Waste Cotton
Waste cotton is used as a raw material for throws, cushion covers and khadi table runners, napkins and table cloths. The waste cotton comes from leftover cotton fiber from the cotton industry. The raw material is collected at cotton spinning mills or at cotton processing factories where they use cotton for products such as make-up pads and swabs. Our throws and cushion covers made from waste cotton are made in Indonesia while our Khadi textiles, such as table napkins and table cloths are made in Bangladesh.
Sustainable & local sourcing
In Bangladesh, the cotton is recovered in the area of Dhaka city and spun and weaved in a small village in the northern rural area. The waste cotton in Indonesia is recovered in Central Java, around 60 km from the workshop. If not recovered, the waste cotton will probably end up in landfills or even openly dumped in nature or the ocean, harming the biodiversity around it.
Environmentally friendly production
The entire production process of waste cotton is manually executed and has therefore a small footprint on this planet. The leftover cotton is collected, sorted and handspun into yarn. This 100% natural cotton can be easily dyed if needed. Afterward, the yarn is woven into a cloth or napkin on a traditional handloom, without the use of electricity.
Khadi and Gandhi
Our textile made from waste cotton in Bangladesh respects the traditional Khadi spirit. Khadi (or khādī) was promoted by Mahatma Gandhi in India in the 1920s. The Khadi movement encouraged the spinning of textiles for rural self-employment and self-reliance instead of using cloth manufactured industrially in Britain.
Creating job opportunities
From harvesting until the end product, the entire process is executed by hand and/or with the support of simple traditional tools. Multiple people have to be involved, which means more jobs and income for the rural communities.
Other Materials & Production
Nature is at the origin of the originalhome collection. To minimize a negative impact on our eco-system we solely use natural, organic, biodegradable, non-toxic and eco-friendly materials and/or materials that would otherwise be considered as waste. The products have been sourced and produced with the lowest environmental impact possible.
