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*UPCYCLING LOCAL MATERIALS*
By awarded designer Souad Ghaffari
Sub-brand @extravirginthoughts
Évora—Lisbon—Tunis

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Give new purpose to invasive plants and discover the craft potential hidden in wild fibers.

Our hands-on papermaking workshop is happening next weekend, and it’s your chance to learn how to turn pampas grass, mimosa, and giant reed into richly textured, eco-conscious paper.

Across 4 immersive hours, designer Souad Ghaffari will guide you through pulping, pressing, and shaping natural fibers while introducing principles of circular design and creative sustainability.

If you are curious about biomaterials, love working with your hands, or want to experiment with low-impact making, this session is for you.

Spots are nearly full — secure your place now.

#Papermaking #Biomaterials #WildFibers #SustainableDesign #HandmadePaper #CircularDesign #EcoCraft

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If your sketches don’t like limits, meet the handcrafted accordion notebook. The cover is made from invasive Cana fibers, and the 90-120gsm pages are recycled white paper mixed with Cana fibers for extra texture.
A few pieces left on extravirginthoughts.com, Etsy (link in bio), or via DM.

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To make EVT notebooks extra special, we collaborated with Sandrine, a French professional book restorer and artisan based in Évora through her @latelier.evora 💗

This coffret-notebrook set is available at our website extravirginthoughts.com and at our Etsy shop (link in bio) or via DM 💫

Seeing my olive-leaf paper transformed by a skilled artisan into beautiful coffrets is a reminder of how much stronger our creations become when we trust one another’s hands. Their craftsmanship didn’t just complement my work; it elevated it. 🔥

Grateful for the exchange, the shared passion, and the kind of collaboration that honors both materials and makers.
Make sure you check her own stationery collection at her lovely atelier once you're in town. 🌿

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EVT Notebooks are available on our website extravirginthoughts.com and on our Esty shop (in our bio and via) DM. 🌿

Each notebook is fully handmade using our one-of-a-kind paper crafted from Portuguese olive leaves, lined with cotton fabric, and bound with natural starch glue. 💫

This edition comes with an improved design: a vibrant cotton fabric strip over the spine and a button closure to lock in all those extra virgin thoughts of yours. 😉

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Find the new fully-handmade collection of EVT today from 17h - 21h and tomorrow from 11h to 19h at @dona.ajuda as part of VAI TER FEIRA event organised by @umavoltaemlisboa @novabancagaleria. @re_workshop__ will also be offering a papermaking session today from 18h - 19h. Aparecem! 🌿

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Turn invasive plants into beautiful, textured paper and rethink waste through craft.

Join us on Saturday, December 3 for a hands-on session where we’ll explore how to pulp, press, and transform species like pampas grass, mimosa, and giant reed into meaningful, eco-conscious material.

Led by designer Souad Ghaffari, this 4-hour workshop invites you into the world of natural fibers, circular design, and creative sustainability.

🎟️ Limited spots: link in bio to register!

#Papermaking #SustainableDesign #InvasivePlants #Biomaterials #CraftWorkshop #CircularDesign #WildFiberPaper

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This notebook didn’t start with a final design.
It started with a question: What can I create from what’s already around me?

Step by step, it grew.
With little money and small resources and a lot of passion, I started sourcing materials locally (some literally from next door) experimenting with textures, colors, and techniques. Every decision was guided by the process itself, not by a fixed plan. I let the notebook find its own form.

The cover is made from discarded natural materials, transformed through traditional know-how and patient experimentation. It’s tactile, sturdy, and designed to be refillable, so it can stay with you for years.

For me, this is more than just a notebook. It’s a small example of how design can grow slowly, respectfully, and sustainably, with every stage adding its own layer of meaning.

If you’d like one to make your own story on its pages, DM me for purchase 🌿✏️

1 - 2 - 8- 9 working in my living room

Shout out to:
Stitching, bookbinding at @biolablisboa
7 s.anzerli and Miguel giving me hand with folding and stacking the paper sheets to be stitched.

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Já há muito que queria experimentar fazer papel de raíz. Larguei então as minhas experiências solitárias na cozinha e inscrevi-me no 'Wild Fiber Papermaking Workshop' da Souad Ghaffari @re_workshop__ que decorreu no @biolablisboa

A partir de plantas invasoras criámos o nosso papel de Erva-das-pampas (Cortaderia selloana) e de Cana-comum (Arundo donax).

#plantasinvasoras #invasivespecies #invasivespeciespaper #invasivespeciespapermaking #cortaderiaselloana #arundodonax #papermakingwithplants

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Introducing the first product from @extravirginthoughts
A limited series of 12 fully handmade notebooks:
🖋️ 50g – Ideal for writing (only 4 left)
🎨 100g – Ideal for drawing (sold out)

Crafted from natural and mostly upcycled materials, designed by Souad Ghaffari, biomaterial and product designer.

- The cover combines handmade paper from discarded olive leaves with a lining of second-hand cotton fabric.

- Each notebook is hand-stitched with cotton thread and bound using a natural glue made from starch and water.

- The inner pages are made from recycled paper, enriched with fibres of Arundo donax, an invasive plant giving purpose to materials often overlooked.

Only 4 notebooks still waiting for someone’s thoughts.
50g - Ideal for writing
📩 DM to get yours.

Photography by @selinanzerliogl

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Thank you for celebrating Lisbon's creative passion at PechaKucha Night Lisboa Vol.34 at @penhasco.artecooperativa ! ✨

Next PK Night date to be announced soon, until then, stay Creative and Cool! 💫

@jfpenhafranca @pentagon.lx @pizzandantelx @penhasco.artecooperativa Thank you for their support! ✨

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