Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff: In the region of Upper Austria, there’s a town called Lenzing.

Thomas Matiz: It’s a rather little village but in a rather beautiful area surrounded with mountains and lakes and close to forests.

RLS: Picture a landscape straight out of a fantasy book, complete with castles.

TM: I’ve been here in this area now for only five years but I’m enjoying it very much. I’m glad to be this close to nature.

RLS: Thomas Matiz is the product sustainability specialist at Lenzing Group, a textile manufacturer that produces some of the most innovative and sustainable fabrics in the world. But here’s the thing: they’re made out of wood. How and why would a company want to make clothes out of wood? Stick around to find out…pun intended.

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To learn more about Lenzing, visit lenzing.com

Check out Reformation’s line of TENCEL-based clothing at thereformation.com/collections/tencel

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