The recently launched Mono[PA6] Backpack is the first circular FREITAG bag. It is made from a single material and can be recycled as a whole at the end of its life and turned into new items. To illustrate the project's complexity, the backpack's development process, and the tested recycling concept, the short movie «The road to a circular backpack» was created. In around four minutes, it tells the entire story of the latest innovation, from the idea and material development to the involvement of our customers. Sounds good? Check out the whole movie here: https://lnkd.in/dwZHyn25 #frtg #MonoPA6 #monomaterial #circularbackpack #circulareconomy
FREITAG
Einzelhandel: Bekleidung und Mode
We believe in the next life of things. That's why we think and act in cycles. And cycle.
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DIE FREITAG STORY 1993 suchten die beiden Grafikdesigner Markus und Daniel Freitag nach einer funktionellen, wasserabweisenden und robusten Tasche für ihre Entwürfe. Inspiriert vom bunten Schwerverkehr, der täglich an ihrer Wohnung vorbei über die Zürcher Transitachse brummte, entwickelten sie einen Messenger Bag aus gebrauchten LKW-Planen, ausrangierten Fahrradschläuchen und Autogurten. So entstanden im Wohnzimmer der WG die ersten FREITAG Taschen – jede rezykliert, jede ein Unikat. Unbeabsichtigt lösten die Brüder damit eine neue Welle in der Taschenwelt aus, die von Zürich aus über die europäischen Städte bis nach Asien schwappte und FREITAG zum inoffiziellen Ausrüster aller urbanen, velofahrenden IndividualistInnen machte. Das FREITAG Hauptquartier befindet sich seit 2011 in Zürich Oerlikon im Gewerbehaus Noerd. Hier werden die LKW-Planen zerlegt, gewaschen und zugeschnitten. FREITAG gehört immer noch den Freitag Brüdern, und als Creative Directors erdenken und begleiten sie jedes neue Modell bis zur Produktionsreife. 2014 haben sie sich mit F-ABRIC ein neues Rohmaterial geschenkt: Von Grund auf selbstentwickelte Textilien aus Bastfasern, im Umkreis von 2500 Kilometern mit minimalem Ressourceneinsatz produziert, strapazierfähig und vollständig biologisch abbaubar. Damit wird F-ABRIC der FREITAG Philosophie mehr als gerecht: We think and act in cycles.
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https://www.freitag.ch
Externer Link zu FREITAG
- Branche
- Einzelhandel: Bekleidung und Mode
- Größe
- 51–200 Beschäftigte
- Art
- Privatunternehmen
- Gegründet
- 1993
- Spezialgebiete
- LKW-Planen, Recycling, Kreislaufwirtschaft und Holacracy
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Primär
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Zurich, CH
Beschäftigte von FREITAG
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Vera Freitag
Experienced producer and project manager for video, events, and broadcast productions, corporate communications specialist, creative, agile and…
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Daniel Freitag
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Karen Freitag
Global Senior Executive | Award WinningTransformational Leader | Expert in Growing Revenue & Strategic Partnerships for Industry Giants
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Nora Kato
🌍 Co-Company Leader at FREITAG 🌱 Sidepreneur 👨👩👧👧 Mom of 2
Updates
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The Zurich Design Weeks are around the corner, and FREITAG is teaming up with Aroma on Friday morning, September 13th. Curious about what goes on inside a bag manufacturer or a design agency? At NOERD, a building for creative industries, the bag manufacturer FREITAG and the design agency Aroma will open their factories and workspaces for an exclusive look. After the guided tours, you will end up in the Aroma studio, where you'll gain deeper insights into the work of both companies through two presentations: Anna Blattert, Circular Technologist, will explain how FREITAG acts and thinks in cycles, and Roger Staempfli, Executive Creative Director and Partner at Aroma, will give the inspirational talk «Vitamin Kreativ». → The number of spots is limited. Register here: https://lnkd.in/ensrXiYB Additionally, Tsüri.ch is hosting the «Pitch Night: Circular Economy» on September 18th at the FREITAG factory. Seven speakers will share their perspectives in seven minutes on how politics, NGOs, research, and the private sector can contribute to making Zurich and Switzerland more circular. → The event is free of charge, but registration is required here. https://lnkd.in/eENBcneJ
