No Ordinary Cloth: Intersection of textiles, emerging technology, craft and sustainability

No Ordinary Cloth: Intersection of textiles, emerging technology, craft and sustainability

Mili Tharakan

35 - Ep 34. From Wetlands to Wardrobes: What If Fashion Could Help Heal the Planet? with Julian Ellis-Brown

Textiles matter! It is the most ubiquitous and powerful material we live with - it has the power to fulfil both our senses and our soul. 

Join Mili Tharakan, a Smart Textiles designer and researcher with 20+ years experience, as she speaks to textile makers, engineers, bio-chemists, material scientists, artists, innovators and others who are pushing the boundaries of the Textile and Fashion industry by creating textiles that challenge the very meaning, role and function of fabrics as we know it today.

Through her conversations and insights with global experts, she brings alive the myriad facets of the world of Textiles - a world where there are no ordinary cloths and fabrics have the power to change us and our world.

So listen in and be inspired, learn, find connections and create extraordinary textiles...

Connect with Mili Tharakan:

Email: mili@militharakan.com

www.noordinarycloth.com

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Your support means the world to me, if you enjoyed this podcast why not consider buying me a coffee

Credits

Cover art: Photo by Siora Photography on Unsplash

Music: Inspired Ambient, Orchestraman

35 - Ep 34. From Wetlands to Wardrobes: What If Fashion Could Help Heal the Planet? with Julian Ellis-Brown
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Textiles matter! It is the most ubiquitous and powerful material we live with - it has the power to fulfil both our senses and our soul. 

Join Mili Tharakan, a Smart Textiles designer and researcher with 20+ years experience, as she speaks to textile makers, engineers, bio-chemists, material scientists, artists, innovators and others who are pushing the boundaries of the Textile and Fashion industry by creating textiles that challenge the very meaning, role and function of fabrics as we know it today.

Through her conversations and insights with global experts, she brings alive the myriad facets of the world of Textiles - a world where there are no ordinary cloths and fabrics have the power to change us and our world.

So listen in and be inspired, learn, find connections and create extraordinary textiles...

Connect with Mili Tharakan:

Email: mili@militharakan.com

www.noordinarycloth.com

Instagram  I  Linkedin

Your support means the world to me, if you enjoyed this podcast why not consider buying me a coffee

Credits

Cover art: Photo by Siora Photography on Unsplash

Music: Inspired Ambient, Orchestraman

Episodios

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Ep 34. From Wetlands to Wardrobes: What If Fashion Could Help Heal the Planet? with Julian Ellis-Brown

vie., 15 mayo 2026
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Ep 33. Part 3 I Clean Run: Detoxifying the Running Jacket I Care, Repair and Recycle with Charlotte Krist, Shay Sethi and Wajahat Hussain

lun., 11 mayo 2026
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Ep 32. Part 2 I Clean Run: Detoxing the Running Jacket I Dye, Finish and Construction with Jean Francoise Benoit, Jun Kamei and Matthais Feossel

jue., 23 abr. 2026
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Ep 31. Part 1 I Clean Run: Detoxing the Running Jacket I Fibre and Fabric with Hitesh Manglani, Jeanne Begon-Lours and Khorceska Batyrova

mié., 08 abr. 2026
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🌱 Ep 30. Behind the Label: How Data is Rewriting the Rules of Fashion with Jothi Kanayala and Atnyel Guedj (x Fashion District

jue., 02 abr. 2026