Discovering sustainable fibre 100% We are constantly looking for Italian textile companies committed to the development of new sustainable fabrics, and these searches lead us to several great Italian companies. Despite being a country where sustainable fashion is still not appreciated as it should be, it is confirmed as a...
Mulesing is a surgical practice used on sheep farms in Australia that produce Merino Wool and consists of the removal of a portion of skin from the animals' perianal area to prevent what is known as 'flyestrike'. Scientifically this 'flyestrike' is called miasis which is an infectious disease transmitted to the animal by flies....
There is a lot of superficial talk about antibacterial or antiviral in this day and age, and we have realised that there really is a lot of confusion about what a virus or bacterium actually is. We, who at Maeko use fibres with antibacterial characteristics try to take a snapshot and put things back to the...
It is disconcerting to see how lightly we buy objects enclosed in packaging that we get rid of immediately after purchase: shopping bags, containers, boxes, cases, glasses, bottles, straws... We focus on the content and forget that we have also bought the packaging, the cost of which, both in terms of money and environmental impact, has become...
The lotus, a sacred flower with an important meaning for both Buddhism and Hinduism, has naturally been adopted in many oriental doctrines such as Yoga The significance of the Lotus Flower is linked to the concept of purity of soul and body, a symbol of spiritual elevation that derives from the fact that the...
Waste disposal as we know is a problem that plagues our planet and the clothing sector is considered to be among the most polluting, just think that every year millions of clothes are thrown away and end up in our landfills. Garments made from synthetic fibres, as opposed to...
Of the pineapple plant, of which we all know its sweet and tasty fruit, not much else is known. In fact, production focuses mainly on the fruit. Immediately after harvesting the 'pine cone', the plant is disposed of by growers often by simply burning it, but in doing so the potentially good fibres with which...
