Ensures fair living wage for producers
Discloses the community being impacted
Reduces the environmental impact
Focusses on women producers
Created using handcrafted methods
Reduces/Reuses/
Recycles resources
Recycles resources
Made out of responsible materials
Avoids use of chemicals or toxic materials
Biodegradable or environment friendly
Paiwand Lagana“ is a local common phrase in India, which means to patch or repair. The label Paiwand is inspired by the same ideology and is an ode to a bygone culture.
Launched in 2018 as a unique upcycling textile studio by Ashita Singhal, Paiwand sees beauty in bits and fragments, unwanted things in life, and believes in adding value by repurposing those forgotten pieces. They make meaningful upcycled clothing and lifestyle products out of fashion waste. Paiwand has won prestigious awards for innovation in textiles that includes EDIDA 2019, Lexus Design Award 2020, RElan Award for Excellence 2021.
Purpose
Paiwand sees waste as a resource that is available around us in abundance and uses it in traditional craft techniques. They are contributing towards transforming the social and environmental standards in the fashion industry by developing conscious and meaningful textiles through an ethical and fair trade business model.
People
Paiwand’s mission is to revive and redefine handloom weaving in a new light while simultaneously creating employment opportunities for Indian weavers and artisans. Paiwand works in synergy with handloom weavers and artisans. They are focused on improving the livelihoods of the artisans by providing them fair wages and proper working conditions.
Planet
Paiwand follows a strict zero-waste policy. They upcycle fashion waste that would otherwise end up in landfills. They don’t use any dyes or chemicals in the process. Their production model is not dependent on water. One meter of Paiwand’s upcycled fabric consumes 300-500 grams of textile waste and saves 900 liters of water.
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