Photography courtesy of NorBlack NorWhite
CELINE SEMAAN: With your fashion brand, NorBlack NorWhite, you have redefined what sustainability means and have put at its heart the artisans and people of the Global South. What inspired you when you first started, and how has your company evolved?
MRIGA KAPADIYA: We started our business in 2010. My good friend and business partner, Amrit, and I traveled to certain regions in India to learn more about textiles. We ended up in Kutch, Gujarat, in northern India. There, we found a library of indigenous tie-dyed textiles called Bandhani. We asked to meet the library’s founder, who introduced us to one of the families still keeping the art alive in that region.