MATKA X MATERIA BOTÁNICA
Materia Botánica explores and collects plant waste to dye clothes.
At Matka, on the other hand, we create garments made of handwoven natural fibres.
Our shared mission is to produce pieces that are kind to the environment and to our skin.
Together we conceived these one-off pieces to manifest that culture has no borders.
These two shirts were crafted with fine silk noil that was hand woven, individually hand cut and sewn in Kathmandu, Nepal; and carefully hand dyed with fern leaves and oak galls foraged from the forest that surrounds Materia Botanica’s workshop in Galicia, Spain.
We hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoyed doing this collaboration.
GALICIA, OCTOBER 2024.
First two images by Materia Botánica.
SEPTEMBER 5TH 2024
BY JULIA VELÁZQUEZ CHARRO.
WITH GALETEE MARTIN WEARING OUR UNDYED CANVAS FISHERMAN’S SMOCK AND THE MAXI SKIRT IN HER STUDIO.
PARIS, APRIL 2024.
BY JULIA VELÁZQUEZ CHARRO.
WITH GALETEE MARTIN WEARING OUR STRIPED SILK SET IN HER STUDIO.
PARIS, APRIL 2024.
BY APPARITION.
KATE CAPTURED BY JOHN WEARING OUR CARRIER VEST IN HEAVY CANVAS.
EMILIA - ROMAGNA, OCTOBER 2023.
IV
CELEBRATING JCOSKY ‘S 4TH ANNIVERSARY.
ELIZA IS WEARING OUR SILK SQUARE TOP IN INDIGO AND THE BHURE SILK SKIRT.
ITALY, OCTOBER 2023.
By tor harrison .
ROME, JUNE 2023.
APRIL & MAY, 2023.
‘AUTHORS’ BY KNITBRARY
Find a new curated selection of our Collection at Knitbrary.
A CORUÑA, NOVEMBER 2022.
Patterns of Rural Commoning
In collaboration with Atelier Fanelsa and Franzisca Lutze for The Lissome’s issue no.3
creative direction by dörte de jesus & sophia schwaN, photography by stephanie pfaender, styling by sophia schwan, hair and make up by jeannette johansson.
FEATURING OUR WILD SILK OVERSIZED COAT & THE HB LINEN DUSTER.
BRANDENBURG, 2022.
COMPILATION OF IMAGES FROM NEPAL
YEARS 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2022.
WORK IN PROGRESS …
photography BY MATTEO BIANCHESSI.
WITH ILARIA DALMOLIN & MIU.
FEATURING OUR PURE WOOL SKIRT AND ZW CROPPED VEST, THE LAYERED SHIRT IN LIGHT CANVAS, TROUSERS IN UNDYED CANVAS, OUR TERRACOTTA SILK COLLARLESS SHIRT AND THE UNDYED CANVAS HOODED COAT.
ITALY, DECEMBER 2021.
AUDE HEROUARD ‘S 21-22 EYEWEAR CAMPAIGN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHARLOTTE STOUVENOT & ART DIRECTION BY ELSA LE SAUX.
FEATURING OUR LINEN COTTON GATHERED DRESS, THE UNDYED CANVAS OVERSIZED DUSTER, THE INK LINEN OVERSHIRT JACKET, STRIPED SILK LAYERED SHIRT, UNDYED CANVAS TROUSERS, THE UNDYED CANVAS BOILERSUIT AND THE INK LINEN OVERSIZED DUSTER.
FRANCE, OCTOBER 2021.
NAGUISA ‘S AW 21 FOOTWEAR CAMPAIGN
PHOTOGRAPHED BY CECILIA RENARD & STYLED BY Nuria González Mondragó.
WITH AINA GARCÍA PALMER WEARING OUR HB LINEN BOX PLEATED MAXI DRESS, THE LINEN COTTON GATHERED DRESS & OUR UNDYED CANVAS MAXI TROUSERS II + MATCHING OVERSHIRT JACKET.
MALLORCA, SEPTEMBER 2021.
LATE SUMMER HUES & textures
portugal & galicia, SEPTEMBER 2021.
olivia sang shot BY PAULA LATIMORI.
WEARING OUR BW SILK SHIRT DRESS AND THE CHECK LINEN SLEEVELESS DRESS.
BARCELONA, AUGUST 2021.
