Why do we exist?
Where did we come from? Why are we here? We answer all your burning questions about what the hell we are doing
Born of Frustration
Wipwrk was founded because we have had enough, and we believe we have enough.
Many textiles made for the outdoors, from billboards to tents, backpacks to rain jackets, require such highly technical materials with such complex makeups that they are inevitably unable to be recycled. That gear has a short lifespan in the outdoors. What we realised is that it's still overengineered for plenty of other uses. The more we looked, the more we saw. Festivals, campsites, warranty returns. Thousands of tons of material unnecessarily ending up in landfill every year.
So we started doing something about it.
With the support of the Chameleon, we collect end-of-life textiles that would otherwise head to landfill and turn them into bags, pouches, and gear worth carrying. Everything is handmade in Melbourne, and every bag diverts an average of 500g of waste from landfill.
Now after two years and 3 tonne of material save we've realised we can't do this alone. So we're dedicated to teaching and providing alternative material sources for makers, so we can tackle this technical waste problem together.
We think you should make things too.
In a world of AI acceleration and endless technology, we think it's important to slow down and return to working with your hands. Making things for friends and family. Learning resourcefulness. Building agency. That's always been important to us, and we want to share it with people, meeting them where they're at in their creative journey.
You don't need experience. You don't need fancy tools. You just need to start somewhere.
This is Wipwrk.
Giving "Old gear, New stories" Made in Melbourne by us, and increasingly, made by you.
We're building something big.
Two years in, many to come. Get more gear, upcycling, making and some occasional chaos in your life. (Only once per month)
