In a finite world, we need to treasure our limited natural resources … beautiful things made from fibres, wood, leather, stone and shells.
Instead of tossing them away when they have fallen out of favour, we are exploring creative ways to repurpose them for a second life.
The mountain of textile cast-offs is growing by the year as our consumer society chases bigger, brighter, newer … rather than utilising and valuing the resource they represent.
At the TextileBeat studio, in Brisbane Australia, we are upcycling natural fibres, fabrics and found objects … and following the heart on a creative journey. In so doing, we are combining wellbeing and passion for creativity with social enterprise.