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NFW Footwear Collective is growing
New Balance and Wolverine Worldwide have joined Natural Fiber Welding’s Footwear Collective, a cooperative platform aiming to reduce the environmental impact of footwear across the value chain. Curect members include Allbirds, Camper, Deckers and Ralph Lauren. Katy O’Brien, senior manager of innovation at New Balance, said: “We have been ...
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Camper sees FY sales up 22%
The Spanish footwear company Camper expects sales to rise by 22 percent this year to €146 million after falling by 28 percent to €128 million in 2020 due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The surge in sales was underpinned by e-commerce, with online sales representing half of this ...
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Camper revives a shoe model
Camper has brought back the Camaleón model after a 46-year hiatus. The original, released in 1975, was patterned after the shoes of Mallorcan peasants. The redesign has eliminated all but six percent of the virgin plastic from the sole, substituting natural and recycled materials. The upper is made ...
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Camper releases accessories made of used sails
Camper is releasing a limited-edition capsule collection of accessories made from used sails. To collect its materials the Spanish footwear brand is dealing with North Sails , a sailmaker established in Connecticut. Items include a grey and white backpack, a white duffel bag, a red shoulder bag and a ...
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Camper in collaboration with Tencel for sustainable collection
Camper has joined forces with Tencel , a brand of the Austrian chemical group Lenzing , to produce a shoe collection using sustainable Lyocell fibers. The Spanish-based company has redesigned its Right and Upright boot and bootie to include Lyocell fibres derived from sustainably-grown wood sources. For the collection, ...
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Camper names Achilles Ion Gabriel global creative director
The Spanish shoe maker Camper has appointed Achilles Ion Gabriel as its global creative director. In 2019, the Finnish shoe designer was named creative director of the company’s sub-brand CamperLab . His first Camperlab collection was presented in January and has been available in the stores since the ...
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Camper accelerates product development thanks to new PLM solution
Camper said that thanks to the implementation of a new Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution, provided by Centric Software , it has managed to reduce product development time, centralize all product data and boost quality control. The Spanish footwear company has explained that it previously struggled with outdated software, ...
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Camper supports regional health services
Camper has embarked on numerous initiatives to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic. The Spanish shoe brand has started to use its own 3D printers to manufacture components for medical protective visors. One hundred pieces can be printed each week at its facilities in the Balearic Islands to be given ...