Dreaming of sustainable
PHOTOGRAPHY BY PAULA LATIMORI, STYLING BY VIRGINIA BRUNI WITH CLARA SUMMER DENISON AND LAUREN ROSSINI FOR SICKY MAG.
WEARING OUR PAPERLIKE CANVAS MAXI TROUSERS II, THE LINEN COTTON COLLARLESS SHIRT, THE BW SILK MAXI TROUSERS,OUR INK LINEN CROPPED VEST, THE UNDYED CANVAS LONG VEST AND THE FINE CASHMERE UNDIES.
BARCELONA, APRIL 2021.
At Laon Pottery Studio
I’m so thankful to TALENTED photographer marta rubio and ceramicist chuión from laon pottery for creating such beautiful images TOGETHER.
FEATURING OUR TWILL LINEN PAINTER’S SHIRT, THE SILK COTTON SKIRT + APRON, OUR CHECK LINEN SLEEVELESS DRESS, THE PAPERLIKE CANVAS COLLARLESS SHIRT, THE UNDYED CANVAS TROUSERS & OUR TWILL LINEN PEASANT’S DRESS.
SEGOVIA, MARCH 2021.
“I am because we are, and since we are, therefore I am.” – John Mbiti
WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANNA ROSA KRAU FOR THE LISSOME
WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND READING THE full story ON Ubuntu philosophy, animism & beauty.
JOANA LEA CORTES, STYLED BY SOPHIA SCHWAN, IS WEARING OUR RAW SILK COLLARLESS SHIRT, IVORY SILK SKIRT & NATURAL LINEN PEASANT’S DRESS.
brandenburg, JANUARY 2021.
“True luxury is silent and cannot always be appreciated at first sight; behind what is visible to the eye, there is time, dedication, craftsmanship, emotion and so much more.” - Knitbrary.
One of the greatest gifts Matka has brought me is meeting wonderful, like-minded, creative minds and makers, such as Yolanda and Pedro, the souls behind Knitbrary.
they work closely with skilled artisans in arequipa, peru, and together create BEYOND beautiful hand knitted pieces with the finest natural yarns.
In November 2020, they launched their new Online Store; introducing their new line ‘By Knitbrary’, and ‘Authors’, a space we are so proud to be a part of, ALONGSIDE MUCH LOVED LABEL Steve Mono.
You can now find a curated selection of our collection at WWW.KNITBRARY.COM .
Image credits : Knitbrary.
A CORUÑA, NOVEMBER 2020.
A day in Madrid.
CAPTURED BY TALENTED ANA PAES.
In front of the camera, Laura F. Izuzquiza wearing some of our latest pieces.
madrid, OCTOBER 2020.
“Hands have an autonomous, intuitive intelligence and possess something distinctly different and beyond the intellectual capacity of our brains.”
WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANNA ROSA KRAU FOR THE LISSSOME
Botanical therapist ryoko hori, styled by kamilla richter, is wearing our avocado dyed cotton long shirt and the wild silk skirt.
BERLIN, JUNE 2020.
LISSOME MAGAZINE’S FIRST PRINT ISSUE. FEATURING OUR MATKA SILK OVERSIZED DUSTER. CAPTURED BY DENIS BOULZE, STYLED BY SOPHIA SCHWAN.
BERLIN, DECEMBER 2019.
SIMONE CAPTURED BY ANNELIE BRUIJN, WEARING OUR FINE CASHMERE PANTIES AND THE PEARL COTTON SOCKS.
STYLED BY ANOUK VAN GRIENSVEN FOR LISSOME.
AMSTERDAM, AUGUST 2019.
ELISABETTA CAPTURED BY DEBORA POTA AND STYLED BY ALESSANDRA BARACCO FOR NEOQUE MAGAZINE.
ITALY, AUGUST 2019.
Felice by Annelie Bruijn.
AMSTERDAM, June 2019.
SIMONE AND NINA CAPTURED BY ANNELIE BRUIJN FOR CLO’S SUSTAINABLE EDITORIAL.
LONDON, JULY 2018.
ANNA AND DARI CAPTURED BY FILINE FINK AND STYLED BY SOPHIA SCHWAN FOR LISSOME’S MONO MOMENTS EDITORIAL.
BERLIN, OCTOBER 2017.
UMA captured by talented mónica bedmar & styled by caterina pérez.
costa brava, May 2017.
