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CRAFTING, NATURALLY

At Design Indaba earlier this year, trend forecaster Li Edelkoort spoke about the ‘green wave’ that is here already and will continue to grow. And about how we will be adapting our way of living – to a new lifestyle where inspiration comes from nature and where things like hemp and nettles are going to be the new favourites. For this article we made use of what was available during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Luckily my pomegranate tree was full of fruit and there were plenty of vegetables in the shops.

GREEN PRINTS

DIFFICULTY: easy

TIME: an hour, or however long you prefer to play

TIP: You can use this technique to create artworks, or even for letterheads and business cards.

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