We are a small, local, independent & sustainable company. We only exist because of you, our fans, our community, our komrads. That’s why, during these scary times for all of us, we want to give something BACK to you. With every purchase of our APL-collection (sneakers made out of apple leather, € 139), you receive […]
Tijmen Sissing, a Dutchman from Trashpackers, loves to inspire people by passing on the message: “there’s no such thing as waste”. He united a community of backpackers & locals from all over the world. Together they try to collect 100.000 bin bags every year. We were utterly pleased to hear that Tijmen is fond of […]
The Komrads APL sneaker is made out of apple leather and colored with biological paint. But what’s the best way to clean apple leather shoes?
Since 2015 we are producing sustainable sneaker at Komrads. But the more we became aware of the production process the more questions we had about the Fashion industry. So, we started wondering: how polluting is the fashion industry, What about the Rana Plaza disaster and the numerous sweatshops. And what about all these youngsters going on strike […]
Sinds 2015 maken we bij Komrads reeds duurzame sneakers. Hoe meer we te weten kwamen over over productieprocessen in de fashion-industrie, hoe meer het bij ons begon te knagen. Hoe vervuilend is de sector waarin we werken eigenlijk? Hoe plaatsten we de Raina Plaza-ramp en de nog steeds ontelbare sweatshops? En wat met alle jongeren die vandaag zo moedig […]