Archive for January, 2008

German Social Fashion Contests by Armed Angels and Fairwear.de

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Fashion | 2 Comments »

Armed Angels are a young, trendy social fashion label from Cologne. They are conquering Germany with just a few simple shirts. Only selling over the internet, or through friends and friends of friends of friends. 3,33 Euro per piece of ...

Recycled Juice Pouch Gown: eco-fashion statement by Nature vs Future

Monday, January 28th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fashion, Recycling | No Comments »

Recycling fashion is still on it's way up. Now organic cotton is getting into the mainstream market, trend hungry eco-fashionistas need something different again. Well, this one-of-a-kind dress is quite a statement! The dress, by designer Nina Valenti of Naturevsfuture is ...

Rainforests Disappear Faster Thanks to Biofuel

Monday, January 28th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Energy & Climate, Environment, Politics | 1 Comment »

In an effort to make our cars go greener, our EU governments decided to push the production of biofuel (also known as biogas or biodiesel, with an immediate result: rainforests are disappearing faster. After environmental organizations alarmed, the EU promised ...

Self Hub Berlin and the Supermarket 2.0

Saturday, January 26th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Design, Trends & Marketing | 4 Comments »

Last days I kind of literally stumbled over two interesting project spaces in my living area in Berlin Kreuzberg. The first one was a project called "supermarkt2.0". In an old supermarket space, they created a common work place for all ...

NVOHK: eco-fashion managed by the people who wear it

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 Posted in Blog | 2 Comments »

All these new, green eco-fashion brands. They are soo cool, soo green, soo georgeous. A serious fashion event can't do without them. And there we are. Sometimes I wonder, why all activists, all creatives, all green thinkers are capitalist entrepreneurs ...

Re-Fashion: how your old Tee becomes a Slow Fashion statement

Monday, January 21st, 2008 Posted in Blog | No Comments »

Do you also wonder what to do with this dear old shirt, and do not dare to throw it away because of all the memories sticking to it? Now here is your chance to actually give your old shirt a ...

Green caravan dreams, or how Berlin lost its mobile homes

Sunday, January 20th, 2008 Posted in Blog | No Comments »

Berlin lost a bit of it’s rebellious soul again. Since the 1st of January, most remarkable vehicles are considered illegal because of their high emissions. Until recently, the streets of Berlin were filled with old caravans, self-made buses, hippie vans, ...