Grass Routes at the SelfHub in Berlin
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Fashion | No Comments »The SelfHub is a 'club for people with ideas'. It fuses the best of grounders centre, library, cafe and office lounge. The SelfHub is part of an international network of Hubs around the world and the first one in Germany. We ...
"Change the World with Style": Presentation by the Grass Routes Foundation
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog | No Comments »Dear friends and all interested, We invite you to a special evening on Thursday the 15th of May in the SelfHub in Berlin, where we will present you the projects and ideas of Grass Routes in a creative way, to ...
Berlin Eco Fashion Labels on TV at ARTE’s Lifestyle Magazine Chic
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Fashion | No Comments »Tomorrow, Tuesday 29th of April 13.30 GMT+1 the Berliner Eco Fashion labels Pamoyo, Slowmo and Magdalena Schaffrin will be on the European cultural TV station ARTE during an item on Eco Fashion on the Lifestyle Magazine Program Chic. The program ...
Berlin Eco Fashion Labels on TV at ARTE’s Lifestyle Magazine Chic
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Blog | No Comments »Tomorrow, Tuesday 29th of April 13.30 GMT+1 the Berliner Eco Fashion labels Pamoyo, Slowmo and Magdalena Schaffrin will be on the European cultural TV station ARTE during an item on Eco Fashion on the Lifestyle Magazine Program Chic. The program ...
Looking for a Ride from Berlin to the Karmakonsum Green Camp
Friday, April 25th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Trends & Marketing | No Comments »On May 30 there is a LOHAS marketing Conference in Frankfurt (Germany) accompanied by a Green Camp on the day after. I'm at least going o the Green Camp to meet up with other bloggers and entrepreneurs in the field, ...
Ladak: Dutch Designer Blankets from Recycled Materials
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in Blog, Design, Products, Recycling | No Comments »Ladak is Dutch brand creating chic designer blankets recycled material. The base is a tough blanket, with processed old sweaters, blankets, jeans or parts of mattresses. The LADAK blanket is then finished with ribbons, lace and other rich fabrics. Each blanket ...
New Report by Clean Clothes Campaign: Sportswear Brands Still Violate Workers Rights
Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in Activism, Blog, Fair Trade, Fashion | 1 Comment »Unlike all new attems of companies like Adidas to become a "responsible" company, a new report by the Clean Clothes Campaign, published today, states that in the sports wear industry the situation is still inhuman. The CCC report shows that the ...
La Mode Ethique: Guide to Ethical Fashion
Saturday, April 19th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fashion, Web | 1 Comment »La Mode Ethique is an international guide of ethical fashion brands and designers. The website, which is still in development, lists a good choice of labels. Of all the listings so far, this is until now the best one. A ...
Eco Cho: Websearching Against Climate Change
Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Energy & Climate, Environment, Web | 3 Comments »Planting some trees to reduce your emissions is not that sufficient. A lot of CO2 reduction programs are more about cooling down your conscious than about cooling down our planet. Okay, mostly it does not hurt to plant trees, but ...
500 Godz: Berlin Streetart Shirt Label with Organic Prints
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Fashion, Products | 1 Comment »The new Berlin based ecological shirtlabel 500 Godz has a close connection to the street art scene. Their first collection of organic shirts are printed with works by the British graffiti artist AME72.A new collection will include prints of works ...
Wave of Social, Green and Political BarCamps from Berlin to Tibet
Friday, April 11th, 2008 Posted in Activism, Blog, Web | No Comments »When I first heard about BarCamps, I had a clear image of some bearded men with beers, hanging around a campfire. Very campy, but the idea of a BarCamp is hanging around for more reasons than campfire and beer. BarCamps are ...
Behind the Photo Shoot of Organic Jeans Brand Kuyichi in Transilvania
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fashion | 1 Comment »Cecilia and me found the photo series of organic jeans brand Kuyichi of the last few seasons a bit too cheesy and easy. But now Kuyichi has made trip to Rumania, the label might show a different, more human face ...
Sexy Swimwear from Recycled Plastic Bottles by Aaron Chang
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fashion, Recycling | 1 Comment »Off course most natural and ecological is to swim naked. But for all those occasions where that's not an option (not everyone owns a private swimming pool or beach) it's cool to have some eco options. New on the green ...
Chic, animal friendly footwear from Georgette
Friday, April 4th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fashion, Products | 2 Comments »Always wanted something else on your feet than snake or cow? Well there is some alternatives around. One of my latest discoveries is Georgette. The shoes of Georgette look great. And they are not just looking great, but also totally vegan ...
Bransparent: New Ethical Shopping Portal Based in Berlin
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Consume, Fashion, Web | No Comments »This is the kind of company I have been waiting for to start in Berlin. Partnering with some fashion profi's Bransparent is building up an information and shopping portal for consumers who want to be aware of the ...