textiles and Apparels and Advanced Materials. Aamir's been with Arvind since 2002. A Master in Business Administration, his previous assignments include Oil Corporation, Geep Industries ( Later acquired by Procter and Gamble ) and Reliance Industries. Tricia Carey is a well-known advocate for innovation and sustainability in the textile and apparel industry. Twenty years ago, Tricia joined Courtalds Fibers NY to develop the marketing plan for a brand new fiber called TENCEL. When Lenzing Fibers acquired Tencel Inc. in 2004, Tricia became the USA Merchandising Manager for Womenswear, Menswear, and Intimates. Today, Tricia directs the Global Denim Segment, as well as the Americas Business Development teams, with a special interest in advancing more sustainable apparel development from fiber to consumer use. Tricia holds a Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising from The Fashion Institute of Technology and certificates in Digital Marketing and Strategy from Cornell University and MIT. Her experience in fabric sales, global sourcing, and apparel business development make her an invaluable partner for brands and retailers who want to re-evaluate their supply chains and optimize the application and benefits of Lenzing's botanic fibers. Tricia also serves as Secretary of Accelerating Circularity Project, is a member of the FIT Textile Department Advisory Board and was Vice Chair at Textile Exchange from 2014-2018. In 2020 she was nominated as B2B Content Marketer of the Year by Content Marketing Institute, as well as top 100 Denim Legend by WeAr Magazine. In 2019 Tricia was awarded the RIVET 50, influential denim industry leaders. She has been a speaker as various industry events including United Nations, Transformers, Texworld, Premiere Vision, Wear Conference, and more. She is based in New York City and can be reached through LinkedIn.BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Michael Kininmonth and Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
BLUE CAST Ep209 - Back to BlueThis BLUE CAST Episode, Tricia Carey talks with Mohsin Sajid, founder of ENDRIME.They catch up on highlights from both Kingpins Show in April 2022 and Amsterdam Denim Days Festival, held straight after. Mohsin Sajid is a highly accomplished denim specialist, denim historian an educator. With more than 20 year's experience working with a number world's leading international denim brands and mills. Mohsin has a keen interest in raising the next generation of denim designers reflecting in his role as MA denim lecturer at The Royal College of Art, and BA denim lecturer at Ravensbourne University London. Mohsin together with his wife Sadia Rafique they both run consultancy company ENDRIME® and their Denim History educational platform where they teach denim making masterclasses & historical denim lectures each year. Mohsin is at the helm of guiding the next generation of responsible denim designers.Mohsin is also a organiser of Transformers ED educational series started in 2019. Mohsin is currently writing 2 books, 1st book on denim manufacturing processes; a comprehensive textbook from 1870 to modern ergonomic denim of today, which he hopes to complete in 2022/3 in time with the 150 anniversary of the birth of the jean. Mohsin's second book will be about his ENDRIME archive – and resource book for others designers which he hopes to complete in 2022. Tricia Carey is a well-known advocate for innovation and sustainability in the textile and apparel industry. Twenty years ago, Tricia joined Courtalds Fibers NY to develop the marketing plan for a brand new fiber called TENCEL. When Lenzing Fibers acquired Tencel Inc. in 2004, Tricia became the USA Merchandising Manager for Womenswear, Menswear, and Intimates. Today, Tricia directs the Global Denim Segment, as well as the Americas Business Development teams, with a special interest in advancing more sustainable apparel development from fiber to consumer use. Tricia holds a Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising from The Fashion Institute of Technology and certificates in Digital Marketing and Strategy from Cornell University and MIT. Her experience in fabric sales, global sourcing, and apparel business development make her an invaluable partner for brands and retailers who want to re-evaluate their supply chains and optimize the application and benefits of Lenzing's botanic fibers. Tricia also serves as Secretary of Accelerating Circularity Project, is a member of the FIT Textile Department Advisory Board and was Vice Chair at Textile Exchange from 2014-2018. In 2020 she was nominated as B2B Content Marketer of the Year by Content Marketing Institute, as well as top 100 Denim Legend by WeAr Magazine. In 2019 Tricia was awarded the RIVET 50, influential denim industry leaders. She has been a speaker as various industry events including United Nations, Transformers, Texworld, Premiere Vision, Wear Conference, and more. She is based in New York City and can be reached through LinkedIn.BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Michael Kininmonth and Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
