Magazine

Working with a craftsman means you need to know the technique – both the possibilities and the limits

«Working with artisans satisfies, but when you see your work has a social impact, people continue to work and to survive».
The French designer shares his thoughts on how centering the artisan can lead to a more sustainable industry.

The Donum Estate: Viticultural Practices and Modern Art, in California

Three-hundred-acre land led first by Anne Moller-Racke and then by the Warburgs, the journey of what was once a farm dairyland to what is now home to The Sculpture Park

Humanizing production – a retail experience with a person behind every product

«There is a gap between industry knowledge and the consumer knowing where the products come from and how they are made». In conversation with the Founder and Creative Director of NKDWare, Kirsi Enkovaara

How to craft a product that both serves and satisfies?

Sarah Kauffman. The American designer works with military parachutes and upcycled fabric scarps: «Parachutes have a story themselves which does not need to be manipulated»

More than 24,000 acres – protecting the Italian hills and area surrounding the mills

A heart crafted out of discarded cedar marks a commitment that began more than one century ago. Ermenegildo Zenga is safeguarding a forest

Colorifix – the company turning to microorganisms to tackle the macro issue of textile dyeing

CEO Orr Yarkoni explains how cells can be manipulated to dye fabric, cutting back on water wastage and chemical pollution globally: water use is cut by 50 percent to 90 percent, energy use is reduced by nearly 40 percent

The future of fashion is digital but why do industry leaders consider it a dilution of quality?

«We as a fashion industry need to begin to accept digital as having its own culture, its own savoir-faire and its own appreciation of artisan and digital». In conversation with Matthew Drinkwater, head of The Innovation Agency in London.

Trees to compensate for carbon emissions – what else can we measure?

Fashion is responsible for 10 percent of greenhouse gas globally. Gucci’s call to action facilitates a conversation – ‘What should the next steps for the industry be’?

The economy can be rehabilitated, wildlife cannot. Do we have a chance to stop relying on oil and gas?

The Great Australian Bight is home to 277 marine life species that are completely new to science. It also happens to hold the equivalent of 1.9 billion barrels of oil. In conversation with Alexandra Malanicheva

MycoWorks’ Fine Mycelium – A scientific story through the lens of art

Biochemistry into fashion – twenty years of scientific work fostered a mushroom-based, alternative to fashion industry’s leather-problem. An exposition by CEO and founder Sophia Wang