In Thai Khit weaving, a pattern is never just decoration. It holds memory, meaning, and living tradition. Khit textiles are among the most iconic forms — created with extra weft threads that seem to float above the fabric. A brocade technique that has been carefully...

Fish leather may sound like a new, trendy material — but in truth, it’s ancient. For centuries, people in northern regions crafted shoes and bags from fish skin. When the fishing industry began to open up in Kenya’s Turkana region at the end of the...

Sisal grows in dry regions. Its spiky leaves look almost like agave — and in fact, the plants are related. Sisal stores water, withstands intense sun, and yields fibers among the strongest found in nature. It thrives particularly well across the wide plains of central...