Eggplant "Leather" used for Sustainable Face Masks

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4 July 2020 09:14 WIB

Models present face masks made using eggplant skin by Jordanian chef Omar Sartawi, and designed by Jordanian designers Princess Nejla Asem and Salam Dajani, in Amman, Jordan, June 17, 2020. Instead of tossing his vegetable peels in the garbage, Jordanian chef Omar Sartawi has transformed aubergine peels into richly textured 'leather', which he's using to create sustainable face masks. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

3 Juli 2020 00:00 WIB

Salam Dajani, a Jordanian designer, sews eggplant skin to make sustainable face masks, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at her workshop in Amman, Jordan, June 8, 2020. In the order to achieve the texture and durability he wanted, Sartawi said he used a combination of ancient and modern cooking techniques. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

3 Juli 2020 00:00 WIB

Jordanian designers Princess Nejla Asem and Salam Dajani work to design sustainable face masks using eggplant skin, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Dajani's workshop in Amman, Jordan, June 8, 2020. A single peel can take up to 2 weeks of work to complete, depending on its size. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

3 Juli 2020 00:00 WIB

Jordanian chef Omar Sartawi and Jordanian designers Princess Nejla Asem and Salam Dajani work to design sustainable face masks using eggplant skin, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Dajani's workshop in Amman, Jordan, June 8, 2020. Salam Dajani, a Jordanian designer who founded a Milan-based clothing line, sewed the mask together, adding different stitches to give it its final look. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

3 Juli 2020 00:00 WIB

Jordanian chef Omar Sartawi and designers Princess Nejla Asem and Salam Dajani work to design sustainable face masks using eggplant skin, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Dajani's workshop in Amman, Jordan, June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

3 Juli 2020 00:00 WIB

A model presents a face mask made with eggplant skin by Jordanian chef Omar Sartawi, and designed by Jordanian designers Princess Nejla Asem and Salam Dajani, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Amman, Jordan, June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

3 Juli 2020 00:00 WIB