Aarushi Saxena

Storyteller, marketing strategist and writer, Aarushi is keen to research and voice opinions on sustainable initiatives and craftsmanship in the fashion industry. Her work has been published on Nowfashion, Baco Luxury, Mam-E and Lampoon

Crafting conversations: Paul Smith and some nomadic inspirations at Altai Gallery

Gurjeet Singh’s idiosyncrasy: textile sculptures respond to notions of stereotype labelism

Psychedelia: the visual vocabulary – Lampoon the RuVido Issue with Gary Card

Biodegradability and low-impact dyeing. The next step of jeans at Denim Première Vision

Lionfish numbers reached a peak saturation point in Florida’s waters. Inversa addresses the issue

Linder: the ultimate recycler of pornographic imagery can date 20th century magazines by smell

Bella Gonshorovitz demystifying and personalizing circularity: Grow, Cook, Dye, Wear

Carbon-insetting through low-emission materials: a game plan by Ganni

As Do-it-yourself advances, could consumerism recede? DIY trends

Freitag proves that completely compostable clothing is not a myth

What’s in my clothes? What we grow and what we wear? A Textile Garden

Checking rainwear’s carbon footprint – the Maium case

Hungry fungi and moldy bread for leather-alternatives: food waste finds purpose

Recycling feces: the business case for elephant dung paper

Updating a new fashion legislature: is fast fashion auditing real or not?

Queer intimacy and female nudity, a defiant body of work by artist Jenna Gribbon

Carbon sequestration is not a competition, but Biochar is winning. NetZero case

Vividye converts garments into a blank canvas, enabling efficient recycling and reuse

«The chaos is always in my mind» – The paradoxical narrative of artist Levi van Veluw

Digital fashion claims to solve overconsumption and overproduction: how green is it really?

Weaving stories of Balkan heritage into three-dimensional tapestries: House of Ita

From seed to compost: The Hemp Temple for compostable clothing

Golden Goose: unlearning standards of perfection, Italian heritage and American sports culture

Textile Clay and laundry waste: Jorge Penadés, Microfiber as a raw material rather than pollutant

Aarushi Saxena

Lampoon issue 28

Crafting conversations: Paul Smith and some nomadic inspirations at Altai Gallery

When Sir Paul Smith discovered «a shop of handmade rugs» in Milan, he brought their essence to his London showroom and to the upcoming Fall Winter collection

Aarushi Saxena

the art field

Gurjeet Singh’s idiosyncrasy: textile sculptures respond to notions of stereotype labelism

Rural Indian subjectivity found in 3d textile sculptures. Gurjeet Singh handcrafts bold narratives of identity, isolation and sexual exploration into faces made of fabric and stuffing

Aarushi Saxena

raw materials, the art field

Psychedelia: the visual vocabulary – Lampoon the RuVido Issue with Gary Card

«My intention was to make something beautiful and classical and then figure out how do I f**k it up? Make something pretty, but layer it by inserting rawness»

Aarushi Saxena

call to action, textile fibers

Biodegradability and low-impact dyeing. The next step of jeans at Denim Première Vision

Denim mills bring more sustainable innovation to the Première Vision trade show in Milano with biodegradable clothing and zero-waste dyeing techniques

Aarushi Saxena

naturally sourced, textile fibers

Lionfish numbers reached a peak saturation point in Florida’s waters. Inversa addresses the issue

One species of fish is the perfect candidate for fish leather and environmental activists aren’t against it. Inversa launches Invasive Lionfish leather products from sneakers to watches

Aarushi Saxena

Humanities, Lampoon Issue 26

Linder: the ultimate recycler of pornographic imagery can date 20th century magazines by smell

Armed with a surgeon’s scalpel, Linder Sterling cuts away at imagery from Playboy and other magazines to create visual narratives exploring the body and mind of feminism

Aarushi Saxena

Humanities, naturally sourced

Bella Gonshorovitz demystifying and personalizing circularity: Grow, Cook, Dye, Wear

Author Bella Gonshorovitz shares her ideology on creating circularity at home, from the seeds in the garden to the garments in your wardrobe

