Nicholas Kirkwood said his passion for finding “viable, planet-positive solutions for the intensely un-planet-positive footwear industry” led him to shut the brand, and to move on. His final collection was for fall 2022.
In an interview on Friday, Kirkwood said he was keen to start afresh and apply his newfound knowledge and experience to his new venture.
Kirkwood said that, going forward, he’ll be speaking to a whole new audience and inspiring others “to move this industry into the 21st century.” “[Designers] are perpetuated to [create and produce], we just need more, new and everything. And ultimately, with the speed of that development, you can’t refine the product enough to be to be able to solve many of these issues,” he said.
“It’s a pipe dream, but there’s a very strong chance the technology will go there. A lot of it is there already,” said the designer, who was hoping to ply cactus, bamboo, or apple-core waste into leathers that could match the quality and aesthetics of calfskin.in 2021, he launched the Beya Second Life Project, which saw customers trade in their pointy-toe Beyas styles — no matter how old they were — online, and receive credit against their next purchase.
At the other end of the spectrum, old, worn-out shoes are difficult to recycle as they are made up multiple components, many of which are plastic. That’s why they tend to end up in landfills.
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