Circular Economy
Mold: from spores to plastic, the intelligence of decay
Plastic – our most unnatural artifact – is no longer immune to the appetite of life: experimental microbial consortia are being developed that combine bacteria and fungi to attack complex...
The world’s first regenerative cotton grown under agroforestry
A globally relevant case study: supported by the Armani Group, a pioneering protocol for regenerative cotton grown through agroforestry is moving forward – while the first 1,000 T-shirts reach store...
Can cinema define itself as a sustainable and inclusive industry?
Inside the film industry’s green awakening: from solar-powered sets and recycled costumes to mentoring programs like Women in Film & TV and the BFI diversity standards
Inside Mater, the Peruvian center blending ancestral knowledge and science
In Peru’s Sacred Valley, Mater studies native species and climate data to preserve ancestral agricultural knowledge. Photographer Gaia Anselmi Tamburini translates this research into a visual record
Why can’t we recycle car parts? Because they’re designed not to be
The automotive industry leaves behind a global trail of damage: a residual mix of plastic, foam, glass fibres, and micro-tissues is mostly landfilled. Not easy to clean this up
Hermès Manufactory Riom: two and a half days to craft a Birkin
When luxury deserves respect: 250 new jobs in a French province, education and culture in a manufacturing district, handmade saddle stitching
How digital craftsmanship is redesigning the textile supply chain
From Amsterdam, BYBORRE has established a new model of digital manufacturing that blends transparency, precision, and responsibility — proving that technology can help fashion produce less, but better.
The future is gastropod: protein without the planetary price tag
Vienna’s Gugumuck Farm: free-range snails grown on kitchen scraps and herbs can out-perform chickens and pigs in feed efficiency and shrink agriculture’s footprint
