First ‘open source’ jacket could inspire circularity, says Houdini
Swedish outdoor brand Houdini and textiles maker Polartec have launched the first “open-source” fleece jacket which they hope “will push the textiles industry towards circularity”.
All the work behind their latest circular innovation, the Mono Air fleece jacket, will be shared online on its own website.
Eva Karlsson, CEO at Houdini, said: “The insight that sparked the idea of Project Mono Air was that if we want to really change the industry for the better, we need to work together. We all share the problems that are caused by unsustainable design and manufacturing, so why not share the solutions to tackle them?
“One garment is not going to solve the problem, but we hope it can be one step on the way towards speeding up the pace of innovation – and hopefully spark change even beyond the textile industry.
The Mono Air Houdi, which was launched January and achieved an ISPO Gold Award, uses Polartec’s Power Air fabric technology, made from circular mono material and engineered to reduce microfibre shedding by 80%.
Jesper Danielsson, head of design and innovation at Houdini, said: “The goal with the open-source project is not to create many Mono Air fleece jackets, but to let the work behind it become useful in the development of other products and innovations. If this can lead to new circular breakthroughs in the textile industry – be it in the hands of a basement designer or billion-dollar brand – we are on the right path.”
