On today’s show we’re joined by Oyuna Tserendorj, the founder and creative director of heer eponymous brand. Known for architectural silhouettes and uplifting hues, Oyuna uses one soft, natural fibre in particular: Mongolian cashmere.
Cashmere, the ‘diamond of fibres', represents 4bn of the 60bn global luxury market. The demand keeps on growing creating a ... Show More
Jun 2023
Is there a future for land art with Yara Akkari
Meet Yara Akkari, founder of Open Spaces, a bi-annual print magazine about art, nature and travel. Yara has traveled all around the world but more specifically has been focusing on unique journeys, the outdoors and land art. Land art by its nature is quite mysterious and mystical ... Show More
31m 59s
Apr 2023
Why hemp rules with Viola Stancati
Meet Viola Stancati, founder of Casa Parini, a brand of luxury bed linens 100% made from hemp. Hemp is a supercrop: from medicines to textiles, to building insulation, hemp fibres absorb CO2 that can be made into sustainable products that benefit people and planet.When it comes t ... Show More
30m 46s
Jul 2022
The future of fashion -- made from mushrooms | Dan Widmaier
Your closet is likely full of all kinds of materials -- leather, cotton, nylon and polyester, to name a few -- that contribute to fashion’s sustainability crisis. Biomaterials investigator Dan Widmaier explains how we could look to nature for sustainable replacements for these mu ... Show More
10m 21s
Jul 2023
Episode 167: Verosol MD Jules Di Bartolomeo on heat reduction in buildings, why greenwashing is bad for the industry and why quality and manufacturing in Australia matter
Jules Di Bartolomeo is the Verosol (Australia) Managing Director, with an MBA from Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia who has built a solid reputation for company 'turnarounds’ and building sustainable businesses. Jules has 25+ years experience in profitabl ... Show More
38m 1s
Jun 2021
GIULIANA FURCI on the Divine Time of Fungal Evolution /239
So often fungi are pitched as being at the forefront of innovation, whether being used to create vegan leather, pharmaceuticals, or being incorporated into various biotechnology products, but this fixation on innovation can obscure our ancestral relationship to fungi and the wisd ... Show More
1h 13m