clothing made of wood
If only the most comfortable is good enough, then rely on clothing made of wood. Whether for everyday life in the office, a cozy afternoon in the garden restaurant or a relaxing evening in front of the TV at home: the LEGNA collection is hard to beat in terms of comfort and functionality.
"With this line, we are deliberately on the wrong track. Clothing made of wood combines the feel and look of silk and breathability like merino wool. Elegant, sustainable everyday companions for him and her."
From wood to textile
The wood is cut into small chips and mixed with an organic solvent to extract the cellulose. This solvent is non-toxic and can be used over and over again. After this step you now have a gelatinous mass that is pressed through spinning glands so that you get fine fibers. These are then processed into a yarn, which is then woven or knitted into our fabrics.
Sustainably optimised
The wood used comes from certified sustainable forestry and the fibers are made in Austria. Wood fibers are more resource-efficient than, for example, conventional cotton:
70% less space required for cultivation 20 times less water consumption
Very high dyeing efficiency: Requires half the amount of dye and energy consumption to achieve the same shade
Very low bleaching requirements
Drastic lower CO2 emissions for raw material production (>90% less CO2/kg fabric)
Completely organic
Design and development in Switzerland, production in the nearer Europe. All of our wood fiber garments are created for maximum comfort and the circular economy. Due to their purely organic nature, they are fully recyclable and biodegradable.
Cuddly soft
Wood-based fibers offer exceptional comfort because they are particularly fine and silky soft. The fabric made of wood fibers optimally absorbs moisture and releases it again, for an incomparable temperature balance and an antibacterial effect. Support of the body's own cooling effect and clothing stays fresh for longer.
Unparalleled comfort
Silky soft feel for maximum comfort. Clothing made of wood is more breathable than cotton, less odor-sensitive than synthetics and temperature-regulating like wool. The body's own cooling effect is supported and clothing stays fresh for longer.
Traceable
LEGNA products made from wood-based fibers (TENCEL™ Lyocell) are made from wood from South Africa and Europe. The sustainably managed wood and the FSC-certified pulp are processed into fibers in Lenzing, Austria, in a closed-loop process. For our jersey fabrics, the fibers are then transported to Portugal, north of Porto. Here, a jersey fabric is knitted and then dyed and finished. From spinning to knitting to dyeing and finishing, everything is done under one roof and our fabric development partner is only 100km from our sewing workshop in São Tomé.
For the knitwear, the fibers are spun into yarns with merino wool in Austria and then knitted in Lithuania.
Our LEGNA products
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MONO MATERIAL
100%
wood fibers
From the fabric to the washing label, the LEGNA T-shirts consist exclusively of sustainable wood fibers.
The world's first certified plastic-free t-shirt (flustix.com)
T-Shirts LEGNA
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Wood & Merino Wool
It all starts with the fiber, because it is the elementary building block
the fashion. By using a mixture of complete
create traceable merino wool and wood-based fibers
we offer a collection of knit sweaters and accessories with a
transparent and sustainable origin.
The best of both worlds
Two worlds collide to create a dream yarn: the combination of the finest merino wool and innovative wood fibers.
Merino wool
Merino wool has many natural advantages: it is soft,
breathable, biodegradable, renewable, wrinkle-resistant, water-repellent, odor-resistant and elastic. It can also be processed into extremely elegant products. Despite all these advantages, we have always left out merino wool for ecological reasons and due to the often lacking transparency. But we realized that we shouldn't turn our backs on the problem, but rather actively become part of the solution to make the use of high-quality merino wool more sustainable and transparent.
For us, this means that we only work with traceable merino wool in order to live up to our ambition to make the supply chain transparent and, above all, to know our own value chain better. In this way we can guarantee that the sheep are kept in an animal-friendly and mulesing-free manner. In addition, the wool is treated chlorine-free using an innovative processing method. This not only preserves the natural properties of the wool, but also makes it washable and suitable for tumble drying.
wood fibers
The regenerated wood-based cellulose fiber used here has almost identical properties to cotton, but with a significantly lower environmental impact. Fiber production requires around 5 times less acreage and up to 80% less water than is normally the case with cotton. The production takes place without the use of pesticides or insecticides. The non-toxic solvents used can be used again and again in the production process in a closed circuit. The natural properties such as pleasant breathability, low odor development and skin-friendliness are additional advantages of this wood-based fiber.
LEGNA MERINO
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