Integrated the promotion of circularity practices in its main education mission on Lao textile handicrafts, with particular focus on cultivation of native and locally used natural dye plants, maintain...
Read More about Resource Efficiency in Natural Textile Dyeing and Waste Fabric RepurposingUses natural fibres and recovered aluminium, applies cleaner and natural dyeing techniques with fuel efficient stove, and uses re-fab techniques to repurpose handwoven textile remnants into patchwork ...
Read More about Circularity Practices in Responsible Handicrafts ProductionIntroduction of new product designs based on bamboo and rattan offcuts. Application of heat forming technique to reduce the use of glues in product finishing.
Read More about Greening bamboo and rattan productionImproved agronomy for tikog grass cultivation for higher productivity, improved techniques for tikog harvesting and proccesing, including use of controlled solar dryer, and diversification of hand wov...
Read More about Weaving skills revitalized for sustainable tikog productsRecovery of textile waste for repurposing into textile handicrafts incrorporating traditional local designs, incorporating recycled - aluminium - discs as accessories.
Read More about Materials recovery in handicraft textilesUsing waste liquid from gambier extraction with other natural wastes (leaves, bark, skins) for artisanal dyeing and production of ethnic-inspired jumpatan fashion.
Read More about Using gambier waste for sustainable fashion
