Seija Lukkala establishes Globe Hope Oy and first idea collection is presented at Vateva fair. Collection gets retailers from Finland and Japan.
B2B co-operation starts with Nokia. Companies own left over materials are forming into a possibility to become responsible business gifts.
Amnesty International awards Globe Hope as a designer of the year award.
Ministry of Culture of Finland awards Globe Hope with The Finland-award for Arts and Culture.Kulttuuriministeriö myöntää Globe Hopelle Taiteen ja Kulttuurin Suomi-palkinnon.
The first store is opened to Helsinki, Lasipalatsi. The store is decorated with recycled furniture from Nokia rubber boot factory's production facilities.
Globe Hope buys another business who reuses materials, Secco Finland. Secco manufactures products from hard recycled materials such as lp-recors, circuit boards of computers and car tyre rubbers. A lot of knowledge of materials is transferred to Globe Hope.
Half bigger store than Lasipalatsi is opened to historical Kiseleff-house in the Helsinki Senat's square. Kiseleff store is also decorated with recycled furniture. New store is more spacious and gallery-like. It enables to present collection's better and gives premises to hold events.
Globe Hope opens an exhibition of Globe Hope products and collections to Finnish Embassy in Washington. Exhibition is called Fabric Re:Defined
Globe Hope's products get the Design From Finland mark.
Globe Hope's unique weekend bag Wayne the Workman or as in Finnish Suodatin-bag, is awarded in international Promotional Gift Award 2013-competition. The winners are chosen from over 200 business gifts in a competition held in Köln, Germany. As a big and versatile bag, Wayne the workman is successful in premium class of branded products.
The Entrepreneur Women of Helsinki choose Seija Lukkala as the 2017 Woman Entrepreneur of Helsinki.
Globe Hope rebrands and concentrates in the future in responsible ecodesign, which is more exclusive. Globe Hope chapter two is the story of the future, where the abandoned and forgotten is made into lovable and the worthless into valuable. New new logo, archemists terra terrius depicts the change in values, where sustainable design is the norm.
Globe Hope’s product range extends to include natural cosmetics. The range has been developed by Mia Höytö and are suitable for natural beauty care. The Ecosert-products have been on the market already since 2012. Now the natural product range is under the Globe Hope brand and complement the ecological lifestyle selection.
The autumn collection named ‘Riite’ started with material in mind, combining timeless design and long life materials that have been given a new life as designer bags and accessories. The collection was designed by on materiaalilähtöinen konsepti, jossa yhdistyvät ajaton muotoilu ja kestävät materiaalit, jotka ovat saaneen uuden elämän design-laukkuna tai -asusteena. Uuden laukku- ja asustevalikoiman suunnittelusta ovat Anssi Ruokokoski and Miisa Asikainen, who have been associated with Globe Hope for a long time.
In the summer of 2018 it has been 15 years since Globe Hope was founded in Nummela Vihti. The fashion company has become known for its collections designed from upcycled textiles, managing to change the perception of designer products by creating the concept where excess and waste materials are given a new life.
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