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Stephanie Phillips is focused on making sustainability ubiquitous within design. She is a textile designer - but not of the usual type - she focuses on material sustainability and is a bit of a bioplastic fanatic.
Prior to working on sustainability - she was a textile and surface designer in fashion and home decor - working for some of this countries biggest brands. Through this experience, she became aware of some of the huge ecological issues in regards to textile production, and decided to go and do something about it. She has just graduated with a Masters of Arts from Central Saint Martins College in London in Textile Futures, and is on the path to create sustainable solutions for fashion and textiles.
Stephanie Phillips created the idea Leave No Trace 2009.11.04 at 11:48 amA new coating for natural textiles that is both biodegradable and waterproof! This coating is a creation for a new oilcloth (PVC coated cotton). Traditional oilcloth is a material that is an ecological disaster because it cannot be recycled or composted and it is toxic solid waste (because of the PVC). The textiles that I have created can be composted (and are in compliance with compostability standards EN 13432 and [...] |