Aarushi Saxena

Collections, Ganni, naturally sourced

Carbon-insetting through low-emission materials: a game plan by Ganni

Through ‘Fabrics of the Future,’ Ganni hopes to collaborate with five new low-emission fibre innovators per year. This year’s line-up includes: Stem, Mylo, Circulose among others

Aarushi Saxena

call to action, crafting

As Do-it-yourself advances, could consumerism recede? DIY trends

In conversation with trend forecasters Anna Maroncelli and Harleen Sabharwal on exploring the antidote to consumerism

Aarushi Saxena

blockchain, call to action

Freitag proves that completely compostable clothing is not a myth

Exploring two diverse approaches to circularity through end-of-life value chains in recycling and composting models by Swiss brand Freitag

Aarushi Saxena

Exhibitions, naturally sourced

What’s in my clothes? What we grow and what we wear? A Textile Garden

Through a living installation, ‘A Textile Garden’ serves food for thought: what is the relationship between what we grow and what we wear?

Aarushi Saxena

call to action, naturally sourced

Checking rainwear’s carbon footprint – the Maium case

The planet-conscious know that rainwear often consists of harmful fluoro-chemicals. In conversation with Anita Palacios, founder of brand Maium, who is changing that notion

Aarushi Saxena

Hungry fungi and moldy bread for leather-alternatives: food waste finds purpose

«To alleviate the problems associated with food waste, while simultaneously contributing to sustainable fashion». The problem statement tackled by scientist Akram Zamani

Aarushi Saxena

call to action, naturally sourced

Recycling feces: the business case for elephant dung paper

Elephant dung is the raw material for this low-impact paper production unit based in remote villages of the island nation, Sri Lanka

Aarushi Saxena

call to action

Updating a new fashion legislature: is fast fashion auditing real or not?

Decarbonisation goals for fashion, taxes for pollutants from apparel, accountability for wage theft from garment workers. The fashion industry’s green, clean future may not be too far away

Aarushi Saxena

Humanities, Lampoon issue 25

Queer intimacy and female nudity, a defiant body of work by artist Jenna Gribbon

«The idea is to make the viewer conscious of the fact that they are consuming an image of a body which belongs to a person – they are no longer passively viewing but positioned in an active role»

Aarushi Saxena

naturally sourced

Carbon sequestration is not a competition, but Biochar is winning. NetZero case

«Many things can be used to fight climate change – biochar is the most mature for scaling and we should push it asap». In conversation with Axel Reinaud, founder of NetZero.

Aarushi Saxena

call to action, naturally sourced

Vividye converts garments into a blank canvas, enabling efficient recycling and reuse

A deeper look into the complacency recycling has lent to fashion consumers and the nuances that make or break efficient recycling processes; through the lens of start-up, Vividye

Aarushi Saxena

art, Collections

«The chaos is always in my mind» – The paradoxical narrative of artist Levi van Veluw

Finding logic in emotions and vice versa. An exploration into the chaos of the mind through tangible artistic dialogues by Levi van Veluw

Aarushi Saxena

call to action, Digital intelligence, fashion design

Digital fashion claims to solve overconsumption and overproduction: how green is it really?

«Digital fashion items don’t need physical resources and can work for the benefit of our environment». In conversation with digital fashion entrepreneur, Regina Turbina on sustainable consumption through virtual clothing

Aarushi Saxena

Collections

Weaving stories of Balkan heritage into three-dimensional tapestries: House of Ita

«Now we call it sustainability. But using materials that already had a life gives them and our story a continuity». In conversation with textile designer Margarita Aleksievska Sclavi, House of Ita

Aarushi Saxena

hemp, naturally sourced

From seed to compost: The Hemp Temple for compostable clothing

Hemp proves a worthy adversary to reining fabric cotton as it enables the making of compostable clothing for Australian label The Hemp Temple

Aarushi Saxena

Filiera italiana

Golden Goose: unlearning standards of perfection, Italian heritage and American sports culture

Golden Goose marks its twentieth year since conception: a dive into the brand’s history from power moves and success stories to controversies and challenges

Aarushi Saxena

Humanities

Textile Clay and laundry waste: Jorge Penadés, Microfiber as a raw material rather than pollutant

The Spanish designer Jorge Penadés recreates traditional handicraft materials using microfiber pollutants instead of natural resources

Aarushi Saxena