In the Mexican village of Tonahuixtla an initiative harnessing the regenerative superpowers of agave. The succulent was planted alongside trenches in order to slow the flow of water during the wet season, thereby holding the top soil in place. Agaves are also known as ´pioneering´ plants, which means they are able to flourish with little water and soil and eventually invite other plants to grow nearby them.Hidden under the thorny exterior of the leaves are fibres; by merely scraping the leaves you can obtain this material called sisal. Traditionally, sisal was woven and twisted into strings, nets and ropes. But Fernando saw another opportunity with Tonahuixtla´s agaves: to use a simple knotting system that showcases the fibre in its raw state. That is, unwoven and flowing like the hair of a horse. Fernando has used his unique take on sisal to design furry benches, cabinets and sculptures of imagined creatures. Occasionally these pieces appear in pink technicolour through the natural dye cochineal.