BLUE CAST - 208 - Advanced Futures in Sustainable Denim This BLUE CAST Episode, Dennis Hui talks with Michael Lam Director of Advance Denim LimitedDennis HuiGlobal Business Development Manager, Denim Lenzing Fibers (HK) LimitedMichael LamDirector of Advance Denim LimitedMichael has over 20 years experience in the denim industry. As the Director of AdvanceDenim, He is responsible to connect the denim business and cultures from the East to the West and work together with his team in Amsterdam and New York to exchange the denim innovations and concepts from different countries.Michael has been working on several sustainability and innovation projects, such as theBigBox Dyeing, BioBlue, Botanic Dyes and Cottonized Hemp, in the company. Those projects lead Advance Denim to be one of the most sustainable denim mills in the world and this has been recognized by some well-known brands.Michael also actively helps the young generation to understand more about the denim and jeans cultures by working together with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the HongKong Design Institute to provide denim seminars and sponsorship to the students.Michael is one of the founding members of the Hong Kong Denim Festival, which this is one of the most important denim event in Asia. He also works together with the Kingpins show in United States and the Denim by Premiere Vision in Europe for some events and seminars. By having this connection and experience, Michael always promotes the most innovation and sustainability denim technologies and cultures to the world.BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Michael Kininmonth and Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
SOLUTIONIST - Blue Cast X Fashion Impact Fund SeriesEp 207 - Hilary Jochmans Hilary Françoise Jochmans is the Founder of PoliticallyInFashion, a community for all those in fashion – designers, manufacturers, artisans, retailers, models, lawyers, reporters, consumers – to learn about legislative and regulatory issues of key importance to the industry. The mission of PoliticallyInFashion is: EDUCATE. EMPOWER. ENGAGE. PoliticallyInFashion seeks to EDUCATE individuals on public policy issues and the legislative process; and EMPOWER them with this knowledge; to then ENGAGE with elected representatives on how these issues impact companies and consumers. Hilary is also the President of Jochmans Consulting LLC, a boutique government affairs practice based in Washington DC. Hilary worked in government and politics in both DC and New York. She served as the Director of the New York State Governor's Office in Washington and was the Governor's chief liaison with Congressional leadership and the Administration. Previously, Hilary spent a dozen years on Capitol Hill as senior legislative staff in both the House and Senate. Hilary holds a B.A. from the University of Virginia and a J.D. from the George Washington University Law School. She is admitted to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York and the US Supreme Court. Additionally, she is co-chair the New York City Bar Fashion Law Committee; a Member Advisor of the American Influencer Council; an Advisory Board Member of the Model Alliance; and a frequent speaker on panels concerning fashion and politics. Hilary treasures time with her family and eagerly looks forward to a return to travel domestically and abroad.https://politicallyinfashion.com- - - - -This Women's History Month, the focus is on “Providing Healing, Promoting Hope.” This theme intends to explore the healing and caring contributions of women in years past, as well as the frontline medical workers in the present.Outside the realm of human health, women are also caring for the world's well-being today by protecting the environment. In honor of Women's History Month, Carved in Blue and the Fashion Impact Fund are joining forces to focus on the women making an impact now. Together, we are launching a podcast series on Blue Cast, dubbed “Solutionist,” centered on women driving sustainable innovation and developments in fashion.“The Solutionist podcast series amplifies the leadership and representation of women entrepreneurs driving social, environmental and economic change in the fashion sector,” said Kerry Bannigan, executive director of Fashion Impact Fund. “Each advancing progress with a variety of solutions that the industry, and wider, can learn from, implement towards effective participation in system change and join for collaborative sector engagement.”Each of the five Solutionist episodes will focus on one notable woman making a difference, in conversation with Lenzing's Tricia Carey. “The five women in this series come from various aspects of the apparel industry with powerful determination and insight,” said Tricia. “Hearing their incredible stories brings a depth of passion to their work and the communities they support.”BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team and Kerry Bannigan from Fashion Impact Fund.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
