Sustainable Matters
Roof gardens – returning what architecture has taken from the land
Le Corbusier is just one of the architects and urban planners of the twentieth century who measured themselves on the theme of the roof and hanging garden
Carbon labelling: carbon consumption on the same level as nutritional information
Being aware of the carbon release of the purchased products, an act of transparency towards consumers for an informed buying experience
Malhia Kent: albersesque weaves of block-colored stripes and geometric shapes
Eve Corrigan uses materials that are harder to weave, she has to use much older styles of looms that run more slowly. «I’m not interested in quickly mass-producing five-euro textiles»
Dear Tea Pot: Takuro Kuwata and the fine line between the accidental and the purposeful
The Japanese ceramist, explains how studying Japanese traditional pottery allowed him to move it forwards with his extrovert style, and discusses his recent collaboration with Loewe
Oceanix – Human settlements on floating islands as sea levels rises
An in-depth interview with Itai Madamombe, co-founder of Oceanix, confessing, «moving onto water is not only inevitable, it is imminent»
Medusae project – Jellyfish bio-based materials, research and developments
Creating a material from ancestor's techniques, the rediscovery of collagen as a base for tissues and its collection from jellyfish
Sophia Wang’s MycoWorks’ Fine Mycelium – presenting their newest innovation: Reishi
Biochemistry into fashion – twenty years of scientific work fostered a mushroom-based, alternative to the fashion industry’s leather-problem. An exposition by CEO and founder Sophia Wang
Are you ready to purchase less to save the environment? A talk with Reture
«Waste - failure of the design», says Nina Van Volkinburg while discussing the profile of the Reture, a digital platform that upcycles the underused garments of global fashion designers
