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PURPLE MAGAZINE
PARLEY FOR THE OCEANS RELENTLESSLY BATTLES THE GLOBAL PLASTIC DISASTER.
“People often don't understand what plastic really is, where it is. It has so many names. Some objects, like plastic bottles, are obviously plastic. But everything in your clothing that has stretch is most likely plastic, and there's plastic in chewing gum, in toothpaste, even in paper and money. — READ MORE
NUMÉRO MAGAZINE
How are Kim Jones and Dior committed to help protect the oceans?
For Numéro, designers Cyrill Gutsch and Kim Jones discuss the future of the oceans and the issue of biodiversity, at the heart of the Parley x Dior collaboration, unveiled early this summer. — READ MORE
KINFOLK MAGAZINE
OFF TO SEA WITH Cyrill Gutsch
“Cyrill Gutsch built his career as a designer for big-name brands. Then he founded Parley for the Oceans —and set out to change them. For the past decade, Cyrill Gutsch has spent a sizable chunk of his waking hours trying to convince people, corporations and countries to be kinder to the sea. — READ MORE
OFFICE MAGAZINE
Cyrill Gutsch + Parley for the Oceans Interview
“Parley for the Oceans, the organization Cyrill would go on to found, has a number of functions and interconnected goals, all with the ultimate objective of conserving earth’s oceans. It operates primarily as a network, facilitating collaboration across the fields of business, government, activism, art and science.” — READ MORE
SLEEK
Cyrill Gutsch: A Change of Heart
“At Parley for the Oceans, we work on different fronts and we don’t go to any country, company or individual and say what needs to be done. We introduce ourselves, approach, show our ideas and our strategies. We make offers, show where people can start. If people can find their own way of doing things, then the things they believe in can become more successful.” — READ MORE
I-D
How creativity can aid the fight against climate change
“Ending the global environmental crisis sounds like an impossible mission, a big sacrifice to make. Change is pain and change costs a lot of energy, money and time. It challenges us to leave our comfort zones. But what is more beautiful? What makes us feel more alive than actively participating in the most important quest our species has ever faced? Parley is the home for these crazy ones, the troublemakers, nerds, the ones who believe they can change the world.” — READ MORE
VOGUE
Parley for the Oceans Founder Cyrill Gutsch Believes Fashion Can Lead the Way to a Healthier Planet
“According to Cyrill Gutsch, founder of Parley for the Oceans (the organization dedicated to preserving the oceans and eliminating plastic from the planet), fashion isn’t the enemy, nor is it a frivolous distraction from the “real” fight against climate change. In fact, fashion could make all the difference.” — READ MORE
FORBES
How Parley Is Creating A 'Manhattan Project'
To Save Our Oceans
“If the oceans are the lungs of our planet, plastic is the nicotine which is causing cancer. And since we as a species are reliant on every second breath coming from the oxygen produced by the ocean, the need to take urgent action is paramount. One of the most innovative organizations leading the charge has been Parley for the Oceans, which brings together designers, creatives and brands to find scalable solutions and alternatives.” — READ MORE
DEZEEN
"I don't believe we're going to clean up the oceans" says Parley for the Oceans founder
“Cyrill Gutsch, a designer and branding strategist as well as an ocean lover, has approached the problem of preserving marine environments as a branding exercise, treating the sea as if it were a client." — READ MORE
Podcasts & Radio
THE WARDROBE CRISIS
PARLEY FOR THE OCEANS' CYRILL GUTSCH - WELCOME TO THE MATERIALS REVOLUTION!
Meet Cyrill Gutsch, the fascinating founder of Parley for the Oceans. He’s on a mission to raise awareness of the beauty and fragility of our marine environments, and collaborate on projects to end their destruction. Top of his agenda? Just a total materials revolution…. — LISTEN
APPLE PODCASTS
Influence with Damian Bradfield: Cyrill Gutsch on Harnessing Creativity to Tackle Ocean Plastic
“Damian interviews the founder of Parley for the Oceans Cyrill Gutsch about his journey from product designer to environmental leader. Focusing on plastic, Cyrill talks about using art to inspire action, upcycling plastic collected from the ocean, and pioneering new materials that are better for the earth. But his vision is bigger than that.” — LISTEN
TED TALK
Can plastic waste can do more good than harm?
Plastic is a design failure. As founder of Parley for the Oceans, Cyrill Gutsch addresses how we must absolutely stop manufacturing new plastic and instead, channel the potential of the tons and tons of waste plastic squandered in our oceans. — LISTEN
GOOD IS THE NEW COOL
How Cyrill Gutsch changes the way we use fossil fuel plastics
“Afdhel and Bobby speak with environmentalist and founder of Parley for the Oceans, Cyrill Gutsch. Through brand partnerships, Parley's mission is to change the way we use fossil fuel plastics. We hear the variety of ways in which Parley are tackling the deadly contamination of the planet’s most important ecosystems; our oceans.” — LISTEN
BBC
Mary Portas ON STYLE
During the September Fashion Week, legendary designer and host of On Style Mary Portas speaks with Cyrill Gutsch about the role fashion can play in inspiring eco-innovation. — LISTEN
THE KLOSTER FORUM
CYRILL GUTSCH – FOUNDER OF PARLEY FOR THE OCEANS
At the 2019 Klosters Forum, Cyrill Gutsch and Hannah MacInnes unpack the contemporary plastic crisis and discuss the Material Revolution and how it could redesign our world. — LISTEN