LIFE Textiles® is an innovation in sustainable textiles. Launched in 2004, LIFE Textiles® was the first Australian textile collection to address the entire lifecycle, from raw material sourcing through to product recyclability.

Designed using Cradle to Cradle principles, LIFE Textiles® is:

• made from 100% EthEco® wool or low-pesticide eco wool, both sustainable, rapidly-renewable resources. EthEco® wool is sourced from non-mulesed sheep raised on holistically-managed farms, improving animal welfare, human health and environmental care;
• produced with low-impact chemicals such as biodegradable detergents and heavy-metal-free dyes from fibre to fabric. The LIFE Textiles® specification builds on best available practices from the EU Flower Eco Label and the US EPA;
• manufactured in Australia or New Zealand;
• Designed for Durability: LIFE Textiles® has met or exceeded the performance standards for Australia and New Zealand (CTA) and North America (ACT);
• low-VOC and beneficial to indoor air quality as wool absorbs and does not re-emit prevalent indoor air contaminants such as sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and formaldehyde; and
• biodegradable or recyclable through INSTYLE's REVIVE® recycling program.

INSTYLE's online traceability program FARM TO FABRIC® allows customers to trace their LIFE Textiles® throughout every stage of production, from the farm that grows the EthEco® wool with minimal environmental impact through to the finished fabric.

LIFE Textiles® is certified to the EU FLOWER ECOLABEL.

View the LIFE Textiles® collection