Tajikistan: an adventure on two wheels.

CAMCO in Tajikistan

With this blog article we take you to an exotic place, in the most continental Asia: Tajikistan. The protagonists of this story are Fabio and Mirco, two friends – and friends of CAMCO – who in September flew from Milan Malpensa to Istanbul and, after a stopover of about 3 hours, left again for Dushanbe, […]

Trust the label, or the website?

Camco Label

Almost every page of the website tells how precious are the only two fibers that make up the fabric of CAMCO products … but then on the label we read that the composition is half simply “wool” and half “lyocell” . What’s behind it? … and above all: what is “inside” it, in CAMCO products? […]

Water consumption in our closet

Hydrangea

The prolonged period of drought we are experiencing in Lombardy reminds us of some considerations that have determined the choice of the materials we use. Here in Como, our lake has reached the level below which navigation enters a crisis, the solidity of walls and docks is at risk and even flora and fauna find […]

Can the design of a T-shirt contribute to the sustainability of our wardrobe?

Sustainable Design

“You don’t need more space, you need less stuff”. This sentence by Joshua Becker, American philanthropist and writer with a literary production focused on minimalism and intentional living, opens the discourse to a series of considerations (.. and yes, we also come to the point raised in the title!). The question I ask you is: […]

The choice is yours!

Synthetic or Nature based fibers

In a world where we are bombarded with information, even if only visual and lasting a few seconds, we rarely take an active role in the face of the multitude of content available on the web. We do not take a few minutes to inform ourselves properly even when we have to spend money, in […]

Synthetic clothing and microplastics pollution in the Oceans

Ocean

The washing process of synthetic clothes is the main source of primary microplastic pollution in the Oceans. A 3-year-old study(1) underlines how the washing process of synthetic clothes releases 124 to 308 mg for Kg of washed textiles products, depending on the type of garments. These values correspond to a number of microfibers in the […]

Mulesing and mulesing-free wool

Sheep

In this section dedicated to the in-depth analysis of issues dear to CAMCO, we begin with a raw argument, which we will try not to bury in too much detail. While perhaps not the best of beginnings, because we are always concentrating on an active and peaceful life in nature, the reality of the matter […]