Historically, needlework tended to flourish in female and feminine spaces — namely, the home. To embroider is to embellish: to create a fantasy world, allowing you momentary freedom. It gave women a voice when they had none.

Our relationship with waste and what is considered trash has been slowly changing out of necessity to rethink material sources and their planetary implications. In this week's research diary we focus on trash and why it is one of the most important materials of the future. Discover the projects we have come across from pioneering make up artists, interior designers, fashion designers and writers using waste as their palette.