A discussion with The AIANY Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) focusing on sustainable sourcing of materials for residential interior furnishings, particularly addressing the carbon footprint of textiles.
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The Carbon Farm Tour is an event organized by New York Textile Lab in collaboration with New York Textile Month. It invites designers to visit farms that are part of the Lab's carbon farm network, which focuses on regenerative farming practices aimed at sequestering carbon in the soil to help mitigate climate change. During the tour, participants learn about ecological farming methods, carbon farming practices, and how designers can directly invest in climate-beneficial fibers.
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2021 Carbon Farm Tour panel discussion.
Meris Butler / Borobabi, Dana Davis / Mara Hoffman Inc, Leah D’Ambrosio / Wol Hide, Abigail George-Erickson / Waste No More, Eileen Fisher, Jessica Corr / Plia, Jessica Schrieber / FABSCRAP
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Laura Sansone, founder of New York Textile Lab, talks at the World Hope Forum and shared her work promoting sustainable, regionally sourced textile systems that prioritize climate-beneficial fibers and local, regenerative practices. Laura talks about hoe by moving designers to the beginning of the textile value chain, the Carbon Farm Network fosters collaborations with farms practicing biodiversity and carbon farming, aiming to create a circular, bioregional textile network.
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