published May 22, 2011 and has No Comments
An artisan-made crochet and aluminum soda pop bag. Photo: courtesy Handbag Designer 101. More than 1,000 independent handbag designers submitted their designs for a chance to win the esteemed 2011 Independent Handbag Designer Award hosted by InStyle and Handbag Designer 101. I'm on the preliminary judging panel and we met earlier this month to narrow down the submissions. I ...
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published February 17, 2011 and has No Comments
Photo: Ute Decker Twenty jewellers signed up this week (on Valentine's Day) to sell the world's first Fairtrade and Fairmined certified gold. A new partnership between the Fairtrade Foundation and the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) will provide certified gold. A Bolivian mining co-operative, Cotapata , is the first to be certified but more mines in Peru and Colombia ...
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published February 13, 2011 and has No Comments
Be a real sweetheart tomorrow when shopping for February 14 by supporting world artisans and hand-crafted items by small business entrepreneurs. The jewelry item above, for instance, shows the meaning of love, literally. This handmade necklace is created from recycled vintage dictionaries by Monique Sherman, redefining the word, as it's phonetically pronounced: luv. ... Read the full story on ...
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published January 27, 2011 and has No Comments
Photo credit: Daniel Loewe. Project: Svala Imagine your dress becomes your means of transportation! This was the briefing the students at the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Barcelona received from BMW . The result are 5 concepts for future mobility in cities like Barcelona , that result from morphing fashion with transport design. Great to see that all ...
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published January 7, 2011 and has No Comments
Photos via Jaymi Heimbuch Walking through the Sustainable Planet zone, a display of solar powered bags caught my eye. In particular, I was drawn to the cooler with the solar cell on the lid, pictured above. While I've seen a fair share of bags, this was the first good looking cooler I've noticed. ... Read the full story on ...
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published December 27, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo: North Circular The North Circular 's chic knits are perfect for current winter temps, but they're dually suited for cooler spring days and breezy summer nights. We've covered the UK-based knitwear label that uses only ethical wool-- knitted by grannies, supported by supermodels --from Wensleydale sheep that graze on organic land before, but their most recent collection of ...
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published November 30, 2010 and has No Comments
Image Source: Marcus Woelfle Dear Pablo: Which is more sustainable, eyeglasses or contact lenses? Contact lenses are disposable, a word that is not usually synonymous with sustainability. But eyeglasses are made out of metal and other materials that also have a certain environmental footprint. Which is the more sustainable choice?... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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published November 28, 2010 and has No Comments
A young Cambodian student wears Cambodian Threads' silk scarf. Photo: Cambodian Threads For Cambodian Threads , a small, socially responsible company that sells fair trade silk scarves , they're set set on making a difference in the small Cambodian village that inspired the founding of their company: for every silk scarf they sell, they purchase basic school supplies for ...
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published November 25, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo: modern tribe Chanukah, the Jewish holiday , comes early this year, so there are some frantic shoppers out there already. Here is a little guide to some green and special presents, just in time for the first night of the holiday which takes place on the first of December. There are many charities doing wonderful things. Just £10 ...
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published November 6, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo: Haute Goat There's nothing better than long-lasting, warm and cozy cashmere --than, of course, reclaimed or recycled cashmere--to keep you warm during winter months. Enter Haute Goat Cashmere . Thanks to their tweet tip we found out about their too-cute-for-school owls, comfy scarves and arm-warmers, and other winter accessories made with
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