Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Author "Klepp, Ingun Grimstad"

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    • Market for wool sleepwear and beddring 

      Klepp, Ingun Grimstad; Tobiasson, Tone Skårdal; Laitala, Kirsi (Notat;4-2015, Research report, 2015)
      The aim of this report is to give an overview of woolen sleepwear and bedding products that are available on the market. The analysis is made in three countries: Norway, Sweden and the UK. The work has been conducted by ...

    • Materialised Ideals: Sizes and Beauty 

      Laitala, Kirsi Maria; Klepp, Ingun Grimstad; Hauge, Benedicte (Culture Unbound;Volume 3, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Today’s clothing industry is based on a system where clothes are made in readyto-wear sizes and meant to fit most people. Studies have pointed out that consumers are discontent with the use of these systems: size designations ...

    • Microfibres from apparel and home textiles: Prospects for including microplastics in environmental sustainability assessment 

      Henry, Beverley; Laitala, Kirsi; Klepp, Ingun Grimstad (Science of the Total Environment;Volume 652, 20 February 2019, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-12)
      Textiles release fibres to the environment during production, use, and at end-of-life disposal. Approximately two-thirds of all textile items are now synthetic, dominated by petroleum-based organic polymers such as polyester, ...

    • Microplastic pollution from textiles: A literature review 

      Henry, Beverley; Laitala, Kirsi; Klepp, Ingun Grimstad (Project report No 1-2018, Report, 2018)
      The objective of this report is to give an overview of the current state of knowledge concerning microplastic pollution. We focus on microplastic fibres (microfibres) from textiles. The review is a part of a larger work ...

    • Miljøbelastninger fra norsk fritidsforbruk 

      Klepp, Ingun Grimstad; Aall, Carlo; Hille, John (VF-rapport nr. 1-2007, Report, 2007)
      For første gang er det internasjonalt gjort en identifisering av og sammenstilling av det samlede nasjonale fritidsforbruket. Omfanget av fritidsforbruk er målt i form av antall ”hendelser”, forbruk av tid og forbruk ...

    • Motivations for and against second-hand clothing acquisition 

      Laitala, Kirsi; Klepp, Ingun Grimstad (Clothing Cultures;Volume 5, Number 2, 1 June 2018, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-01)
      One of the possibilities consumers have for more sustainable clothing acquisition is to select pre-owned products. This article explores consumers’ motivations for clothing reuse: why they choose or do not choose to acquire ...

    • Naturgarvet skinn i et miljøperspektiv 

      Klepp, Ingun Grimstad; Haugrønning, Vilde (Rapport;5-2021, Report, 2021)
      Rapporten tar utgangspunkt i naturgarveriet Jutulskinn (nå ULU) og deres utvikling av en ny kolleksjon i form av friluftslivsklær i skinn og pels. Rapporten er en leveranse i et ‘forprosjekt for innovasjon’ finansiert av ...

    • Nisseluelandet—The Impact of Local Clothes for the Survival of a Textile Industry in Norway 

      Klepp, Ingun Grimstad; Laitala, Kirsi (Fashion Practice: the journal of design, creative process & the fashion industry;Volume 10, Issue 2: Localism and Fashion, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-22)
      The article discusses the importance of local clothing for the survival of the Norwegian textile industry. It draws upon stakeholder interviews, as well as desktop research. Local clothes are discussed as they are understood ...

    • Opprinnelsesmerking av norsk ull 

      Vittersø, Gunnar; Klepp, Ingun Grimstad; Tobiasson, Tone Skårdal; Kviseth, Kjersti (Oppdragsrapport nr. 5-2017, Report, 2017)
      Hensikten med denne rapporten er å undersøke mulighetene for en opprinnelsesmerking av norsk ull. Et slikt merke kan bidra til økt bevissthet og oppmerksomhet om norsk ull både blant produsenter og forbrukere, og dermed ...

    • The plastic elephant. Overproduction and synthetic fibres in sustainable textile strategies 

      Klepp, Ingun Grimstad; Berg, Lisbeth Løvbak; Sigaard, Anna Schytte; Tobiasson, Tone Skårdal; Gleisberg, Lea (SIFO project report;5-2023, Report, 2023)
      In this report, we examine national, international and corporate strategies for sustainable textiles to understand if and how they embrace the increased production volumes based on synthetic materials, which can be referred ...

