Episode 16: Maison Lenko talks About a Linen Legacy from Czech Republic and Healthy Textiles

Threads of Sustainability

Sourcing linen to make her own products for her family launched Marketa Kopal on an interesting journey. She had no idea she would be connected back to her family from a time before they fled the Czech Republic when she was a child. Building business relationships and exchanging values with the community that appreciates and relates to the tactile nature of linen is what motivates her to continue to share. She focuses on the little things to lead by example.
In this episode, we talk about the textile industry in Canada, options around natural materials, flax production experimentation, recycled content mills that are making inroads, zero waste design, end-of-life material use and circular products. We cram a whole lot of meaningful conversation into this chat.
Maison Lenko - Marketa Kopal
An avid learner and curious by nature, she follows a path that is as linear as a bundle of tangled threads. Marketa started Maison LenKo in 2017 in order to surround herself with healthy textiles. Linen is her jam, there is nothing you can’t do with it!

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