The Woven Way
A bicycle journey through living textile traditions
One thread,
Lots of (hi)stories
Following the thread of traditions to highlight different ways to produce, create, consume and relate to textiles and clothes across Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Laos and Thailand.
I take my 2 pedals and my old camera on the road to connect with communities keeping generations of craftmanship alive.
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5 countries
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9,000 km
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8 months on the road
◌ 5 countries ◌ 9,000 km ◌ 8 months on the road
On the move…
Each stop, each community has its story.
Why should we care?
I love clothes, don’t you? The colors, the textures, the shapes… it's art. It's a way to express ourselves, to fit in or to stand out. Outfits speak before we say a word, so we switch them up for every mood, every situation, every trend. But the cost is far more than a price tag.
132 million tonnes
Fiber produced globally in 2024. More than double what it was in 2000.
92 million tonnes
Textile waste generated worldwide every year. A garbage truck is landfilled or burned, every second.
–36%
Less time we keep a piece of clothing before discarding it, compared to 20 years ago.
Have you ever wondered what we're losing by chasing fashion this fast? Asia carries centuries of textile history, from the Silk Road to today's fast-fashion factories. But producing faster and chasing every trend empties out the old practices: the slower, often more natural techniques get forgotten, artisanal traditions fade, and the social meanings woven into every pattern disappear along with them.
Follow my thread
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More photographies & stories
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Follow my thread ◌ More photographies & stories ◌
Propject supported by
History & Explorations Scholarship
The Woven Way was one of the 5 laureates of the History & Explorations Scholarship of La Guilde, a French NGO funded in 1967. It has been supporting crazy adventures with these grants since 1971.
“The History & Explorations Scholarship supports people with an exploration project with a historical dimension, striving to understand the past in order to better build the future.”