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Reflections on our limited edition quarterly box: The Art of Resilience
Mycelium of Japan: Between growth and craft
Urushi is tree sap — a material as ancient as the craft it shaped. Harvested from lacquer trees across Southeast Asia, refined through traditional methods, yet never fundamentally altered. Naturally water-resistant and heat-resistant, it develops a distinctive gloss over time. For centuries, Japanese artisans have turned to Urushi because it simply works. Even today, it remains enduring, no synthetic additives, no compromise.
When roots become garments
Living grass roots, dyed with madder and woven into a dress. Not as a metaphor, but as a material reality. This is Acien's collaboration with Rootfull. Silvia Acien has built a knitwear practice on plant-based fibres and regenerative principles. This collaboration with Rootfull takes that approach to its logical conclusion: rather than extracting from the earth to make textiles, the textile remains part of the earth itself.
Seaweed that you can wear
A project by Seafolk Studios, led by Jenna Handley in collaboration with The Cornish Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers and local Cornish knitters. SEAFOLK transforms two common Cornish seaweed species into sustainable textile materials, working directly with local artisans to revive traditional making practices using regenerative resources. This approach mirrors the marine ingredient sourcing and coastal craft traditions that have long been part of our identity.
Pine resin rediscovered: Material Matters 2025, London Design Festival
At Material Matters 2025, part of the London Design Festival, Jacob Marks presented Explorations in Pine Resin; a study of nature’s versatile material, once set aside in favour of petroleum-based alternatives. His exhibition demonstrates how traditional resources can be reimagined to address contemporary design challenges.
Everyday Rituals: Three discoveries from the London Design Festival 2025
Three discoveries from the London Design Festival 2025 that reimagine how everyday objects can connect us to something deeper than just consumption. Instead of creating objects meant to be quickly replaced, these designers create objects that deepen in significance through use, challenging the disposable nature of contemporary material culture.
Homes that breathe
Payonke captures this seasonal intelligence. These bio-responsive mobiles contain Bacillus subtilis spores, probiotic bacteria naturally found in healthy soil. Each piece acts as a living sensor, curling and shifting with humidity changes, much like autumn plants responding to their environment.
Reflections on our limited edition quarterly box: The Art of Resilience
Fishing nets became our medium for exploring resilience, both in a material and metaphorical sense. As we worked with these discarded materials, they revealed profound lessons about community.
From Pollution to Pollination
Faux Flora is an innovative design project by Justina Alexandroff that tackles one of nature's most pressing challenges: how air pollution is making it harder for bees and other pollinators to find flowers. Born from scientific research during her MA in Material Futures at Central Saint Martins, this project creates artificial flowers that act as "guides" for confused pollinators in urban environments.
Our collaboration with Proxecto Bolina
Our collaboration with Proxecto Bolina: Citizen Subscription Box 03 In the coastal village of A Guarda, nestled in Galicia on Spain’s Atlantic shore, tradition and innovation are finding common ground in Proxecto Bolina. This initiative emerged not in the hustle of a metropolis but in the quiet rhythm of a fishing town, one deeply shaped by the sea and generations of local craftsmanship.
Fragance you can wear
We've always believed in finding beauty in what others overlook. Designer Zhiyi Zhou shares this philosophy; she's transforming the aromatherapy industry's botanical byproducts into something extraordinary.
Listening to the living earth
Nature has always been communicating—we simply needed to learn how to listen. Wild Data emerges from this understanding, exploring how we can tune into the electrical signals that soil bacteria produce as they respond to their changing environment.
Layer by Layer: Building wood from waste
Teodoro's Hyper Wood project represents a fascinating convergence of biomimicry and circular economy principles, creating a biomaterial that honours timber's essential qualities without requiring a single tree.