International Day for Climate

We are celebrating this Wednesday, December 8, 2021, the International Day for Climate and to participate in this event, we wish to share with you a fantastic upcycling project of ORCA hypalon neoprene fabrics that surely equip your semi-rigid boats.

First of all, what is Upcycling?

'Upcycling' in English or 'high recycling' in French, is a concept based on the reuse of objects with the aim of giving them a second life by improving and/or making them attractive.

Simply put, it's the art of making something beautiful out of something old.

This term was created in the 90s by interior architect Reiner Pilz.

We wish to honor a craftswoman who offers upcycled solutions with the old ORCA hypalon neoprene floaters of our semi-rigid boats but also from sails of old sailboats, life rafts, etc.

This initiative named Sailing Kala is led by Amalia, a young Belgian national (We know Belgium well too!) who has been living in Tenerife for a few years in her old 60s sailboat.

It was in 2018 that Amalia bought her first sewing machine. After several attempts, the first hypalon bag made from old semi-rigid floaters was born.

Following this first creation, a whole range of accessories (wallets, pouches, bags, cases, and even Backgammon) followed. Creative initiatives continue to develop.

All creations are handmade by herself (cleaning, preparation, creation, and sale on the web and in partner shops).

Today, the small business has a small workshop to work more comfortably and thus benefits from a larger storage area to recover available fabrics.

You can find all of Amalia's products directly on Etsy at the following address: https://www.etsy.com/es/shop/SailingKala

You can also find her on Instagram: Sailing Kala Instagram

Solid products in ORCA hypalon, recycled, original and unique, handmade, an original gift idea and a small boost for the planet.

We want to congratulate her on her work and her project of reusing fabrics from the nautical industry.

If you also know of a responsible project, don't hesitate to share it with us  😊