BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®

BLUE CAST Ep 409 - SÄNTIS TEXTILES - RCO100 This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Annabelle Hutter Managing Director, Säntis Textiles. SÄNTIS TEXTILES Built on generations of Swiss textile expertise. SÄNTIS TEXTILES a Swiss, family-owned and run textile sourcing and supply company headquartered in Singapore. Since 2005, they have specialise in material, fiber, yarn, fabric and technol...

BLUE CAST - Ep 407 - HumAIn, Soorty’s AI-generated Collection This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Eda Dikmen Marketing and Communications Manager from Soorty Enterprises.   Eda Dikmen is a dedicated & multilingual communications expert passionate about environmental and social sustainability. Business oriented team leader with extensive knowledge of consumer behavior and an abil...

BLUE CAST Ep 408 - ZERO COTTON with Advance Denim & Officina +39  This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Advance Denims Michael Lam  & Officina +39s Andrea Venier  about the TENCEL™ ZERO COTTON collection.  Michael Lam Director of Advance Denim Limited Michael has over 20 years experience in the denim industry. As the Director of AdvanceDenim, He is responsible to connect the d...

BLUE CAST - Ep 406 - The Laundry Revolution - Tonello at ITMA 2023 This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Alice Tonello Marketing and R&D Director about the Excitement of returning to ITMA show in Milan,  For Tonello, success has been a lot about improving production processes, leaving a smaller environmental footprint and doing all things with passion. Tuncay Kilickan - Highly res...

BLUE CAST Ep405 - The Magical Mr Tring This BLUE CAST Episode, Dennis Hui talks with denim veteran David Tring Dennis Hui Global Business Development Manager, Denim Lenzing Fibers (HK) Limited David Tring David has built up an extensive knowledge of the Global denim, fashion and retail industry leading Design, Merchandising and Buying teams in Europe and Asia with VF, C&A, H&M and Kontoor...

BLUE CAST - Ep 404 - Insightful chat with Jonas about denim and beyond This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Jonas Clason - Creative director and co-founder of Jeanerica.  Jonas Clason - Creative director and co-founder of Jeanerica. Co-founder of Scandinavian premium leather shoe and bag brand ATP Atelier and fashion brand Whyred.  Previous Head of Denim and other project at Acne Stu...

This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Halit Gumuser Managing Director – Member of The Board at Kipas Denims as they discuss Turkey–Syria Earthquake    Halit Gumuser Managing Director – Member of The Board at Kipas Denim for over 20 years. Denim Industry leader.    Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 17 years. Tuncay m...

BLUE CAST - Ep 402 - Zero Cotton with Jason Denham This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Jason Denham.   British born Jason Denham relocated to Amsterdam in his 1st denim role while at Pepe jeans around 1996 and then 1998 established his own denim agency, Clinic+, which he consulted for brands including LVMH, Kenzo, Levi's and Ben Sherman.  Four years later he founded the Blue Bl...

BLUE CAST - Ep 401 - BLUE CAST - Ep 401 - Mechanically Recycled TENCEL™ with Artistic Milliners This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Baber Sultan from Artistic Milliners as they discuss Mechanically Recycled TENCEL™      Baber Sultan - Director of Product and Research at Artistic Milliners. Hands-on and thorough knowledge of fibers, yarns, dyeing, weaving & finishing. Garments al...

This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Industry Pioneer Nicolas Prophte They catch up on highlights from Nicolas Prophte career - and talk about where the denim Industry is heading in 2023 and beyond -    Nicolas Prophte, As head of PVH’s denim center, drives innovation across the fashion house’s brands, including Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein. In March 2022, under Prophte’s oversigh...

BLUE CAST - Ep 305 - Continued Journey - Nov 5th 2022  This BLUE CAST Episode, MOHSIN SAJID Consultant for LENZING talks with Tuncay Kilickan, who has recently joined the LENZING Denim team.  They catch up on highlights from both Kingpins Show and Denim PV show and talk about the future of all things TENCEL™ and future of CARVED IN BLUE®   Mohsin Sajid is a highly accomplished denim specialist, de...

Oct 5 - Episode 1 Brittany Dickinson from Goodwill (USA) Doing Good Kicking off the Circularity Solutionist podcast series by Blue Cast X Fashion Impact Fund, we are featuring Brittany Dickinson, Manager of Sustainability, Goodwill.  As a sustainability strategist, designer, writer, and educator whose career spans nearly 15 years in the fashion industry, Brittany is currently the Manager of Sustai...

Oct 12 - Episode 2 Constanza Gomez from Sortile (USA) Sorting through Circularity This week in the Circularity Solutionist series by Blue Cast X Fashion Impact Fund, is the Co-Founder and CEO of @Sortile, Constanza Gomez.  Coming from the financial industry, Constanza now leads this company which has developed a technological solution for the sorting of textile waste that is able to accurately ide...

