Local production
CUSTOM PRODUCTS WITH POSITIVE SOCIAL IMPACT
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At our well-equipped sewing atelier in Zürich Binz, we specialise in producing custom-made textile products for a variety of organisations, corporations, non-profits and small labels that care about the same issues we do. Whether you are looking for upcycled corporate gifts, merchandise for your conference or event, or simply seeking locally-based manufacturing support, we offer a range of ecologically and socially sustainable solutions to fit your needs.
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Production at Social Fabric serves as a pillar in our role as a non-profit organisation and through this we are able to provide work integration and educational programs for tailors with refugee backgrounds. Together with our participants, we support a holistic approach to self-determined integration.
As a principle, we use and promote sustainable fabrics and upcycling technologies in an effort to keep our ecological impact to a minimum while also advocating for a circular economy.
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By choosing Social Fabric to produce your textile products, your items will carry an uplifting story of respect, community, sustainability, transparency and positive social impact.
HEAR WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY
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“I had an excellent experience with Social Fabric, who produced my first collection of long-sleeve illustrated blouses. Ruth and Fatima took time to guide me through the prototype development and the production steps so the final product fitted what I had in mind. The whole team always welcomed me warmly and I could easily discuss my project with them. I am very happy to have a product that not only is nicely crafted but also has a positive impact.”
Marie Le Dantec
MLD Illustration
“Social Fabric helped me to assess what would be the best project for the material we wanted to recycle and made the whole process really easy for us. Having pencil cases upcycled from our own old plastic banner flags, it provided us with give-aways for our clients with a story. Another advantage was to display our commitment to sustainability.”
Elodie Duvaldestin,
Vontobel Asset Management AG
ADDITIONAL OFFERS
Upcycled
Corporate Gifts
Turn your used advertisement materials into upcycled corporate gifts with positive social impact and share the spirit of sustainaibility.
New advertisement materials are printed out every day as offers expire and details change. This, however, does not have to mean that the materials need to go to waste after serving their initial purpose. We are here to help you bring the materials back into circulation by creating beautiful and one-of-a-kind corporate gifts out of them.
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Printed Fairtrade Merchandise
We collaborate with the Indian social enterprise Joyya for our GOTS-certified merchandise, including organic Tee's and printed bags.
Joyya empowers women and their families in Calcutta by training and employing them and bring joy into everyday life. They were rated A+ in The Ethical Fashion Report 2021 which is a project of Baptist World Aid Australia, in partnership with Tearfund New Zealand. Within 98 companies only 4 companies reached A+ in overall grade.
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Our production team
Ruth Knipping​
Production Management and Education
Marina Kupper​
Production Management and Education​
Martina Feer​
Production Management and Education
Annette Kres​
Production Management and Design
Nassibe Haydari​
Production Team Member
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Mariia Zamula-Kotliarevska​
Production Team Member
Liudmyla Zubal
Production Team Member​
Svitlana Sharafeieva​
Production Team Member
Kouassi Amoussou Doh​
Production Team Member —
AOZ GEP-Programme
Rula Hassan​
Production Team Member —
Apprenticeship EBA
Salif Diallo
Production Team Member —
Voluntary Support​​