    • Potensiale for økt materialgjenvinning av tekstilavfall og andre avfallstyper (papir/papp, metall og glass) 

      Austgulen, Marthe Hårvik; Daae, Johanne; Hebrok, Marie; Chen, Wenting; Chapman, Adrian; Meistad, Torill; Morley, Nick; Klepp, Ingun Grimstad; Laitala, Kirsi (Fagrapport 2-2012, Research report, 2012)
      Rapporten vurderer muligheter for økt materialgjenvinning av tekstilavfall i Norge. Mengden generert tekstilavfall i Norge er 24 kg på innbygger per år som hovedsakelig blir brent med energiutnyttelse. Det finnes lite ...

    • Potensiale for økt materialgjenvinning av tekstilavfall og andre avfallstyper (papir/papp, metall og glass) 

      Austgulen, Marthe Hårvik; Daae, Johanne; Hebrok, Marie; Chen, Wenting; Chapman, Adrian; Meistad, Torill; Morley, Nick; Klepp, Ingun Grimstad; Laitala, Kirsi (Fagrapport 2-2012, Research report, 2012)
      Rapporten vurderer muligheter for økt materialgjenvinning av tekstilavfall i Norge. Mengden generert tekstilavfall i Norge er 24 kg på innbygger per år som hovedsakelig blir brent med energiutnyttelse. Det finnes lite ...

    • Reducing environmental impacts from garments through best practice garment use and care, using the example of a Merino wool sweater 

      Wiedemann, Stephen G.; Biggs, Leo; Nguyen, Quan V.; Clarke, simon J.; Laitala, Kirsi; Klepp, Ingun Grimstad (The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment;26, pages 1188–1197 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-19)
      Purpose: Garment production and use generate substantial environmental impacts, and the care and use are key determinants of cradle-to-grave impacts. The present study investigated the potential to reduce environmental ...

    • Reducing Plastic in Consumer Goods: Opportunities for Coarser Wool 

      Løvbak Berg, Lisbeth; Klepp, Ingun Grimstad; Sigaard, Anna Schytte; Broda, Jan; Rom, Monika; Kobiela-Mendrek, Katarzyna (Fibers;Volume 11 / Issue 2, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Production and use of plastic products have drastically increased during the past decades and their environmental impacts are increasingly spotlighted. At the same time, coarse wool, a by-product of meat and dairy production, ...

    • «Restefest – en undersøkelse av hvordan restmaterialer fra industriell tekstilproduksjon kan benyttes som ressurs i en kreativ praksis» 

      Hjeltnes, Vilde Bull (Master thesis, 2023)
      Dette masteroppgaven utforsker hvordan en kreativ praksis kan utvikle måter å bruke restmaterialer fra industriell tekstilproduksjon i Norge i nye klær. Konteksten for oppgaven er behovet for drastiske endringer i motebransjen, ...

    • Sikre kort, kjærlighet og minner - En studie av seks personers verdifulle klær 

      Haugsrud, Ingrid (Master thesis, 2016)
      Jeg ønsker å bidra til et skifte mot en mer miljøvennlig og etisk motebransje som tar hensyn til hvordan klær faktisk brukes og hvilken betydning de har for oss. Det er til nå utviklet lite kunnskap rundt klærs verdi. I ...

    • Sustainable corona life – Changes in consumption among Norwegian during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 

      Vittersø, Gunnar; Hebrok, Marie; Heidenstrøm, Nina; Klepp, Ingun Grimstad; Laitala, Kirsi; Tangeland, Torvald; Throne-Holst, Harald; Torjusen, Hanne (Notat;4-2021, Report, 2021)
      The results in this note are mainly based on data from a nationally representative survey conducted in December 2020 - February 2021. SIFO regularly conducts consumption surveys (SIFO surveys) which provide large amounts ...

    • Use phase of apparel 

      Laitala, Kirsi; Klepp, Ingun Grimstad; Henry, Beverley (Professional report No. 6-2017, Research report, 2017)
      This report presents a literature review of clothing use phase. The purpose is to support improved methodological development for accounting for the use phase in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of apparel. All relevant textile ...

    • Use phase of wool apparel: a literature review for improving LCA 

      Laitala, Kirsi; Klepp, Ingun Grimstad; Henry, Beverley (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      This paper presents results from a literature review on use phase of clothing with focus on wool. The aim of the review is to study if there is empirical grounding for assuming that the use phase is different for clothes ...

    • Valuing Norwegian Wool 

      Hebrok, Marie; Klepp, Ingun Grimstad; Tobiasson, Tone Skårdal; Laitala, Kirsi; Vestvik, Marit; Buck, Madeline (Professional report no. 5-2012, Research report, 2012)
      Wool has been called the white gold and has warmed and brought joy to the Norwegian population throughout history. It is also a textile fibre with many unused features. The starting point of the project Valuing Norwegian ...