Grow your clothes: grass dress, algae shoes, kombucha fabric by Kirsten Dirksen on August 22, 2020 Clothes rely on supply chains & commoditized garments. Designers at Barcelona’s Fabricademy use biomaterials to “grow” & “print” the wardrobe …
Colorful timber cabin: walls/windows hinge-open in 3 sides by Kirsten Dirksen on July 27, 2013 In a move to recover an abandoned corner of Dartford Central Park (Kent, UK), architects from Studio Weave created a …
Brazilian slow shoes: handmade, hand-dyed, reused-tire soles by Kirsten Dirksen on November 29, 2012 Juliano Lima believed in the skills of his countrymen, but he knew that few Brazilian crafters had the resources to …
Dyes from your kitchen & garden: “permacouture” howto by Kirsten Dirksen on February 13, 2012 Sasha Duerr uses just about anything to dye clothing: from kitchen waste (coffee grounds, avocado pits, and onion skins) to …
