Talita Kalloe encourages and empowers others to pursue a conscious way of life. She does this by transmitting the essence – the soul – of carefully selected concept stores, local independent brands, and makers in the Netherlands on her platform Soulstores and showcasing them in her gift shop in Utrecht.
Aside from rendering the knitwear production chain transparent with the documentary “From Goat to Garment” and educating design professionals at its studio/farm/research center, The Knitwit Stable creates sustainable and ethical knitwear with its label TREK & TREES. Every item is knit-to-order with the merino wool and mohair from the small herd of goats and sheep raised onsite in Baambrugge.
Sjaak Hullekes debuted his new label Hul le Kes at Amsterdam Fashion Week. Hul le Kes is entirely made from carefully collected materials and is a strong, striking, and poetic statement in these days of fast fashion and careless consumption.