Merel Karhof is a London based company that has developed ingenious ways to use the world around us to create very close to zero-impact products.
Take for example their “Wind Knitting Factory”. This clever invention uses small windmills connected to a knitting machine to make custom scarves. Each scarf has its own label which tells you in how much time it has been knitted and on which date. The video below displays the beautiful, simple and intelligent creation.

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Windmills were used in Persia (present-day Iran) as early as 200 B.C, and yet we still do not see them used in every day life… especially in urban areas.
I think the “Wind Knitting Factory” is a perfect example of taking ancient knowledge and showing new ways to apply it in a very self-sustaining, low-impact business.

- Rustin Coburn