Archive - The Mindful Designer's Almanac

Welcome to a new Mindful Designer’s Almanac series that explores my sourcing, design, and development decisions for my clothing brand, Mairin. I put a…

Sep 4 •

August 2024

August's Almanac: The Mind, Body, Dye Connection

Traditional indigo dyeing in Japan's Yoshino River Valley

Aug 18 •

July 2024

JULY: Making a Mindful Brand + Year 1 Review

Jul 29 •

June 2024

MAY: TIBETAN YAK

In May, yaks in the Tibetan plateau began to shed their winter layer called Khullu.

Jun 3 •

April 2024

APRIL: MONGOLIAN CASHMERE

In April, the days in Mongolia start getting warmer.

Apr 30 •

March 2024

In March, mulberry trees in the Pearl River Delta start producing leaves, and farmers begin the first of eight harvests from March to December.

Mar 31 •

FEBRUARY: PERUVIAN ALPACA

Mar 5 •

January 2024

JANUARY: NEW ZEALAND WOOL

SHEARING SEASON

Jan 27 •

December 2023

DECEMBER: INDIAN COTTON

In 2018, Nishanth Chopra traveled by train through his home state of Tamil Nadu and watched Merku Thodarchi Malai (figure 1). The movie tells the story…

Dec 29, 2023 •

November 2023

NOVEMBER: AFRICAN COTTON

BENIN AND BANGLADESH

Nov 27, 2023 •

October 2023

OCTOBER: COLORED COTTON

Oct 29, 2023 •

September 2023

SEPTEMEBER: HEMP

Sep 14, 2023 •

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