fabrics

Methanol, an alcohol that can be made from syngas, is a source of ingredients for producing plastics, synthetic fabrics and pharmaceuticals.

"It meant the students were able to use really high quality fabrics that they would never have been able to afford otherwise," she added.

The compounds shed both water and grease and are used in coatings in nonstick cookware, stain-resistant fabrics, and jet engines.

“A lot of the time it’s about listening to the fabrics first,” she says.

Listening to Mandi made me realise how much I, too, had come to associate modern African design with ankara fabrics.