{"id":397,"date":"2021-07-26T07:42:41","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T07:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/about\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T07:56:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T07:56:30","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"397\" class=\"elementor elementor-397\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba38b0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba38b0c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e1967f\" data-id=\"3e1967f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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.elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cff6f7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cff6f7e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-17bc25d\" data-id=\"17bc25d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-009b968 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"009b968\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Justine_Lee.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Justine_Lee-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Justine_Lee-768x946.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Justine_Lee-600x739.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Justine Kate Lee<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Fashion Designer<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da045b6 e-grid-align-left elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"da045b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 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ending up in landfill!<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6fb3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a6fb3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Ossian knitwear studio began in 2016, began as a range of cashmere accessories, combining my experience of traditional knitting techniques, with my love of embellishment. Previously to this I had worked in the fashion industry as a knitwear designing for brands such as Ballantyne cashmere, Jaeger, White Stuff, Austin Reed and lastly Laura Ashley. After been made redundant in 2020 I studied a masters degree in textile design at UAL &#8211; Chelsea School of Art, specialising in sustainability within the knitwear industry, graduating in 2021.<\/p><p>Convinced the evidence of the damage the fashion industry has caused to the planet I wanted to establish a fashion knitwear range that did not have a negative impact on the earth. I have researched into the farming methods of British sheep farmers using Organic and Regenerative farming techniques and source my wool from farmers that use either these or other ethical farming methods. 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Wool is 100% biodegradable.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1fe9e4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c1fe9e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7175c7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7175c7e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6897c0b\" data-id=\"6897c0b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69696e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69696e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Philosophy<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-02b32a3\" data-id=\"02b32a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d152088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d152088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As I manufacture all the products by hand knitting or a hand powered domestic knitting machine, my carbon foot print is minimal. 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