vincente

vincente’s pieces are com­ple­tely made in-house in the brand’s Kre­uz­berg ate­li­er with Ita­li­an yar­ns, guaran­te­eing fair wages and an ethi­cal wor­king envi­ron­ment. From the ini­ti­al sket­ch to the final stit­ch, every sta­ge of its pro­duc­ti­on pro­cess is guided by a deep sen­se of res­pon­si­bi­lity towar­ds the pla­net and its inha­bi­tants. The­ir loca­li­sed pro­duc­ti­on mini­mi­ses the brand’s envi­ron­men­tal foot­print, redu­cing tran­s­por­ta­ti­on emi­ssi­ons and sup­por­ting the local economy.

All items are hand-knit­ted in-house in small quan­ti­ti­es. Impec­ca­ble knit­ting pat­ter­ns and high-quality yar­ns ensu­re that not­hing scrat­c­hes, itc­hes or pin­c­hes. vin­cen­te sour­ces its yarn exclu­si­vely from Zeg­na Baruf­fa Lane Bor­go­se­sia, an Ita­li­an-based beacon of sus­ta­ina­ble luxury texti­les. The brand only sour­ces natu­ral yar­ns, inclu­ding Meri­no wool, cash­me­re and silk. With over a cen­tury of tra­di­ti­on, Zeg­na cham­pi­ons eco-con­s­ci­ous prac­ti­ces, pro­ud­ly hol­ding cer­ti­fi­ca­ti­ons like Glo­bal Orga­nic Texti­le Stan­dard (GOTS) and OEKO-TEX Stan­dard 100, as well as the Res­pon­si­ble Wool Stan­dard (RWS) and the Glo­bal Recy­cling Stan­dard (GRS) cer­ti­fi­ca­ti­on.

Nes­tled in Italy’s Bor­go­se­sia, the­ir wor­k­shops weave ethi­cal­ly sour­ced, eco-fri­end­ly fibres, mini­mi­sing was­te and ener­gy con­sump­ti­on. The­ir sus­ta­ina­bi­lity per­for­man­ce is cer­ti­fi­ed by 4Sustainability, which analyses and sup­ports deve­lop­ment in dif­fe­rent are­as (Che­mi­cals, Mate­ri­als, Tra­ce­abi­lity, People, Pla­net, Cycle). All of vincente’s pieces are ship­ped in upcy­cled car­d­bo­ard boxes from neig­h­bo­uring sto­res. Baby items are ship­ped in upcy­cled cho­co­la­te boxes from a neig­h­bo­ur’s swe­et shop!

Thro­ugh its visi­onary col­la­bo­ra­ti­ons with Räu­ber­sac­hen, vin­cen­te has embar­ked on an exci­ting jour­ney towar­ds cir­cu­la­rity, whe­re sus­ta­ina­bi­lity and min­d­ful con­sump­ti­on take cen­tre sta­ge. Recog­ni­sing the impor­tan­ce of redu­cing was­te and maxi­mi­sing the lifes­pan of the­ir exqu­isi­te knitwe­ar, vin­cen­te now offers the oppor­tu­nity to rent the­ir beauti­ful pieces.

By ren­ting the­se stun­ning gar­ments, each piece gets a chan­ce to be loved and appre­ci­ated by mul­ti­ple indi­vi­du­als, exten­ding its life and redu­cing its envi­ron­men­tal impact.

The seaso­nless desig­ns will keep the­ir appe­al for years to come, and the excel­lent craf­t­sman­ship and yarn quality ensu­re a very long life cycle. vin­cen­te also offers repa­irs, not just for the­ir own brand pieces but also for other wool­len items. In order to pro­mo­te lon­ge­vity, vin­cen­te offers repa­ir wor­k­shops for adul­ts, pro­vi­ding cus­to­mers with the tools to enjoy the­ir items for years to come. In addi­ti­on, all fabric scraps are col­lec­ted and repur­po­sed as pil­low stuf­fing.

vin­cen­te takes pri­de in its short and sus­ta­ina­ble sup­ply cha­in, craf­ting everyt­hing in-house at its Ber­lin Kre­uz­berg ate­li­er with Ita­li­an-manu­fac­tu­red and sour­ced yar­ns. This loca­li­sed pro­duc­ti­on appro­ach ensu­res excep­ti­onal quality and atten­ti­on to deta­il. By part­ne­ring with its Ita­li­an yarn sup­pli­er, vin­cen­te cele­bra­tes tra­di­ti­onal texti­le manu­fac­tu­ring and sup­ports fair labo­ur practices.

Zeg­na Baruf­fa uphol­ds the hig­hest ani­mal wel­fa­re stan­dar­ds in cre­ating the­ir yar­ns, with a firm com­mit­ment to res­pon­si­bly sour­cing wool, cash­me­re and silk. Emp­ha­si­sing the well-being of ani­mals, the­ir yar­ns are care­ful­ly craf­ted from mate­ri­als that meet pres­ti­gi­ous cer­ti­fi­ca­ti­ons such as Glo­bal Orga­nic Texti­le Stan­dard (GOTS) and Res­pon­si­ble Wool Stan­dard (RWS). The­se cer­ti­fi­ca­ti­ons guaran­tee that the fibres used in Zeg­na Baruf­fa’s yar­ns come from ethi­cal­ly tre­ated ani­mals and are pro­du­ced with utmost care for the envi­ron­ment. By adhe­ring to the­se strin­gent stan­dar­ds, Zeg­na Baruf­fa ensu­res that the­ir yar­ns not only exu­de luxury and quality but also embody a pro­fo­und res­pect for the wel­fa­re of ani­mals and the planet.

Time­less cla­ssics that can be passed down thro­ugh gene­ra­ti­ons are what Bir­git Tap­pe aims to cre­ate for her cus­to­mers. Her focus on meti­cu­lo­us craf­t­sman­ship, excep­ti­onal yar­ns and atten­ti­on to deta­il result in beauti­ful­ly desig­ned war­dro­be sta­ples for all ages. By offe­ring repa­irs and tra­ining adul­ts to repa­ir the­ir own pieces, she ensu­res that each piece is tre­asu­red and worn for decades.

vin­cen­te is tran­s­pa­rent abo­ut how and whe­re each piece is cre­ated, offe­ring deta­iled infor­ma­ti­on abo­ut indi­vi­du­al pieces in the­ir onli­ne sto­re, such as the­ir pac­ka­ging, zero-was­te design, and care deta­ils. Ide­al­ly, the sup­pli­er infor­ma­ti­on would also be publi­shed onli­ne. Enga­ge in a conver­sa­ti­on with Bir­git to find out more abo­ut the indi­vi­du­al pieces and her brand.