“I do not just make clothes, I create East African stories. Every fabric I use has crossed a border, carrying culture, craft, and connection,” she remarks as she receives a shipment of earthy Ugandan bark cloth just hours after the arrival of a consignment of vibrant Tanzanian khanga fabrics.
From highway interchanges to clothing fabrics, many human inventions borrow directly from plant structures and functions. Here are seven examples of how nature shapes everyday technology.
Special occasions tend to check all the boxes for a bloating disaster. You’re often eating foods you don’t usually consume, drinking alcohol or fizzy drinks, and maybe indulging in dessert – sometimes all at once.
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