SOLUTIONIST - Blue Cast X Fashion Impact Fund SeriesEp 206 - Sarah AhmedSarah Ahmed (Forbes "30 Under 30" alum) is the CEO and Founder of Warp + Weft and the Chief Creative Officer of DL1961. Ahmed has leveraged her family background in denim manufacturing to create two denim brands that are dedicated to functional high-tech sustainable fashion. @dl1961denim @warpweftworld- - - - -This Women's History Month, the focus is on “Providing Healing, Promoting Hope.” This theme intends to explore the healing and caring contributions of women in years past, as well as the frontline medical workers in the present.Outside the realm of human health, women are also caring for the world's well-being today by protecting the environment. In honor of Women's History Month, Carved in Blue and the Fashion Impact Fund are joining forces to focus on the women making an impact now. Together, we are launching a podcast series on Blue Cast, dubbed “Solutionist,” centered on women driving sustainable innovation and developments in fashion.“The Solutionist podcast series amplifies the leadership and representation of women entrepreneurs driving social, environmental and economic change in the fashion sector,” said Kerry Bannigan, executive director of Fashion Impact Fund. “Each advancing progress with a variety of solutions that the industry, and wider, can learn from, implement towards effective participation in system change and join for collaborative sector engagement.”Each of the five Solutionist episodes will focus on one notable woman making a difference, in conversation with Lenzing's Tricia Carey. “The five women in this series come from various aspects of the apparel industry with powerful determination and insight,” said Tricia. “Hearing their incredible stories brings a depth of passion to their work and the communities they support.”BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team and Kerry Bannigan from Fashion Impact Fund.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
SOLUTIONIST - Blue Cast X Fashion Impact Fund SeriesEp 205 - Lea d'AuriolLea d'Auriol is the Founder and Executive Director of Oceanic Global (OG), an international ocean conservation non-profit that consults on sustainable operations, creates educational experiences and engages local communities to generate measurable impact for the ocean and our collective wellbeing. Since founding OG in 2016, Lea has steered the organization in transitioning hundreds of global businesses towards more sustainable practices, as well as in shaping environmental policy in countries. Under her leadership, Oceanic Global has grown both its presence and its impact into major international cities including New York, London, Barcelona, LA and Hong-Kong, and has been invited to participate as the official non-profit and production partner to the United Nations World Oceans Day since 2019. A social entrepreneur and conservationist, Lea has spoken at renowned international conferences such as COP 26, ChangeNow Summit, The Nexus Summit, The Nest Summit, EarthX, Ultramarine, The Explorers Club Ocean Week as well as at the United Nations. Her work has been featured by leading publications including WWD, The New York Observer, National Geographic, BBC, Forbes, and Vogue. - - - - -This Women's History Month, the focus is on “Providing Healing, Promoting Hope.” This theme intends to explore the healing and caring contributions of women in years past, as well as the frontline medical workers in the present.Outside the realm of human health, women are also caring for the world's well-being today by protecting the environment. In honor of Women's History Month, Carved in Blue and the Fashion Impact Fund are joining forces to focus on the women making an impact now. Together, we are launching a podcast series on Blue Cast, dubbed “Solutionist,” centered on women driving sustainable innovation and developments in fashion.“The Solutionist podcast series amplifies the leadership and representation of women entrepreneurs driving social, environmental and economic change in the fashion sector,” said Kerry Bannigan, executive director of Fashion Impact Fund. “Each advancing progress with a variety of solutions that the industry, and wider, can learn from, implement towards effective participation in system change and join for collaborative sector engagement.”Each of the five Solutionist episodes will focus on one notable woman making a difference, in conversation with Lenzing's Tricia Carey. “The five women in this series come from various aspects of the apparel industry with powerful determination and insight,” said Tricia. “Hearing their incredible stories brings a depth of passion to their work and the communities they support.”BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team and Kerry Bannigan from Fashion Impact Fund.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
