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Musaz

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Après nous avoir donné des produits alimentaires, la majeure partie de la plante - le bananier est une plante herbacée du genre Musa - est remplacée et gaspillée. Heureusement, quelque chose de différent se passe à São Miguel, aux Açores, au Portugal.
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Environ > 3 semaines

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ARTE SOCIAL DA BANANEIRA

Vanessa Melo fundou a MUSAZ com o objetivo de explorar o potencial sustentável e socialmente inclusivo da bananeira nesta região insular, transformando o desperdício botânico em artigos artesanais. Isto porque a bananeira não permite uma segunda colheita, tornando-se um bio resíduo depois de dar fruto.
Origins and Founders

An architect, a nurse and cultural manager enter a banana forest in Azores. As a joke, this story goes nowhere; as an eco-social project, it goes all the way. Vanessa Melo founded Musaz in 2022 together with António Braga and Elga Martín to unleash the sustainable and socially inclusive potential of regional banana trees by transforming botanical waste into handcrafted artifacts.

Beginnings and Experimentation

It all began in Elga’s backyard, experimenting with raw stalks from banana trees that would be put down because they could no longer bear fruit.

Growth and Social Impact

Soon, Musaz grew into an ambitious enterprise: they began rescuing discarded plants, drying and shredding their fibers, and empowering people from all walks of life —especially via second-chance hiring— for artisanal creative production.

Activities and Outreach

Besides crafting beautiful objects, Musaz promotes workshops for seniors, children and tourists, exhibits artistic installations, and has published the book “A Trip to the Center of the Banana Tree” about their art and work.