DOST-PTRI to partner with Redeyes Footwear Solutions and Fashion Purveyor for Sustainable Footwear
By: Reina Rose B. Realino
Technology Transfer, Information, and Promotion Staff
In celebration of the 2024 Philippine Tropical Fabrics Month and for the DOST-PTRI to further push towards their goal of establishing linkages and policies using local textiles, the institute signed a Memorandum of Agreement with both Redeyes Footwear Solutions and Fashion Purveyor, more popularly known as Roweliza Shoes and Bags Manufacturing, at the TELA Gallery on January 11, 2024. This leads PTRI to further explore the possibilities of sustainable footwear molded for Filipinos.
On one hand, Fashion Purveyor, along with the SAFATOS Program, aims to research and develop sustainable footwear using Philippine Tropical Fabrics made of cotton, banana, and bamboo sourced, woven, and processed by local makers.
Photos 1 and 2. Signing of Memorandum of Agreement between DOST-PTRI and Fashion Purveyor
On the other hand, the collaboration of the SAFATOS Program with Redeyes Footwear Solutions has the goal of developing custom-made orthotic footwear with shoe insoles utilizing Natural Textile Fiber-based fabrics.
Photo 3 and 4. Signing of Memorandum of Agreement between DOST-PTRI and Redeyes Footwear Solutions
The partnership of DOST-PTRI with both Fashion Purveyor and Redeyes Footwear Solutions helps move the local footwear industry toward a more sustainable and globally competitive approach.
Photo 5. DOST-PTRI, Redeyes Footwear Solutions and Fashion Purveyor