SOLUTIONIST - Blue Cast X Fashion Impact Fund SeriesEp 204 - Sarah BellosSarah Bellos is the Founder and CEO of Stony Creek Colors, the world's only certified 100% plant-based indigo dye manufacturer. A graduate of the Cornell University Agriculture School with a degree in Natural Resources Management, Sarah has 15+ years of leadership experience, having previously managed a textile dye house, small farms, and worked across food and agriculture sectors. Sarah is a recognized leader in research efforts to bring plant-based colorant production to farmers in the Southeastern US as a way to ultimately replace harmful synthetic dyes in the denim industry and artisan dyer community. She is the recipient of many prestigious awards including: Inc. Magazine Top 100 Female Founders, the Young Entrepreneur Award by the AATCC, a Martha Stewart American Made Awardee, the Tennessee feature for Fast Company's "United States of Innovation", and most recently a 2021 Rivet 50 Honoree for Most Influential People in Denim.IG: @stonycreekcolorsFB: @stonycreekcolorsLinkedin: @stony-creek-colorsTwitter: stonycreekinc- - - - -This Women's History Month, the focus is on “Providing Healing, Promoting Hope.” This theme intends to explore the healing and caring contributions of women in years past, as well as the frontline medical workers in the present.Outside the realm of human health, women are also caring for the world's well-being today by protecting the environment. In honor of Women's History Month, Carved in Blue and the Fashion Impact Fund are joining forces to focus on the women making an impact now. Together, we are launching a podcast series on Blue Cast, dubbed “Solutionist,” centered on women driving sustainable innovation and developments in fashion.“The Solutionist podcast series amplifies the leadership and representation of women entrepreneurs driving social, environmental and economic change in the fashion sector,” said Kerry Bannigan, executive director of Fashion Impact Fund. “Each advancing progress with a variety of solutions that the industry, and wider, can learn from, implement towards effective participation in system change and join for collaborative sector engagement.”Each of the five Solutionist episodes will focus on one notable woman making a difference, in conversation with Lenzing's Tricia Carey. “The five women in this series come from various aspects of the apparel industry with powerful determination and insight,” said Tricia. “Hearing their incredible stories brings a depth of passion to their work and the communities they support.”BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team and Kerry Bannigan from Fashion Impact Fund.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
SOLUTIONIST - Blue Cast X Fashion Impact Fund SeriesEp 203 - Miko Underwood Miko Underwood is the Founder / Designer of OAK & ACORN ~ Only for the Rebelles, the first sustainable brand in Harlem, NY. A denim expert and innovator, with nearly twenty years of wash, product and brand development, Miko has become a leading voice in the sustainable denim space. She is committed to propelling the fashion industry into a more sustainable era where empowerment, cultural responsibility & accountability are at the forefront. She is passionate in telling a more inclusive American Denim story by shining a light on the UNTOLD HISTORY of the Indigenous American and the enslaved Africans contributions that have shaped American manufacturing and American Denim. Miko noticed firsthand the devastating environmental effects of manufacturing denim, inspiring her to research and innovate sustainable alternatives. Her work in Denim has won her industry accolades & global recognition. OAK & ACORN her brand made history in Nordstrom as the first Black Designer Brand on the Designer 4th Floor in their New York City Flagship. OAK & ACORN ~ Only for the Rebelles has been listed as “Label to Watch” by The SPINOFF, HIGHSNOBIETY and most recently by HYPEBAE.In 2020, Miko founded The Denim Collective, an educational initiative to highlight the Black Community's contributions to the origins of American fashion - beginning with denim. She's also co-authored articles on the history of denim for the Zoe Report, two articles on Juneteenth for the Council of Fashion Designers of America & was featured in the Business of Fashion, Essence, Fashionista, Heddels, Refinery 29 , Levi's & Patagonia for her work.@oakandacornofficial @THEDNMCOLLECTIVE#oakandacornbrand #onlyfortherebelles #MikoUnderwood- - - - -This Women's History Month, the focus is on “Providing Healing, Promoting Hope.” This theme intends to explore the healing and caring contributions of women in years past, as well as the frontline medical workers in the present.Outside the realm of human health, women are also caring for the world's well-being today by protecting the environment. In honor of Women's History Month, Carved in Blue and the Fashion Impact Fund are joining forces to focus on the women making an impact now. Together, we are launching a podcast series on Blue Cast, dubbed “Solutionist,” centered on women driving sustainable innovation and developments in fashion.