SEM2 W5 Literature review about the competitor
According to the website of ReValorem (2020), it offers the solution for the reuse, recovery and recycling of unsold items and raw materials for the Luxury Goods Industry which solves the same problem with this project. Their services are carried out entirely in France (for European stocks), in the United States (for American stocks) and in Singapore (for South-East Asian stocks), with social rehabilitation workshops, for the manual dismantling of items and finding innovative outlets, if necessary.
The R collective (n.d.) also offers the service of rescuing, reusing, and recycling fashion’s waste to create responsible circular products and recycling solutions for global businesses. They create various small leather goods, including wallets, cross-body bags and pouches, using luxury rescued leather and a range of embossing and printing with expert leather suppliers.
According to Yellow-octopus.com (2024), they enables 100% of fashion and beauty waste to be recovered and transformed into new, high-quality interior design products, store fittings, home décor and more. They do not sort and dismantle the unsold inventory. They directly granulate IP-protected products, mix with their eco-friendly binding, and set in a mould. Turn them into a new product.
Below are several indirect competitor:
- The Renewal Workshop
- Specialty: Recommerce and circular economy services.
- What They Do: Help luxury and fashion brands recover unsold inventory by cleaning, repairing, and reselling products.
- Clients: Has worked with brands like Eileen Fisher and Stella McCartney.
https://www.bleckmann.com/solutions/circular-solutions/the-renewal-workshop
- Re-Verso™
- Specialty: Circular textile platform.
- What They Do: Offers closed-loop solutions for 100% wool and cashmere waste, especially relevant to luxury apparel and accessories.
- Clients: Collaborates with brands like Gucci and Stella McCartney.
https://www.re-verso.com/en/about-us/
- SuperCircle
- Specialty: Textile waste-to-resource logistics platform.
- What They Do: Collects post-consumer and unsold clothing and routes them for mechanical or chemical recycling.
- Clients: Has partnered with luxury-adjacent companies including Reformation.
https://www.supercircle.world/
What would happen if you thought about these apps not as competitors to your apps but as parts of a ecosystem to support circular production/design? Would you create app to complement/use their work?