On Thursday 17th November, I took part in the Circular by Design Innovation Festival, displaying my project, Crafted to Continue, alongside the ten other Irish businesses in this new program’s pilot cohort.

Made Local, Made To Last

Saturn Cottage Industries is so proud to join this campaign, alongside the many talented craftspeople across Ireland who make such beautiful objects.

Ireland, craftLisa Wynne13 October 2022circular, circular fashion, emotional durability, craft, DCCI, Made In Ireland, Made Local, Irish craftComment

Issey Miyake, Rest in Peace

ISSEY MIYAKE 22.04.1938 - 05.08.2022

In 2016, while I was living in Japan, the @thenationalartcentertokyo mounted “The Work of Miyake Issey” (#三宅一生の仕事), a monumental exhibition of pieces from across the length and breadth of his design work.

Design, JapanLisa Wynne12 August 2022Japanese design, Miyake Issey, obituary, bookshelf, shelfie, design booksComment

Shacket #1 On Stage!

At the end of May, iconic Irish band, The Frames, finally held their two-year-delayed 30th anniversary (32nd?) gig in the lush surrounds of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. On keys for this special show was multi-instrumentalist and vocalist ROMY…

IrelandLisa Wynne22 June 2022shacket, on stage, creativityComment

Circular Textiles

What is the Circular Economy and how can it apply to fashion and textiles?

Sustainability, values, DesignLisa Wynne7 June 2022circular economy, sustainable fashion, sustainability, textile reuse, reuseComment

Earth (Overshoot) Day 2022

It’s a day to consider our planet and the impact we have on it. Earth Day is associated with the rise of the modern environmental movement, founded in 1970, as industries began to acknowledge their negative impacts on the planet.

Environment, Sustainability, valuesLisa Wynne22 April 2022Earth Day, Earth Overshoot Day, environmentalismComment

Saturn Cottage Industries and the (Fashion) Revolution

Saturn Cottage Industries was born from my disillusionment with the fashion industry and the wasteful and exploitative practices rampant within it. The Rana Plaza disaster happened the year after I graduated from college with my honours degree in fashion design.

Sustainability, Design, valuesLisa Wynne18 April 2022fashion revolution, transparency, circular economy, ethical consumption, valuesComment

Shamrocks for Ukraine: A Fundraiser

With a Ukrainian crochet pattern and Irish wool, I set my hands to make a small symbol, a gesture of solidarity, and raised over five hundred euro for the UNICEF and Red Cross Ukrainian crisis appeals.

Ireland, fundraiserLisa Wynne16 March 2022fundraiser, crochet, shamrocks for ukraineComment

Where do clothes go when they die?

I dream of the day when designing circularity into materials and garments will make this work obsolete, but for now, I want to innovate in how we recover and reuse textile waste in Ireland.

Saturn Cottage Blog