“The Solutionist podcast series amplifies the leadership and representation of women entrepreneurs driving social, environmental and economic change in the fashion sector,” said Kerry Bannigan, executive director of Fashion Impact Fund. “Each advancing progress with a variety of solutions that the industry, and wider, can learn from, implement towards effective participation in system change and join for collaborative sector engagement.”Each of the five Solutionist episodes will focus on one notable woman making a difference, in conversation with Lenzing's Tricia Carey. “The five women in this series come from various aspects of the apparel industry with powerful determination and insight,” said Tricia. “Hearing their incredible stories brings a depth of passion to their work and the communities they support.”BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team and Kerry Bannigan from Fashion Impact Fund.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
BLUE CAST Ep202 - Discover Denim DaysThis BLUE CAST Episode, Tricia talks with Independent Creative Project Manager Joanne Schouten from Denim DaysJoanne Schouten is an Independent creative project manager on a mission to create a positive impact on people and the planet with over 20 years of experience, working in (inter)national fashion and denim events. Her clients include Kingpins Show, Transformers Foundation, Denim Days Festival, HACKED by__ and many Dutch fashion brands. She is passionate about supporting, creating and executing concepts, events and products available for stakeholders in the textile and apparel business who share my mission. Her personal statement is: ‘together we are better'.Tricia Carey is a well-known advocate for innovation and sustainability in the textile and apparel industry. Twenty years ago, Tricia joined Courtalds Fibers NY to develop the marketing plan for a brand new fiber called TENCEL. When Lenzing Fibers acquired Tencel Inc. in 2004, Tricia became the USA Merchandising Manager for Womenswear, Menswear, and Intimates. Today, Tricia directs the Global Denim Segment, as well as the Americas Business Development teams, with a special interest in advancing more sustainable apparel development from fiber to consumer use. Tricia holds a Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising from The Fashion Institute of Technology and certificates in Digital Marketing and Strategy from Cornell University and MIT. Her experience in fabric sales, global sourcing, and apparel business development make her an invaluable partner for brands and retailers who want to re-evaluate their supply chains and optimize the application and benefits of Lenzing's botanic fibers. Tricia also serves as Secretary of Accelerating Circularity Project, is a member of the FIT Textile Department Advisory Board and was Vice Chair at Textile Exchange from 2014-2018. In 2020 she was nominated as B2B Content Marketer of the Year by Content Marketing Institute, as well as top 100 Denim Legend by WeAr Magazine. In 2019 Tricia was awarded the RIVET 50, influential denim industry leaders. She has been a speaker as various industry events including United Nations, Transformers, Texworld, Premiere Vision, Wear Conference, and more. She is based in New York City and can be reached through LinkedIn.BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Michael Kininmonth and Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
BLUE CAST Ep201 - Respected Perspective This BLUE CAST Episode, Michael talks with Mr. Antoshak is a founding member of Vidalia Mills Robert Antoshak has more than 35 years of experience in the fiber and textile industries. He has held executive positions with the Fiber Economics Bureau as editor of the Fiber Organon, American Fiber Manufacturers Association as Director of International Trade, American Textile Manufacturers as Associate Director of International Trade, Trade Resources, Inc. as President, Werner International as Vice President, INTL-FCStone, LLC as Managing Director of the Fibers & Textiles, and, most recently as Managing Director of Olah Inc. Mr. Antoshak is a founding member of Vidalia Mills in Louisiana and is Senior Advisor. Widely published, Mr. Antoshak currently consults to various companies throughout the textile supply chain. In addition to an extensive background in marketing, mergers & acquisitions, sourcing, information services, and strategic planning, Mr. Antoshak has strong experience in trade negotiations and worked as an FBI-cleared industry advisor to the U.S. government on numerous bilateral quota trade agreements, NAFTA, the MFA and the WTO.Michael Kininmonth has spent the whole of his 45 years working life in textiles. He trained