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Apr 2023
30m 46s

Why hemp rules with Viola Stancati

The Forward Lab
About this episode

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 to textiles, hemp has thermoregulating properties, hemp textiles keep you cool in warm weather and warm in cool weather.

Let's discover this amazing super plant with Viola Stancati.

 

 

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