Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Bananatex launches a sustainable material revolution at Milan Design Week

A party of three has collaborated to create a multi-purpose material sourced entirely from banana leaves. Swiss bag brand QWSTION, a yarn specialist from Taiwan, and a Taiwanese weaving partner spent four years developing the new material, which is being revealed at 2019 Milan Design Week. The strong, flexible, material, called Banantex, offers a new universal option in the search for sustainable materials. <!--more→ Beginning at the source, the banana leaves come from a natural ecosystem...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/sustainable-bananatex-launches-a-sustainable-material-revolution-at-milan-design-week
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