SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean court has ruled that redesigning luxury products without permission constitutes trademark infringement, dealing a blow to the growing fashion upcycling industry. The Patent Court of Korea upheld a lower court’s decision against a craftsman who reconstructed Louis Vuitton bags into new designs, ordering him to pay 15 [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Asiana Airlines announced on July 16 that it will launch a line of bags and pouches made from recycled uniforms, embracing the concept of upcycling. The South Korean carrier has partnered with 119REO, a fashion brand known for upcycling firefighters’ protective gear, to create these innovative products. The collaboration aims [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) –Kakao’s impact commerce platform Kakao Makers has partnered with food giant CJ CheilJedang to launch an upcycling initiative that will transform discarded containers from the company’s popular instant rice products into new merchandise. Timed to coincide with Earth Day on April 22, the “Instant Rice Container Reborn Project” seeks to [...]
BUSAN, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – New technology that uses coal ash from power plants to construct structures in the ocean is set to be actively promoted in South Korea. Currently, some of the waste materials from burning coal to produce electricity are stored or buried because they are hard to recycle. One of these structures, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The city-affiliated Seoul Facilities Corp. announced that it has set up benches made from upcycled plastic and masks along the Cheonggye Stream walkway in downtown Seoul. The corporation signed an agreement with Lotte Chemical Corp. and Lowlit Collective to create two kinds of upcycled benches. One type of bench [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Fashion products made by a South Korean upcycling brand made appearances at a joint fashion show hosted by Tranoi, the official trade fair of Paris Fashion Week, at the Brongniart Palace in Paris last Saturday. ul:kin introduced a bag made with safety nets and other construction materials used in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean fashion company Kolon Industries FnC said Wednesday it will release three types of bags created by upcycling K-pop superband BTS’ stage clothes. Created in collaboration with Hybe, the management agency of the septet, the bags are crafted from uncolored industrial airbag materials as well as pieces of [...]
BUSAN, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Air Busan Co., a budget carrier unit of Asiana Airlines Inc., is joining hands with local upcycling fashion brand Over Lab to come up with new products made from upcycled materials. The company said Thursday it will begin selling slippers and travel pouches made from seat covers and paragliders [...]
BUSAN, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Bicycle racing operator Busan Spo1 Corp. said Monday it will host the “Upcycle Art Play” exhibition at the play lounge of the Spo1 cycling stadium in the southern port city of Busan from Wednesday to June 30. This exhibition will showcase a variety of artworks created by its employees [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Retailers are going beyond recycling to introduce upcycled products, so as to go beyond reusing old products to turn them into value-added merchandise. Hyundai Department Store Co. used old banners displayed on the outer walls of the store for advertisement and promotion to make upcycled bags, which are available [...]