ECO INNOVATIONS FROM THE KING’S GARDENS TO VIN + OMI’S CATWALKS
This spring VIN + OMI will unveil a pioneering exhibition inside Sandringham House.
A collection of 26 innovative garments and accessories, using plant waste taken from Royal Gardens including Highgrove and Sandringham will be brought together for the first time.
The exhibition showcasing the range of sustainable fashion marks the ongoing collaboration between VIN + OMI and His Majesty The King. VIN + OMI’s initial experiments with plant waste from the gardens at Sandringham, produced a dress made from ‘Butterbur’; a prolific spreading plant found growing on the side of the lakes. VIN + OMI managed to extract useable fibres from the Butterbur plant leaves to produce a few metres of a golden silk like fabric – the first of its kind to be achieved. This world first dress will be on display as part of the exhibition ‘Royal Garden Waste to Fashion’s Future.’
VIN + OMI are award winning, multimedia, designers and consultants who work internationally. Their work flows across many genres with sustainability at the core. Focusing on sustainable approaches to business, design, and textiles through eco innovations and social impacts makes VIN + OMI the leading pioneering eco design brand today. Their aim is to influence as many people as possible to make changes to help save our planet.