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Inis Meáin

Knitwear company founded in 1976 on Inis Meáin in the Aran Islands by Tarlach de Blácam and Áine Ní Chonghaile; it reinterprets the island's Aran stitches in small runs of men's and women's knitwear, finished by hand. via brand about page ↗

inismeain.ie ↗

Origin

🇮🇪 Ireland

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City

Inis Meáin, Aran Islands

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Founded

1976

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Company

Small ~25 people

family-run knitting factory on an island of <200 inhabitants, staffed by local islanders, plus shop ≈ 25via estimate ↗

Owner

Independent

Family-owned: founded 1976 by Tarlach de Blácam and Áine Ní Chonghaile, now run by son Ruairí de Blácam and his wifevia research ↗

Price

€€€€ €250–€1075

median €475 · T-shirt €350 · typical range of 112 products

Ethics

3.0 / 5

average of 1 source ↓Good On You: It's a start

Quality

4.5 / 5

average of 1 source ↓

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Ethics

3.0/ 5

Weighted average of 1 source

Good On You 3.0
rating organisation · counts 100%
It's a start (3/5) ↗ · Februar · autoPeople: It's a start · Planet: Not good enough · Animals: It's a start

Quality

4.5/ 5

Weighted average of 1 source

Die, Workwear! 4.5
expert reviewer · counts 100%
Sweaters 'remarkably soft, but hardly pill'; 6-year-old sweater still looks new ↗ · 2014-04 · low weightStrongly positive long-term verdict=4.5

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