Let’s dive into some facts:
- 47% of our textiles are made from 100% recycled pre- or post-consumer polyester
- An additional 42% of our textiles contain 50-99% recycled material
- 87% of our textiles are made from mono-fibre-materials
BLUE COLLECTION: I USED TO BE A PAIR OF JEANS
Blue Collection is our cotton-based upholstery textile made from 64-72% recycled denim. One meter of fabric equals one pair of jeans. By using discarded denim pieces we ensure them a second life, keeping materials in use for longer.
Learn more on the process here.
Responsibility. Sustainability. Two seriously long and substantial words. And they are crucial concepts to our planet, our children, and generations to come. At KURAGE, we care, and we believe in change.
So we challenge ourselves to find suppliers that also care and work actively to reduce their environmental footprint. We create long-lasting, durable collections, many of which are made with recycled materials. We mainly work with mono-fibre-materials to support the recyclability of our products. Whether they are actually recycled at end-of-life depends on collection and sorting systems as well as recycling technology, capacity and availability.
Explore our recycled collections
DOTTY: I USED TO BE A SWEATER
Dotty is our wool fabric, composed of 50% recycled high-quality wool waste from the local textile district in Italy, including post-consumer textiles and clothing. By utilizing recycled wool, we reduce the need for virgin wool.
Learn more on the process here.
TRANSFORMING PLASTIC WASTE INTO CURTAINS
Even more than recycled wool and cotton, we use recycled polyester from both pre- and post-consumer waste. 68% of our 2026 collections are made from 99-100% recycled plastic waste. These are mono-fibre textiles and are designed with future recycling in mind. Whether they will be recycled depends on available collection, sorting, and recycling infrastructure.
PERSPECTIVES ON RECYCLED POLYESTER
Recycled polyester, most often produced from used plastic bottles (PET), is increasingly utilised in textiles but it is also a subject for ongoing debate.
Questions are raised about whether this practice disrupts well-functioning bottle-to-bottle recycling systems, and whether it can serve as a convenient justification for inaction in other areas, for both companies and consumers.
HOW WE DO IT
We design to inspire, transforming recycled raw materials into long-lasting fabrics. For our polyester fabrics, household waste and industrial left-over material are collected and sorted, then processed and shredded into flakes. The polymer is then extruded to create yarns, which are then treated to impart permanent flame-retardant properties. And voilà, a brand new fabric is born – made with recycled materials and designed with future recycling in mind.
For our recycled wool, cotton, and linen fabrics, post-consumer textile waste – as for example discarded wool sweaters or jeans – are collected within the same country as the textiles are produced. Then it is sorted, cleaned, and shredded making it ready to enter into new spinning processes, where yarns are made. Then comes the blending and weaving of new, unique fabrics.
SOURCED AND MADE IN EUROPE
Our fabrics are sourced and produced in Europe, and we manufacture all our finished products – including curtains, acoustic solutions, pouffes, etc. – in our very own facilities in Lithuania. We ensure that collection, sorting, and processing of waste and by-products that go into our textiles, occur within the same country as the production itself. With just one exception: 2 out of our 14 polyester textiles are made from a material with the brand name Trevira CS ECO. The post-consumer plastic bottles that are recycled to make this yarn are collected in Thailand and subsequently delivered to our suppliers in Europe.
CERTIFIED FABRICS
89% of our product range are certified according to OEKO-TEX Standard 100, class II. This is your guarantee that your KURAGE fabrics are free from a broad range of harmful and potentially harmfull substances and chemicals.
All our recycled textiles are certified according to GRS (the Global Recycled Standard) or OEKO-TEX Recycled Standard. This guarantees that your KURAGE fabrics are truly made from authentic, traceable, recycled materials. Read more about the certifications in our sustainability brochure.
We believe
in change
Responsibility. Sustainability. Two seriously long and substantial words. And they are crucial concepts to our planet, our children, and generations to come. At KURAGE, we care, and we believe in change.
So we challenge ourselves to find suppliers that also care and work actively to reduce their environmental footprint. We create long-lasting, durable collections, many of which are made with recycled materials. We mainly work with mono-fibre-materials to support the recyclability of our products. Whether they are in fact recycled at end-of-life depends on collection and sorting systems as well as recycling technology, capacity and availability.
Let’s dive into some facts:
- 47% of our textiles are made from 100% recycled pre- or post-consumer polyester
- An additional 42% of our textiles contain 50-99% recycled material
- 87% of our textiles are made from mono-fibre-materials
Explore our recycled collections
DOTTY: I USED TO BE A SWEATER
Dotty is our wool fabric, composed of 50% recycled high-quality wool waste from the local textile district in Italy, including post-consumer textiles and clothing. By utilizing recycled wool, we reduce the need for virgin wool.
Learn more on the process here.
BLUE COLLECTION: I USED TO BE A PAIR OF JEANS
Blue Collection is our cotton-based upholstery textile made from 64-72% recycled denim. One meter of fabric equals one pair of jeans. By using discarded denim pieces we ensure them a second life, keeping materials in use for longer.
Learn more on the process here.
TRANSFORMING PLASTIC WASTE INTO CURTAINS
Even more than recycled wool and cotton, we use recycled polyester from both pre- and post-consumer waste. 68% of our 2026 collections are made from 99-100% recycled plastic waste. These are mono-fibre textiles and are designed with future recycling in mind. Whether they will be recycled depends on available collection, sorting, and recycling infrastructure.
HOW WE DO IT
We design to inspire, transforming recycled raw materials into long-lasting fabrics. For our polyester fabrics, household waste and industrial left-over material are collected and sorted, then processed and shredded into flakes. The polymer is then extruded to create yarns, which are then treated to impart permanent flame-retardant properties. And voilà, a brand new fabric is born – made with recycled materials and designed with future recycling in mind.
For our recycled wool, cotton, and linen fabrics, post-consumer textile waste – as for example discarded wool sweaters or jeans – are collected within the same country as the textiles are produced. Then it is sorted, cleaned, and shredded making it ready to enter into new spinning processes, where yarns are made. Then comes the blending and weaving of new, unique fabrics.
SOURCED AND MADE IN EUROPE
Our fabrics are sourced and produced in Europe, and we manufacture all our finished products – including curtains, acoustic solutions, pouffes, etc. – in our very own facilities in Lithuania. We ensure that collection, sorting, and processing of waste and by-products that go into our textiles, occur within the same country as the production itself. With just one exception: 2 out of our 14 polyester textiles are made from a material with the brand name Trevira CS ECO. The post-consumer plastic bottles that are recycled to make this yarn are collected in Thailand and subsequently delivered to our suppliers in Europe.
CERTIFIED FABRICS
89% of our product range are certified according to OEKO-TEX Standard 100, class II. This is your guarantee that your KURAGE fabrics are free from a broad range of harmful and potentially harmfull substances and chemicals.
All our recycled textiles are certified according to GRS (the Global Recycled Standard) or OEKO-TEX Recycled Standard. This guarantees that your KURAGE fabrics are truly made from authentic, traceable, recycled materials. Read more about the certifications in our sustainability brochure.