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Like we all know, 2020 has gone all coconuts. . .

Like we all know, 2020 has gone all coconuts. . .
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On today's International World Coconut day, Lets learn something from it.
It is one of the most useful trees in this world, also refereed to as '' the tree of life'' . It teaches us the importance of being tough from the outside but remaining tender inside.
It provides food, fuel, cosmetics, folk medicine and building materials, among many other uses. Its concoction with any item has raised the world into confectionery.
Teaching us to never forget our characteristics and jell up easily with whatever life gives us but instead make it a phenomenon.
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We celebrate you mighty Coconut. Today and every day because you deserve it.
Cheers to coconuts From all of us ar Malai! 🥂🥥🌴
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#coconut #coconutday #coconutmilk #coconutoil #coconutgrove #coconutwater #coconutleather #coconutwood #coconutcream #coconuttree #love #gratitute #celebration #auspicious #bountiful #treeoflife #kera #kerala #lolo #kokos #coco #malai

Happy Onam Kerala ! 🌴 Onam marks one of the mos

Happy Onam Kerala ! 🌴
Onam marks one of the most important festivals in Kerala celebrated by all religions alike.
The story of its origin celebrates the king Maveli and his generosity although deep down it really connected to seasonal harvest time and to most important thing for all Malayalees - the food.
Which is were we want to focus your attention. During Onam special vegetarian feast is served called Onam Sadhya - looking quite like the one in the picture.
Traditionally served on banana leaf this Sadhya contains of up to 64 different dishes cooked from dal, coconut, yams, drumstick and many other bounties of this land.

The curries are served with rice, usually the 'Kerala Matta' parboiled rice preferred in Kerala.

Happy Onam coconut lovers! 🌴🌴🌴
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#onam #onasadhya #sadhya #malayali #food #kerala #foodstagram #festival #bananaleaf #india #harvest #ayurvedic #food #health #iamwhatieat

Hey Coconut Lovers all around the globe, we wish y

Hey Coconut Lovers all around the globe, we wish you a nice and peaceful Sunday!
Sun is shining here in Kerala and that’s good for our sheets :)
Did you know that you can laser cut Malai Biocomposite too?
Beautiful and delicate patterns can be cut using this technique and Mali stays firm.
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#coconut #karma #lasercut #malai #madefrommalai #biocomposite #vegan #leather #bacterialcellulose #craft #art #design #technique #sampling #material #innovation #experiment #materialdevelopment #kerala #india #natural #biodegradable #compostable

Sustainability here, sustainability there…. Yes

Sustainability here, sustainability there….

Yes - Sustainability is the kind of term we have started to use recently not only to express a need for positive change but also to judge, to create divisions, even to make ourselves feel trendy.

However it is definitely great to see the increase of the awareness when it comes to need for sustainability, we feel there’s actually quite a lack of understanding on what it means.

What is the Western understanding of sustainability?
The Brundtland Commission’s well-known definition of sustainable development as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” encompasses the core idea of sustainability as implying long-run viability, a capacity of systems to reinforce and maintain themselves over time. 3 Thus, policies for sustainable development would be those directed not at temporary fixes but, rather, at long-term strategies achieving lasting improvement. From its very beginning, however, the concept of sustainable development has faced many contradictions. Most of these come from the difficulties of balancing development and environmental objectives.

There exists another interpretation of the concept we describe as sustainability - an indigenous one.
A similar concern with the long run underpins indigenous cultures whose very existence is grounded on the inheritance of traditional knowledge and the transmission of cultural values to subsequent generations. In such cultures, the nature of sustainability is understood and experienced in terms of relationships to land, language, and knowledge systems. Linking these three dimensions together, the majority of indigenous societies recognise the importance of holism as a basis for interpreting the world. Each of these characteristics is considered in turn.

In this post we are sharing screenshots from one of the most mesmerising environmental documentaries made in 2012 called : ALUNA.
ALUNA is made by and with the KOGI, a genuine lost civilization hidden on an isolated triangular pyramid mountain in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia who decided to warn us about our actions.

Our kind of Pantone chart :) Every element partic

Our kind of Pantone chart :)
Every element participating in dyeing process is important : the ratios of the dyes, the temperature of medium, the composition of water used in dyeing process, the purity and place of origin of dye, the pH of the solution...we could go on. The point is - process of dyeing using natural plant based dyes is quite an Alchemy. Every single parameter has to be considered in order to predict the outcome.
We are very happy to work with these dyes though. It s an incredible learning process. Did you know that some of the plants that yield color can also have medicinal properties?
For example Brazilwood - which yields beautiful purples and dark reds is traditionally added to boiled drinking water served here in South India for its purifying and cleansing effect. Turmeric is world famous antiseptic and anti inflammatory remedy yielding beautiful buttery yellows. And Cutch - which we use for achieving Cutch Brown shades - is a wonderful natural remedy for cough, ulcers or as a digestive aid. Apart from being that it also smells beautifully - kind of like 🍯.
We continue mastering the art of natural dyeing step by step and we are sure this is a long term relationship 😉
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#natural #naturaldyeing #plantbaseddye #indigo #madder #chlorophyll #cutch #turmeric #gallnut #biomaterial #pantonechart #art #design #tradition #biodegradable #vegan #material #malai #madefrommalai #biocomposite #bacterialcellulose #kerala #india

Shades of Nature. We are very proud to work with

Shades of Nature.
We are very proud to work with natural dyeing processes.
There is an immense variety of shades plants can provide us with - from deepest indigo blue, trough most vibrant greens of Chlorophyll to fiery red from Madder plant.
No - we cannot work according to the Pantone color chart as the alchemy of our processes depend on many parameters.
But this mean that every single sheet of Malai is unique in its shade.
Have a beautiful and colorful day coconut lovers 🌴🌈
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#coconut #naturaldyes #indigo #madder #chlorophyll #dye #plantbased #malai #malaibiocomposite #biocomposite #bacterialcellulose #biodegradable #natural #nontoxic #vegan #material

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