SNURK

SNURK is based in Ams­ter­dam, whe­re all their pro­ducts are desi­gned. SNURK is in per­ma­nent col­la­bo­ra­ti­on with a Por­tu­gue­se manu­fac­tu­rer for their pro­duc­tion. Sin­ce strict labour laws and regu­la­ti­ons app­ly in the Euro­pean Uni­on, we dedu­ce that pro­duc­tion takes place in ethi­cal working conditions. 

SNURK also tra­vels to Por­tu­gal seve­ral times a year to super­vi­se pro­duc­tion. This con­tri­bu­tes to a clo­se rela­ti­onship with their manu­fac­tu­r­ers yiel­ding SNURK direct con­trol and influence over the pro­duc­tion process.

All SNURK pro­ducts are made out of orga­nic cot­ton. This is gua­ran­teed by the GOTS label (Glo­bal Orga­nic Tex­ti­le Stan­dard). GOTS is an inde­pen­dent orga­ni­sa­ti­on which inspects how orga­nic cot­ton is pro­du­ced. Orga­nic cot­ton is grown wit­hout che­mi­cals, which means that no che­mi­cal pesti­ci­des or fer­ti­li­sers can be used. They also moni­tor working conditions.

All SNURK pro­ducts also have the OEKO-Tex label. This label checks for the pre­sence of che­mi­cals in the end pro­duct so you know for sure that SNURK clot­hing and bed­ding is safe to sleep in.

SNURK is cir­cu­lar becau­se they only use one mate­ri­al. When dif­fe­rent mate­ri­als are com­bi­ned in clo­thes, it makes it much more dif­fi­cult to recy­cle them after use as the dif­fe­rent mate­ri­als must first be separated. 

Thank­ful­ly, all of SNURK’s pro­ducts are made from at least 95% orga­nic cot­ton. Orga­nic cot­ton is a natu­ral mate­ri­al free of harmful che­mi­cals making it recy­clable and biode­gra­da­ble after use!

SNURK pro­ducts are desi­gned in the Net­her­lands and pro­du­ced in Por­tu­gal. As the distances are rela­tively short, the brand has cho­sen to trans­port by road to avo­id pol­lu­ting air transport. 

Howe­ver, the ori­gin of the cot­ton is not known. The big­gest cot­ton pro­duc­tion count­ries are India, the United Sta­tes and Bra­zil. SNUR­K’s sup­p­ly chain might the­r­e­fo­re be lon­ger than it seems. 

SNURK atta­ches gre­at importance to the qua­li­ty of their pro­ducts. The cot­ton they use is high-qua­li­ty, with a hig­her thread count than avera­ge bed­ding. This ensu­res that the fabric is stron­ger, smoot­her and sof­ter to the touch. The yarns are also com­bed to remo­ve impu­ri­ties and lint.

The brand also embraces slow fashion, only releasing new coll­ec­tions twice a year. The designs are always very colourful and cheerful. SNURK pays par­ti­cu­lar atten­ti­on to releasing clot­hing and bed­ding in uni­que prints and images. So you can lea­ve for dream­land as an astro­naut, prin­cess or shark. The clot­hing coll­ec­tion is for all ages, adults, child­ren and even todd­lers can shi­ne in a sushi jum­per or giraf­fe leg­gings. The who­le fami­ly can the­r­e­fo­re have fun matching each other thanks to SNURK!

Alt­hough SNURK dis­c­lo­ses in which coun­try their pro­duc­tion takes place, they do not pro­vi­de any infor­ma­ti­on about the manu­fac­tu­rer its­elf. The brand the­r­e­fo­re only scores 50% on transparency.