Sarah Nance at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, 2019.
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Sarah Nance uses geologic data and a variety of artistic media to help people think about their place in the landscapes they use and occupy.
Laundry washwater is a major source of microplastic fibers that can end up in water and soil.
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Your washing machine is polluting the ocean.
The glamourous aspect of fashion obscures the health and socio-environmental issues of the textile industry.
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The production, use and end-of-life of clothing all have an impact on our health. But greater ecological awareness could turn the tide.
Kofi Ansah changed fashion in Ghana after his return from the UK.
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International career mobility can give people valuable knowledge and expertise to be used in their home country.
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Maman Creppy was one of Togo’s original Nana Benzes who had created a powerful wax cloth empire.
Synthetic clothing sheds tiny plastic fragments known as microfibres when washed.
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By washing our clothes, we release microfibres into the environment which are then ingested by marine animals.
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From fibre to fabric. The process of making textiles has been important to humans for almost 35,000 years.
New recommendation advise using an additional layer of polypropylene fabric in cloth masks to act as a filter.
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Everything you need to know about non-woven polypropylene, the fabric now recommended for use as a filter in cloth face masks: What it is, what to look for and where to find it.
Homemade masks will not filter the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but may prevent transmission of droplets and spray between individuals.
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At-home mask makers should carefully consider fit and fabric variables when designing face coverings to help prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2.
XR fashion protests in April 2019.
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There is no solution to the unethical, unsustainable fashion industry – yet
An artisan is working with a silk weaving loom in her workshop.
Many major luxury goods firms have long made place a key part of their identity, and a visit to a traditional silk-weaving centre in Vietnam shows that the approach could work for small firms too.
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Consumers are only benefitting from cheap clothes at considerable cost to the environment and by exploitation of a poor, vulnerable garment workers.
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Many homes are already smart – but they’re about to get much smarter.
Sustainable swimwear shopping means that you don’t have to worry about the sea soaking in plastic from your bathers while you soak in the sun!
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Summer may have come to an official end, but the plastics from your bathers might still be at the beach!
Detail of ‘Smell’ c1500, from The lady and the unicorn series.
wool and silk, 368 x 322 cm
Musée de Cluny – Musée national du Moyen Âge, Paris
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The Lady and the Unicorn tapestries, woven around 1500, have been called the ‘Mona Lisa of the Middle Ages’. While they make for breathtaking viewing, their threads are encoded with much meaning.
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The closure of one of London’s most famous clubs is part of a bigger and more worrying trend in the city.