at University of Bolton in the UK. He has had a wide and varied career spanning fiber spinning through to garment production, woven and knits through to non-woven composites, apparel fabrics through to medical textiles. He joined the then only UK-based denim mill, Smith & Nephew, back in 1974. He is widely travelled and is the holder of several textile patents. He joined Courtaulds just after the launch of TENCEL, and still has the scars to prove it. He is now employed by Lenzing Fibers as Business Development Manager. His currently responsibilities are split between sustainability and denim projects. Michael lives in Nottingham in the UK along with his wife Julia, 2 children Alex and Olivia and the dog Eddy. BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Michael Kininmonth and Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
BLUE CAST Ep14 - IT'S A WRAP 2021 This BLUE CAST Episode, Tricia talks with Daren Abney, Senior Business Development Manager, Lenzing Fibers Inc.Daren Abney joined Lenzing Fibers Inc. in January 2021 as Senior Business Development Manager. In this role he is focused on working with North American brands and their suppliers in the procurement of Lenzing's sustainably innovative fibers, with a segment focus on the denim market. Prior to Lenzing, Daren worked as Senior Membership Manager at the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) for nearly seven years where we was responsible for the recruitment of new BCI members with a focus on Retailers & Brands, delivering member services, and overseeing a global BCI member engagement strategy which included member-led communications, the development of membership marketing approaches, global events and materials. Prior to BCI, Daren was the Global Membership Manager at Textile Exchange for six years, focused on sustainability related issues for the textile supply chain. Daren has a BA in Advertising and Marketing from Texas Tech University, an MBA from West Texas A&M University and is based in Texas. Tricia Carey is a well-known advocate for innovation and sustainability in the textile and apparel industry. Twenty years ago, Tricia joined Courtalds Fibers NY to develop the marketing plan for a brand new fiber called TENCEL. When Lenzing Fibers acquired Tencel Inc. in 2004, Tricia became the USA Merchandising Manager for Womenswear, Menswear, and Intimates. Today, Tricia directs the Global Denim Segment, as well as the Americas Business Development teams, with a special interest in advancing more sustainable apparel development from fiber to consumer use. Tricia holds a Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising from The Fashion Institute of Technology and certificates in Digital Marketing and Strategy from Cornell University and MIT. Her experience in fabric sales, global sourcing, and apparel business development make her an invaluable partner for brands and retailers who want to re-evaluate their supply chains and optimize the application and benefits of Lenzing's botanic fibers. Tricia also serves as Secretary of Accelerating Circularity Project, is a member of the FIT Textile Department Advisory Board and was Vice Chair at Textile Exchange from 2014-2018. In 2020 she was nominated as B2B Content Marketer of the Year by Content Marketing Institute, as well as top 100 Denim Legend by WeAr Magazine. In 2019 Tricia was awarded the RIVET 50, influential denim industry leaders. She has been a speaker as various industry events including United Nations, Transformers, Texworld, Premiere Vision, Wear Conference, and more. She is based in New York City and can be reached through LinkedIn.BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Michael Kininmonth and Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
BLUE CAST Ep13 - A CLASS ACT This BLUE CAST Episode, Michael talks with Giusy Bettoni, C.L.A.S.S., CEO and FounderAn expert in textile value chain, Giusy has superior technical knowledge within the raw material market sector, as well as precise marketing and communication skills. In 2007, Bettoni created C.L.A.S.S. (Creativity Lifestyle and Sustainable Synergy), her mission was to change the perception of “sustainable” fashion and create an international forum for textiles, fashion, lifestyle and home design. Her company C.L.A.S.S., has become a global resource for responsible material innovation, education, marketing and communication. Giusy and her team introduce a new way of design thinking that represents a shift in culture to empower businesses to be competitive and socially responsible.Bettoni takes a synergetic approach with designers, brands and international organizations to provide brand insight that includes smart fabrics and technological breakthroughs.PREMIERE VISION, Sustainability Consultant for Smart CreationCFDA + Lexus Fashion* Initiative Advisory BoardArab Fashion Council, Sustainability ConsultantMuseo Salvatore Ferragamo, curator Sustainable Thinking Renoon, advisorFashion for Good, mentor