Amanda Navian, founder of House of Marici:"My concept of a sustainable brand goes back to 2018, when I first came across Piñatex [leather alternative made from pineapple leaves] and was blown away by it.
Amanda Navian, founder of House of Marici:"My concept of a sustainable brand goes back to 2018, when I first came across Piñatex [leather alternative made from pineapple leaves] and was blown away by it. It was created by an entrepreneur called Carmen Hijosa [a Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards finalist], who worked out how to use the by-products from the pineapple farming industry in the Philippines to make a soft, plant-based material that I now use in all my collections. For me, true sustainability means using natural products that are here on Earth rather than synthetic alternatives."