In this interview, we meet Lucinda Button, a visual artist whose transformative journey from broadcast journalist to environmental artist exemplifies the profound intersection of personal experience and artistic purpose. Button's practice emerged from a rich tapestry of influences—from childhood memories of Kenya's vibrant landscapes to the harsh realities she witnessed as a BBC World Service correspondent across East Africa, where she first encountered the crucial "three R's: Recycle, Reuse, Refuse" that would define her artistic philosophy. Through her innovative use of recycled fabrics, marine detritus, and natural objects, Button creates textile works that literally "escape the frame"—extending beyond traditional boundaries to engage viewers in urgent conversations about environmental fragility while demonstrating how discarded materials can be transformed into powerful vehicles for both aesthetic beauty and social consciousness.

In this interview, we sit down with Caroline Lindqvist, a sculptor whose compelling work transforms discarded cardboard and paper into powerful expressions of emotional tension and resilience. Drawing from her roots in southern Sweden's folklore-rich landscape, Lindqvist has developed a distinctive practice that challenges conventional notions of materiality while exploring themes of transformation, conformity, and inner strength. Her sculptures, including the striking piece "Held," exist in moments of suspended tension—caught between fragility and endurance, revealing how discarded materials can hold profound meaning when approached with both reverence and creative vision. Through her hands-on collaboration with these overlooked materials, Lindqvist not only creates art that speaks to universal human experiences but also demonstrates how sustainable practices can become integral to artistic expression rather than a constraint upon it.

In this interview, we talked with Darija Stipanic, a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans sculpture, painting, and printmaking. Working primarily with reclaimed wood and mixed media, Darija creates intimate works that explore the delicate interplay between human emotion and the natural world. Her approach to art-making is deeply personal and intuitive—she describes creating as "like breathing," an essential expression of her inner world that draws inspiration from coastal landscapes, music, literature, and the organic materials she encounters.

In our conversation, Darija discusses her artistic journey, the research-driven nature of her creative process, and her belief in art's quiet power to foster contemplation and environmental consciousness in our increasingly fast-paced world.

In this interview, we spoke with Claudia Torres, a Colombian artist whose profound practice emerges from the intersection of ancestral memory, embodied knowledge, and sustainable materiality. Torres explores how the human body serves as a living archive - holding not just personal experiences but generations of inherited wisdom through texture, gesture, and sensory memory. Drawing from her heritage of plant-based healing and traditional craft techniques like sewing, crocheting, and embroidery, she creates sculptural works that challenge conventional notions of value and waste, inviting us to pause, feel before understanding, and reconnect with the quiet wisdom that lives in our bodies and the overlooked materials around us.

In this interview, get ready to discover the transformative power of sustainable design with Yingfei Zhuo, an artist who turns marine waste into beautiful and functional building materials. Her project, EcoShell, exemplifies this ethos, showcasing how discarded oyster shells and fish bones can be repurposed into durable tiles. We'll delve into the inspiration behind EcoShell and the broader vision of using design for environmental sustainability.