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The aim of FREITAG is to close cycles, and the latest circular tarp milestone brings the company closer to that goal. Together with partners, FREITAG is developing a circular truck tarpaulin that can be fully recycled after its second life as a FREITAG bag. To test the material innovation, a first truck fleet from Planzer has been equipped with these pioneering tarps, kicking off real-world endurance tests. This achievement results from a collective effort with industry experts such as the manufacturing company Bieri Tenta AG, the material specialist Covestro, and the technical textile producers Heytex Group and Rivertex Technical Fabrics. Since its start in 2020, the project has advanced from material prototypes to practical testing in the field. The insights gained will refine everything from material performance on the road to production processes like washing, cutting, and sewing, all in alignment with our circular vision. Sounds interesting? Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e-phChjd
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Along with our newly launched website, we’ve rolled out brand-new product movies! They exist as digital manuals for our products and focus on telling the product story in a clean and simple way. This one is featuring our F11 LASSIE. Select your one-off and learn more about this product: https://lnkd.in/diKr9TqW
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Every single FREITAG product from the last decade originated from the same place, the factory. Looking at a FREITAG bag, there might be some things that seem peculiar, yet somehow well thought out. Like a special type of stitching or an interestingly placed zipper. Well, every single stitch, cut, fold, and pocket has a reason it exists where it does. But to understand a product, it's essential to understand the place it came from. To get to know the bag that has been carrying various belongings through life. Drop by for an individual tour on the first wednesday of the month. More info here: https://lnkd.in/dHqbh5-E
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Hello little one: Introducing the F250 SONNY, the small sibling of the iconic F52 MIAMI VICE. This compact shopper was developed by our design team through an intuitive design session and is inspired by a small-sized supermarket paper bag. Now reinterpreted with used truck tarps, this small yet mighty bag is for creative minds and individualists. Whether heading to work, exploring the city, or enjoying a leisurely day out, the F250 SONNY is the perfect companion – spacious enough for essentials yet compact enough for effortless style. Get the full picture here: https://lnkd.in/eBPU3agG #frtg #F250 #SONNY #design #bag #upcycling
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The F-ederation is a benefit program provided by FREITAG, offering members not just extra love but also access to unique products, special services, and delightful surprises. Registered members enjoy a third year of free repair services. They also get access to exclusive products like the newly reinterpreted F306-O HAZZARD. Want to join the F-ederation? Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/dKE7v-fP #frtg #benefitprogram #extralove
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A fresh look – FREITAG is pleased to share that freitag.ch has a new design. The modular, minimalist web design is a digital showcase for all unique products. Now, anyone can explore products, services, and interesting facts in one place. This approach opens up virtually endless ways of immersing yourself in the FREITAG world. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/duw7dYbV #frtg #newwebsite #webdesign #newlook
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The holistic design team of FREITAG has further developed the design idiom and created different everyday and all-night products that are built with an eye to the future and are as long-lived as you would expect from a bikeable FREITAG bag. The bags F670 WARREN, F680 ANDERSON, F690 COSTON and F655 DIXON are crafted from recycled PET bottles, discarded truck tarps, and reflectors. Designed for durability and ease of repair, they are named after some of world history’s most distinguished female engineers. These products are perfect for urban commuters and combine innovative materials with a sleek, functional design. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/dghPYC2x #frtg #reflectedbags #recycled #reflected #reconstructed
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Happy to introduce a new addition to the FREITAG Yourself Stations: the medium-sized tote F742 JULIEN SY. The bag is now available for customization, including an additional pouch. The specialist in-store will then directly handle the finishing stitches and touches as they sew the bag parts together. The small shopper F740 SONNY SY and classic F741 MIAMI VICE SY, both with inner pouches, remain available. Visit one of the Yourself Stations in Munich, Shanghai, Bangkok Silom, Kyoto, or Zurich Grüngasse to personalize a bag. If that's too far, enjoy the convenience of customizing a semi-finished product via video call at the latter three locations. This way to read more:https://lnkd.in/eA9qHGck #frtg #customization #service #yourchoice