Greta Facchinato: “I make biosourced avocado-based inks”.
Greta Desirée Facchinato is an Italian-Luxembourg artist and designer based in The Hague, Netherlands. Working symbiotically with nature, this biomaterials researcher also creates organic inks for screen-printing on textiles, including natural indigo, borage seed ink and avocado ink. Here
Lotus flower: a rare and luxurious fiber
The lotus flower , known as a mythical perennial aquatic plant, can be used to produce one of the most astonishing and rare fabrics for its natural characteristics. In Cambodia , many people make a living from harvesting this plant,
Can seaweed help reduce the impact of fashion?
Can seaweed help reduce the negative impact of fashion on the environment? ? Inland Sea, a fashion brand established in 2017 in Manchester to raise awareness of plastic pollution, thinks so! As well as being wonderful plants for natural cosmetics,
Hemp: 9 good reasons to wear it!
France is the leading producer of hemp in Europe. In 2022, 21,700 hectares of hemp were cultivated in France, including 1,800 hectares in seed production, according to the organisation Interchanvre.org. This non-psychoactive species of Cannabis sativa L. can be