Third Soil originates from the idea of creating a liminal space - a hybrid ground for dialogue and action - to strengthen textile and craft systems through an evidence-based narrative.

Beyond nostalgia and aesthetic value, the act of making is regenerative, with social, economic and ecological impact. Third Soil aims to activate viable tools that can measure and communicate this impact in the language of sustainability.

Drawing inspiration from Gilles Clément’s Third Landscape—those uncultivated, often overlooked spaces where biodiversity thrives—Third Soil stands for craft-led systems that carry deep ecological and cultural intelligence.

It is also a methodological proposition as a third system of inquiry. One that:

• Marries quantitative tools (like LCA and impact measurement) with qualitative meaning-making—through stories, community memory and context;

• Operates between formal metrics and informal knowledges—valuing lived experience alongside data;

• And asks not just how much impact, but what kind, for whom, and at what pace.

Rooted in founder’s art history, journalism, and sustainability practice, Third Soil draws from ecological economics and regenerative systems thinking. It is an evolving inquiry into how craft and textile economies contribute to climate action, just transitions and reimagining value.