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Fibers for the Future

A visionary designer reinvents the material economy

‘What I’m a little bit annoyed about,’ says multi-award-winning circular economy designer and artist Christien Meindertsma, ‘is when people call what I use “waste wool.” In reality, I’m mostly working with virgin wool—a beautiful, noble material. The fact that we throw it away doesn’t make it waste, it’s just cultural stupidity.’

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Claudia Cahalane trained at the Centre for Journalism Studies, Cardiff, UK. She is currently investments editor for Alliance magazine and has written extensively about social enterprise and ethical issues for The Guardian, Pioneers Post, Techcrunch, Positive News and lots more. She is also a part-time mindful movement and wellbeing teacher ... Read more

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