Adriano Souras: The Teen Designer Who Anticipated Greta Thunberg's Activism

Adriano Souras, a 16-year-old English designer, began his environmental activism in 2017 at age 14, predating Greta Thunberg's #FridaysForFuture movement. He launched his brand Krow and presented at Vancouver Fashion Week as the youngest designer ever. Inspired by plastic straws on a Greek beach, he created 'The Last Straw' concept featuring a panda playing with a straw, which WWF Young turned into a T-shirt. He later constructed the 'Killer Net', a 5-meter-long net woven from over 9,000 discarded straws, symbolizing fishing nets collecting plastic waste. The net was exhibited at Cards Against Humanity in collaboration with the Design Museum of Chicago until July 9, 2019, and other museums have expressed interest. Souras has also collaborated with the Macam Museum of Contemporary Art in Lebanon, South African NGO Women of Vision, and Italian organization Fight The Stroke. His goal is to inspire individual action on environmental issues.