Keyword: Heike Hess

Hemp: The universally applicable natural fiber

Report on the fiber training in the POLOLO ShowRoom, Part 4 At the end of our fiber training, the natural fiber hemp and a few short explanations on the topic of “Green Button” were on the agenda. The first hemp materials are said to have existed in Asia a good 12.000 years ago, said guest speaker Heike Hess, branch manager of the Association of the International Natural Textile Industry (IVN). Hemp ban phase led to… continue reading

Wool: The “air conditioning system” among natural fibers

Report on the fiber training in the POLOLO ShowRoom, Part 3 Wool made from animal hair is considered the oldest fiber used by humans - the fur of farm animals was used as early as the Stone Age, explained guest speaker Heike Hess, branch manager of the Association of the International Natural Textile Industry (IVN), in third part of the fiber training in the POLOLO ShowRoom. The previous two articles focused on… continue reading

Organic cotton specialist dealer training with Heike Hess (IVN)

POLOLO also uses the “white gold”: Report from the POLOLO specialist dealer lecture evening on September 10th in Berlin Once again we had an interesting lecture evening for specialist retailers in our Berlin POLOLO ShowRoom in September 2019. Some participants traveled extra long distances to listen to the statements by POLOLO managing director Franziska Kuntze and guest speaker Heike Hess, branch manager of the Association of International... continue reading

IVN: Sustainable textiles and leather

POLOLO in an interview with Heike Hess, head of the office of the International Association of the Natural Textile Industry eV The International Association of the Natural Textile Industry eV (IVN) is committed to sustainability, respect and responsibility towards the environment. This attitude should be implemented at all stages of production and sales and made known to as many people as possible. POLOLO conducted an interview… continue reading