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MATT & NAT stands for MAT(T)ERIAL + NATURE.
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| M&N is a vegan brand therefore there are no animal products used in production.
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The linings inside all MATT & NAT bags are made out of 100% recycled plastic bottles.
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In addition to being vegan, sustainable materials are constantly sourced in design such as cork.
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The head office in Montreal, Canada is a ‘cruelty free’ zone. On the last Friday of every month the staff hold a vegetarian pot luck at which time employee birthdays are also celebrated with vegan cup cakes!
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Various vegan leathers are used in production, the scientific terms are PU (polyurethane) and PVC (polyvinylchloride). PU is less harmful to the environment and used wherever possible.
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MATT & NAT design and produce their own custom hardware. |
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In 2010, the UN reported that the best way to protect the environment is to adopt a vegan/vegetarian diet given the harmful effects of factory farming.
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Some great brand ambassadors of M&N over the years have been the following: Nathalie Portman, Fearne Cotton, Olivia Wilde, Charlize Theron, Eva Mendes, Rory Freidman, Emily Deschanel, Adrian Grenier.
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MATT & NAT has an ongoing exclusive line for Apple Computers since 2010: http://www.mattandnat.com/info/shopApple/. This stemmed from Apple's mandate to have more sustainable fashion accessories.
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MATT & NAT encourages upcycling. If you haven't used it in the last six months, someone else can! Donate your used bags to the following organizations:
salvationarmy.org
dressforsuccess.org
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MATT & NAT is carried in boutiques across Canada, the United States, U.K. and Japan.
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MATT & NAT is based on a business plan written by Founder + Creative Director, Inder Bedi, for a university project in 1995 |
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