Hemp by Maren Krings

Hemp by Maren Krings

Fashion has long been a powerful force, shaping societies, cultures, and identities for centuries. It has served as a status symbol, a marker of cultural heritage, an expression of rebellion, and, at its core, a necessity for protecting the human body. Beyond aesthetics, clothing acts...

Hemp by Maren Krings

It’s early August, and the air is filled with the sounds of birds singing and the lively chatter of people working in a flowering hemp field in eastern Slovenia. A diverse group is harvesting the female hemp flowers by hand, carefully cutting the tops to...

Hemp by Maren Krings

Worldwide, the race is on to find solutions to the approximately 8 million metric tons of plastic entering the oceans each year. Simply cutting down on plastic use and exchanging single-use items with wood-derived materials seemed like a good start. However, the pandemic-related supply chain...

Hemp by Maren Krings

Around the world, every minute, 30 hectares of fertile soil are turned into dirt due to modern industrial and lifestyle practices. Expanding agriculture, mining, industrial production, and urbanization are pushing our soil to its limits. This degradation has devastating consequences, as inorganic pollutants—particularly heavy metals...

Hemp by Maren Krings

The mid-19th century marked the onset of industrialization, a period that dramatically altered how humans lived, worked, and consumed food. This shift was epitomized by Anthelme Brillat-Savarin’s famous 1826 quote, “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” During this...

Hemp by Maren Krings

The rise of CBD’s popularity from the USA to Europe has not only shifted perceptions of hemp’s potential in healthcare but also highlighted ongoing legal and regulatory challenges. Despite the prohibitionist stance in many countries, which places hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) in a precarious legal position,...

Hemp by Maren Krings

How often in the past month have you felt a sense of satisfaction using a paper straw, holding a cardboard coffee cup holder, or enjoying your yogurt from a paper container instead of plastic? Or perhaps you’re into sustainable product design and got excited about...

Hemp by Maren Krings

When the Hippie Trail emerged in the mid-1960s, many Western hippies embarked on a journey to South Asia, passing through the Himalayan mountains in search of spiritual enlightenment. Along the way, they discovered some of the best high-altitude cannabis strains in the Himalaya region. It...

Hemp by Maren Krings

Statistics from the late 1960s and early 1970s already indicated just how polluting textile industries are, even though science had not yet established measuring tools such as Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs), which measure each material’s footprint to evaluate the overall environmental impact and sustainability of...