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PEARL IZUMI x Looptworks: Behind the Collaboration

PEARL IZUMI x Looptworks: Behind the Collaboration

March 14, 2023

If you’re even tangentially connected to the cycling world, you’ve probably heard of Pearl iZUMi. For more than 60 years, they’ve been raising the bar for technical apparel innovation, driven to make the riding experience more comfortable, faster, and safer. In 2018, the company redefined its mission, vision, and values to align with its goals to be a responsible corporate citizen —

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Designing A New Destiny For Danner Shoe Leather

Designing A New Destiny For Danner Shoe Leather

December 19, 2022

For nearly 100 years, Danner has been making some of the highest quality leather boots in the Pacific Northwest. When they found themselves with excess genuine Danner shoe leather, our designers reworked the material into a collection of rustic leather bags, wallets, and accessories.

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Local Event: Looptworks Upcycled Holiday Market

Local Event: Looptworks Upcycled Holiday Market

December 12, 2022

Shop our limited-edition upcycled goods! Visit our workshop in SE Portland and cozy up with Nossa Familia coffee & fresh-baked cookies while browsing our entire collection of handmade, climate-friendly gifts designed from excess.

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Pup Parents, Rejoice! Introducing Cycle Dog x Looptworks Upcycled Collars + More

Pup Parents, Rejoice! Introducing Cycle Dog x Looptworks Upcycled Collars + More

December 05, 2022

We teamed up with Portland, OR-based company Cycle Dog to create an adorably practical line of dog gear upcycled from excess materials and recycled bicycle tire tubes.

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Video: How to Make Your Closet A Force for Good with Scott Welch

Video: How to Make Your Closet A Force for Good with Scott Welch

November 18, 2022

We sat down with Executive Director of the Loopt Foundation Scott Welch to hear how he's partnering with the community to take on textile waste one closet at a time.

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Water Restoration on the Middle Deschutes River. Purchase Credits in Our Checkout

Water Restoration on the Middle Deschutes River

November 14, 2022

We teamed up with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation to support water restoration in the middle Deschutes river. Now through December 12, Looptworks is proud to match up to 1,000 gallons of water per order.

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Introducing #clothesforgood

Introducing #clothesforgood

November 08, 2022

Join the Loopt Foundation and EcoAthlete's dedicated world class athletes in taking simple steps everyone can take to reduce the impact of our clothes. 8 billion people in the world wear clothes everyday. If we act now, we can turn these clothes into a force for good and revolutionize the apparel industry.

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Gettin’ Scrappy: Turning Excess Into Canvas Bags

Gettin’ Scrappy: Turning Excess Into Canvas Bags

October 31, 2022

Recently, our excess was Carhartt canvas. We determined that we had enough scraps to create a limited-edition run of Looptworks canvas slings. Designed durably to outlast average slings out there, our upcycled canvas collection is the latest creation from our Portland-based workshop

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Intro to Circularity: Here's Why Closing the Loop Can Save Our Planet

Intro to Circularity: Here's Why Closing the Loop Can Save Our Planet

October 31, 2022

At the most basic level, circularity means taking every single step of a product’s life into consideration and ensuring that it will stay out of the landfill forever.

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Introducing Lo & Sons x Looptworks

Introducing Lo & Sons x Looptworks

October 19, 2022

We’re thrilled to share the launch of Lo & Sons first upcycled collection in partnership with Looptworks. Each item was handmade at our workshop in Portland, OR and created from materials from returned or lightly damaged Lo & Sons Catalina bags.

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Behind the Seams with U of O interns Valerie and Mark

Behind the Seams with U of O interns Valerie and Mark

October 03, 2022

In our latest video, hear what brought U of O interns Valerie & Mark to Looptworks, how they integrated their Sports Product Management education, and the circular projects they supported from product footprint analysis to rolling up their sleeves in the production of upcycled products.

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Behind the Seams: The Denim Collection with Designers Alyssa & Matt

Behind the Seams: The Denim Collection with Designers Alyssa & Matt

August 09, 2022

Our latest collection features upcycled denim twill from the New Denim Project in Guatemala. Today we're going Behind the Seams with designers Alyssa Augustine and Matthew Spann on the inspiration for this summery collection.

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