Accelerator Programme 2020Michael Kininmonth has spent the whole of his 45 years working life in textiles. He trained at University of Bolton in the UK. He has had a wide and varied career spanning fiber spinning through to garment production, woven and knits through to non-woven composites, apparel fabrics through to medical textiles. He joined the then only UK-based denim mill, Smith & Nephew, back in 1974. He is widely travelled and is the holder of several textile patents. He joined Courtaulds just after the launch of TENCEL, and still has the scars to prove it. He is now employed by Lenzing Fibers as Business Development Manager. His currently responsibilities are split between sustainability and denim projects. Michael lives in Nottingham in the UK along with his wife Julia, 2 children Alex and Olivia and the dog Eddy. BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Michael Kininmonth and Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
BLUE CAST Ep11 - BLUE CAST Ep12 - Making an Impact This BLUE CAST Episode, Tricia Carey talks with Kerry Bannigan CEO and founder of the Conscious Fashion Campaign and the Fashion Impact Fund Kerry Bannigan, Founder of the Conscious Fashion Campaign, in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships, engaging leading global industry events, initiatives and activations to facilitate collective action towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.President of the Board and Executive Committee Member of the PVBLIC Foundation, an innovative 501c3 organization that harnesses the power of media, data, and technology to drive social change, steering the United Nations convenings including the SDG Media Summit, Blockchain for Impact and the Latino Impact Summit. She is a founding member of the SDG Media Zone in partnership with the United Nations Department of Global Communications and the PVBLIC Foundation. Since 2016, the SDG Media Zone has been one of the main features of the United Nations General Assembly high-level week, bringing together UN Member States, advocates, world leaders and media to highlight solutions in support of the Sustainable Development Goals. Bannigan has co-produced 18 SDG Media Zones across USA, Italy, Morocco, Germany, Portugal, France and Spain including at COP22, COP23 and G7 Environment under the auspices of the Italian G7 Presidency.Tricia Carey is a well-known advocate for innovation and sustainability in the textile and apparel industry. Twenty years ago, Tricia joined Courtalds Fibers NY to develop the marketing plan for a brand new fiber called TENCEL. When Lenzing Fibers acquired Tencel Inc. in 2004, Tricia became the USA Merchandising Manager for Womenswear, Menswear, and Intimates. Today, Tricia directs the Global Denim Segment, as well as the Americas Business Development teams, with a special interest in advancing more sustainable apparel development from fiber to consumer use. Tricia holds a Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising from The Fashion Institute of Technology and certificates in Digital Marketing and Strategy from Cornell University and MIT. Her experience in fabric sales, global sourcing, and apparel business development make her an invaluable partner for brands and retailers who want to re-evaluate their supply chains and optimize the application and benefits of Lenzing's botanic fibers. Tricia also serves as Secretary of Accelerating Circularity Project, is a member of the FIT Textile Department Advisory Board and was Vice Chair at Textile Exchange from 2014-2018. In 2020 she was nominated as B2B Content Marketer of the Year by Content Marketing Institute, as well as top 100 Denim Legend by WeAr Magazine. In 2019 Tricia was awarded the RIVET 50, influential denim industry leaders. She has been a speaker as various industry events including United Nations, Transformers, Texworld, Premiere Vision, Wear Conference, and more. She is based in New York City and can be reached through LinkedIn.BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Michael Kininmonth and Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
BLUE CAST Ep11 - THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION This BLUE CAST Episode, Tricia Carey talks with Author Virginia Postrel.Virginia Postrel is a Los Angeles-based author, columnist, and independent researcher whose work spans a broad range of topics, from social science to fashion, concentrating on the intersection of culture, commerce, and technology. She learned to weave while researching The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World and is now the program co-chair for the Southern California Handweavers' Guild. Virginia is also a regular columnist for BloombergTricia Carey is a well-known advocate for innovation and sustainability in the textile and apparel industry. Twenty years ago, Tricia joined Courtalds Fibers NY to develop the marketing plan for a brand new fiber called TENCEL. When Lenzing Fibers acquired Tencel Inc. in 