If your jumper drawer is anything like mine it will be crammed full of unwearable sweaters, some have shrunk in the wash others are a bit baggy and many just don’t go with anything else. So perhaps making your own version of this luxurious ‘sweater blanket’ could be the answer. This isn’t just a great way to recycling old jumpers, Opos who designed and manufacture this blanket are also making a statement about waste in the garment industry. Each of the high quality cashmere and cashmere mix garments used to make this blanket are factory rejects. These jumpers once destined for the tip are given a new life, as Opos state on their website: Opos also have a great range of vegetable tanned leather goods inspired by packaging design. The vegetable tanned leather is completely biodegradable and has significantly lower environmental impact that the chrome tanning – the more commonly used process. Via Designboom’s Milan 2008 preview.
