We are happy to have participated in the final episode of the programme "Slow Tour Padano" with Patrizio Roversi aired on Rete 4 on Saturday 4 December 2021. Watch it on: italiaslowtour.it You can find us at the chapter: A forest of hemp This episode concluded the second series of Slow Tour Padano: a journey...
How did I come up with the idea of also creating a clothing line, in addition to my shoes? Actually, it all started from a personal need, then my usual curiosity pushed me to experiment, to play with fabrics, dyes, lines and cuts and so...
Effetto Farfalla - Rai News 24 - Maeko talks about Italian production of new, natural and innovative materials and how it participates in sustainable fashion. Click here to watch the full report
We are very excited to be a part of this beautiful project.The documentary Intrecci Etici wants to tell the story of the slow fashion movement in Italy, to raise awareness about such a sensitive issue and to show that it is possible to make more responsible choices even with regard to the clothes we buy and...
Reuse, recycling, resource saving and eco-friendly fabrics. White Milano promotes new approaches and virtuous processes for fashion. Yesterday saw the conclusion of White Milano 2020, which has been focusing on the promotion of conscious, made-in-Italy fashion for a few editions now. Among the more than three hundred clothing brands...
If a customer wanted a silver and yak fabric I would first ask: why? To understand the intentions of use, to know the fibres - in the hope of rebuilding an Italian supply chain. Mauro's Ecological Vision. This is the meaning of Maeko, a vertical company specialising in yarns and natural fabrics made ...
Hemp as a textile material for making masks for healthcare personnel: this is the idea of Maeko fabrics, which has already started to give out the first ones to doctors and nurses on the emergency front line. "We were frightened by the idea that we were all misusing disposable ...
Put (hemp) flowers in your revolutionary Italian brands An annotated guide to the hemp market in Italy: who is behind the new up-and-coming brands in cosmetics (and beyond)? It can be used in cooking, it can become a fabric or a piece of paper, it can be exploited in cosmetics and even...
With this outbreak of Coronavirus, face masks have become the personal protective equipment par excellence, to such an extent that it is hard to find any. Masks certainly protect against the risk of contagion, but they are also extremely polluting: many people seem not to care too much about this environmental aspect, now ...
For over a month now, following the spread of Covid-19 also in Italy, it has become normal to use masks to limit contagion among people. These personal protective devices are almost always disposable, so they generate a huge amount of non-recyclable waste. Unfortunately...
