Why Im working with this plant based fabric

Not only does Modal have an incredibly soft touch but it’s an environmentally-friendly, luxury textile option too. This plant-based textile is revolutionizing the fashion industry with its lightweight, and breathable nature that takes beech tree pulp and turns it into an eco-conscious fabrication. 

Modal was originally developed in Japan in the 1950s. It’s made from spinning reconstituted beech tree cellulose. Modal is generally considered a more eco-friendly alternative to cotton because beech trees don’t require much water to grow and therefore the production process uses about 10-20 times less water. Modal’s benefits go on... it does not shrink when washed and is also completely biodegradable.  

So we took this wonderful fabric and blended it with our favourite fabric of all time – Silk.  Together these fibres create and gorgeously soft and cosy texture with a beautifully delicate feathered hem.  The smooth, woven texture is a perfect canvas to showcase the artwork.