Surplus product

Designers' abilities to re-imagine and re-design a wide range of surplus and redundant products and materials has led to a growing number of creative projects and unusual collaborations in the textile & clothing industry.

Based on his previous fashion collections using re-appropriated military fabrics, Swiss brand Victorinox commissioned UK designer Christopher Raeburn to create the 8-item REMADE IN SWITZERLAND capsule collection, which utilised existing local military surplus garments and blankets to produce the highly unique, hand-numbered, limited edition pieces.

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