General

Last week, we once again had the pleasure of experiencing Portugal not just as a country of breathtaking landscapes and exquisite wine, but also as a hub of textile production. We finally visited our producers again, one for knit fabrics and another for woven fabrics.

Last week, Jeanette and Enrico from the Sourcing Team traveled to Lithuania in search of new linen fabrics.

One of the pioneering projects we've been collaborating with since 2018 is Cotonea and the Ugandan cotton processed by the company. Most of our woven fabrics are made from this high-quality cotton, and we cannot emphasize enough the wonderful cooperation with Cotonea. In 2017, we visited Uganda together and toured the cotton fields and ginnery there – the key facts about this are outlined below. Over the years, we have also regularly visited Cotonea's main site in Bempflingen as well as their Czech weaving mill, benefiting from the incredible knowledge and experience of the company and passing on this knowledge to you.

In addition to shared values and visions, it is primarily the fabrics themselves that have convinced us from the outset. The key factors contributing to the high quality of the materials are the raw material, the