Oct 19 - Episode 3 Estefanía Angel Villanueva from Banqu (Colombia) Putting People First. The Circularity Solutionist series by Blue Cast X Fashion Impact presents, Estefania Angle Villanueva, Account Manager at BanQu, the first-ever non-crypto blockchain-based Supply Chain and Economic Passport platform, solving the toughest global problems - extreme poverty. Because circularity can only happen i...

Oct 26 - Episode 4 Nin Castle from Reverse Resources (UK) Resourceful &  Rational Presenting Circularity Solutionist series by Blue Cast X Fashion Impact Fund, featuring Nin Castle, Co-Founder, Lead of Recycling and Chief Project Officer of Reverse Resources.  Reverse Resources, builds networks for textile waste to find the best recycling opportunities and build circularity for fashion. Listen...

BLUE CAST Ep213 - Progressing Prosperity Denim This BLUE CAST Episode, Dennis Hui talks with Stafford Lau Director of Prosperity Textile (H.K) Ltd and Stella Blu Limited Dennis Hui Global Business Development Manager, Denim Lenzing Fibers (HK) Limited Stafford Lau is the Director and Co-founder of Prosperity Textile (H.K.) and Stella Blu Limited.   His family began the textiles business 50 years a...

BLUE CAST Ep212 - Leading the eco lifestyle  This BLUE CAST Episode, Tricia Carey talks with Marci Zaroff, Founder/CEO of ECOfashion Corp Marci Zaroff coined the term “ECOfashion” in 1995 and is an internationally recognized ECOlifestyle expert, educator, innovator, author and serial ecopreneur. Founder/CEO of ECOfashion Corp—a “Greenhouse of Brands”—including B2B turnkey sustainable fashion manuf...

BLUE CAST Ep211 - Laundry is in his Genes This BLUE CAST Episode, Michael Kininmonth talks with Enrique Silla, Jeanologia co-founder    Enrique Silla In the 25 years since he co-founded Valencia, Spain’s Jeanologia with his uncle, José Vidal, Enrique Silla has worked tirelessly to bring technology into the denim industry for the sake of a finished product that doesn’t wreak quite so much havoc on...

BLUE CAST Ep210 - Decades in the Making This BLUE CAST Episode, Tricia Carey talks with Aamir Akhtar CEO, Lifestyle Fabrics - Denim at ARVIND LTD Aamir Akhtar a professional with over three decades of experience across sectors like, Oil Industry, fast moving Consumer Goods ( FMCG), textiles and Apparels and Advanced Materials. Aamir's been with Arvind since 2002. A Master in Business Administ...

BLUE CAST Ep209 - Back to Blue This BLUE CAST Episode, Tricia Carey talks with Mohsin Sajid, founder of ENDRIME. They catch up on highlights from both Kingpins Show in April 2022 and Amsterdam Denim Days Festival, held straight after.    Mohsin Sajid is a highly accomplished denim specialist, denim historian an educator. With more than 20 year’s experience working with a number world’s leading int...

BLUE CAST - 208 - Advanced Futures in Sustainable Denim  This BLUE CAST Episode, Dennis Hui talks with Michael Lam Director of Advance Denim Limited Dennis Hui Global Business Development Manager, Denim Lenzing Fibers (HK) Limited Michael Lam Director of Advance Denim Limited Michael has over 20 years experience in the denim industry. As the Director of AdvanceDenim, He is responsible to connect t...

SOLUTIONIST - Blue Cast X Fashion Impact Fund Series Ep  203  - Miko Underwood  Miko Underwood is the Founder / Designer of OAK & ACORN ~ Only for the Rebelles, the first sustainable brand in Harlem, NY.  A denim expert and innovator, with nearly twenty years of wash, product and brand development, Miko has become a leading voice in the sustainable denim space. She is committed to propelling t...

SOLUTIONIST - Blue Cast X Fashion Impact Fund Series Ep  204  - Sarah Bellos Sarah Bellos is the Founder and CEO of Stony Creek Colors, the world's only certified 100% plant-based indigo dye manufacturer. A graduate of the Cornell University Agriculture School with a degree in Natural Resources Management, Sarah has 15+ years of leadership experience, having previously managed a textile dye h...

SOLUTIONIST - Blue Cast X Fashion Impact Fund Series Ep  205  - Lea d'Auriol Lea d’Auriol is the Founder and Executive Director of Oceanic Global (OG), an international ocean conservation non-profit that consults on sustainable operations, creates educational experiences and engages local communities to generate measurable impact for the ocean and our collective wellbeing. Since founding OG i...

SOLUTIONIST - Blue Cast X Fashion Impact Fund Series Ep  206  - Sarah Ahmed Sarah Ahmed (Forbes "30 Under 30" alum) is the CEO and Founder of Warp + Weft and the Chief Creative Officer of DL1961.  Ahmed has leveraged her family background in denim manufacturing to create two denim brands that are dedicated to functional high-tech sustainable fashion.    @dl1961denim   @warpweftworld - -...