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“Design is not just about product.
Design is about responsibility.” Dr Carmen Hijosa
"Piñatex® is one of those rare products of design thinking that hits all the sustainability buttons at once: it is a material that is completely cradle to cradle, it substitutes leather that has a very heavy environmental and welfare impact, and it brings new income streams to subsistence farmers, allowing them to fully utilise their crops. The implementation of Piñatex® will have far-reaching societal and environmental benefits.” Clare Brass
Director, Department 22

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In this week’s #MeetTheDesigner series we’re introducing Martin from South Korea who was inspired by a video about Piñatex® to set up @maryspineapple, a vegan fashion and lifestyle brand offering card wallets and bags #MadeFromPiñatex 🍍💚 - "Caring about nature, animals and people is one of the most important attitudes for the future, and we believe the future is already here, it's just not very evenly distributed. Now we are ready to show the future through our products." Martin Ko - #MeetTheDesigners on Facebook (facebook.com/pinatex) 🍍💚 Redefining classics through social and environmental sustainability - #MadeFromPiñatex Jacket in natural by @edun 🍍💚 This week on #MeetTheDesigner meet Lisa, Tessa and Susie behind @ahimsacollective ! 💕 - "At AC HQ, we strive to be environmentally beneficial, not just environmentally friendly. This is because minimising damage just isn't enough anymore, we need to be actively creating things that help to reverse it." - #MeetTheDesigners in Stories and on Facebook (at Facebook.com/pinatex)⭐️🍍 According to @fash_rev the volume of water consumption by the fashion industry today is nearly 32 million Olympic-size swimming pools 💦 We aim to reduce water waste by not using any additional water and instead washing our unbleached pineapple leaf fibre in the river. It's then hung on lines to air dry! 💦 Happy #WorldWaterDay! Here's a clip from the Chinese documentary 'Land of Fruit' showcasing the process! 💚🍍 This week as part of our #MeetTheDesigner feature meet the girls behind @distyled ! They have been making different kinds of original and timeless bags and backpacks #MadeFromPinatex ✨ - "The future is now. We understood it just few years ago, when Distyled was born. What we do today leaves a footprint for tomorrow. Understanding that we are true to our origin, to nature, to people" Kristina & Giedre - #MeetTheDesigners in Stories and on Facebook at (Facebook.com/Pinatex) 🍍 What does Piñatex mean to you? - "Piñatex seems to be a product that has arrived at the same time as a great hunger for sustainable textiles - a fortunate meeting. To me, it feels like a flag-carrier for conscious and responsible choices. The Cradle-to-Cradle concept is very demanding, but has to be worth striving for; who knows what new, imaginative and healing solutions will be reached through making this natural, versatile and tangible product?" - Emma, General Manager Meet #TeamPiñatex in Stories now! 🍍⭐️