2004, Tricia became the USA Merchandising Manager for Womenswear, Menswear, and Intimates. Today, Tricia directs the Global Denim Segment, as well as the Americas Business Development teams, with a special interest in advancing more sustainable apparel development from fiber to consumer use. Tricia holds a Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising from The Fashion Institute of Technology and certificates in Digital Marketing and Strategy from Cornell University and MIT. Her experience in fabric sales, global sourcing, and apparel business development make her an invaluable partner for brands and retailers who want to re-evaluate their supply chains and optimize the application and benefits of Lenzing's botanic fibers. Tricia also serves as Secretary of Accelerating Circularity Project, is a member of the FIT Textile Department Advisory Board and was Vice Chair at Textile Exchange from 2014-2018. In 2020 she was nominated as B2B Content Marketer of the Year by Content Marketing Institute, as well as top 100 Denim Legend by WeAr Magazine. In 2019 Tricia was awarded the RIVET 50, influential denim industry leaders. She has been a speaker as various industry events including United Nations, Transformers, Texworld, Premiere Vision, Wear Conference, and more. She is based in New York City and can be reached through LinkedIn.BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Michael Kininmonth and Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue and get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com
BLUE CAST Ep10 - This BLUE CAST Episode, Michael Kininmonth talks with Sally Deighton - Denim and Production Specialist based in the UK Salli Deighton, Industry veteran started her career with Wrangler jeans back in the early 90s. Her induction was in the plant in Falkirk run by a legend called Raymond Brown who was adamant no one should be designing jeans until they knew how to make them! Salli time at Wrangler, based in Calverton, a pit village in Nottingham. She worked on denim jackets, shirts and the tops line at Wrangler until the mid 90s developing products mainly in Turkey and Portugal. Shes worked for Lee and Easy jeans before having twin girls in 2000 and 9 months into motherhood she realised she needed a work / baby balance. “When you love what you do for a living it has to be part of your life. Fortunately I had a call asking for a couple of tech packs and my freelance life began.”Over the last 20 years, Salli has worked with some great companies and teams constantly learning and evolving her work. She was hired by Arvind Mills in 2003 as they started Wrangler in India though a joint venture with VF where for the next 8 years she directed and supported the Indian teams. Shes developed the denim offer for many companies including Fat Face, F&F, Gas, Debenhams, ASOS and broke all sales records at M&S with the new women's line .Since 2006, Salli has spent a lot of time in Bangladesh, China, Turkey and key denim producing countries. Salli is currently consulting with Naveena Denim LTD NDL ensuring their collections are laundry friendly in every aspect and biodegradability and reuse is considered. It's the first time Salli's worked with a mill at this level. Her aim now is to close the loop by bringing denim finishing back to the UK. with an open, transparent hub processing smaller quantities of jeans close to home, re processing unsold stock and enabling us to clean and breathe new life into jeans which are heading for landfill. Providing such a resource for UK retail and enabling the next generation of talented denim developers to find new and better ways make jeans is the next, natural step as we transition to a better industry. https://www.instagram.com/SalliDenim/https://www.instagram.com/Laundre_UKMichael Kininmonth has spent the whole of his 45 years working life in textiles. He trained at University of Bolton in the UK. He has had a wide and varied career spanning fiber spinning through to garment production, woven and knits through to non-woven composites, apparel fabrics through to medical textiles. He joined the then only UK-based denim mill, Smith & Nephew, back in 1974. He is widely travelled and is the holder of several textile patents. He joined Courtaulds just after the launch of TENCEL, and still has the scars to prove it. He is now employed by Lenzing Fibers as Business Development Manager. His currently responsibilities are split between sustainability and denim projects. Michael lives in Nottingham in the UK along with his wife Julia, 2 children Alex and Olivia and the dog Eddy. BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE® A podcast series created by Michael Kininmonth and Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more. Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®. Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.com https://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.comh
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