Sweat & Shop Revisited
Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Design, Environment, Fashion | 1 Comment »Under the provocative name Sweat & Shop, Fashion designers, NGO representatives, experts, students, and bloggers gathered about a week ago to discuss the topic of sustainability and fashion. The workshop was organized by sustainability network 3plusX, the Grass Routes Foundation ...
Buena Vista Socialbar
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 Posted in Activism, Berlin & Germany, Design, Environment, Trends & Marketing, Web | No Comments »Yesterday I visited the Socialbar in Berlin, a monthly event where NGO meets web2.0. There were presentations of Karsten Wenzlaf from Nachhall Texter, who involved in the Obama campaign and presented his experiences, Florian Noto from the anti-nuclear campaign Atomausstieg ...
Affentor: Luxury Recycling Bags from Frankfurt
Friday, October 17th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Design, Fashion | 1 Comment »I'm having a two day hang out in Frankfurt with Karmakonsum, brainstorming and working on new projects, and taking the challenge to visit a few cool projects here in Frankfurt as well. Yesterday I paid a visit to the shop and ...
Coolest Designers of the Ethical Fashion Show
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Design, Fashion | No Comments »The Ethical Fashion Show 2008 is over again. For those who can't wait till the next edition, the Ethical Fashion Show is also opening in Milan and Rio de Janairo, as we heard when we spoke with Isabelle Quehe, founder ...
Green Graffiti made of Moss
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 Posted in Activism, Blog, Design, Trends & Marketing | No Comments »The artist Anna Garforth developed green graffiti made of Moss as part of her art project Mossenger. As glue she uses a mix of yogurt and sugar. "The Moss acts as a healthy alternative for spraying paints, eventually it ...
ÖkoRausch & Sommerkiosk: Events for Eco-Design
Monday, June 9th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Design | No Comments »While we at Grass Routes are still clearing the details for the next Fair Fashion in Berlin, the Bureau Gruen in Cologne comes with a concurring event in September: the ÖkoRausch, a "Fair for design with consicousness". The event wants ...
Pamoyo: New Green Fashion Styled With Heart
Thursday, May 1st, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Design, Fashion, Products | No Comments »We launched the new Pamoyo site and Pamoyo collection during a short trip to The Netherlands, making it a truly nomadic clothing label. And it took a few days before I noticed I did not even announced it here on ...
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 ...
As Fast as Taking your Clothes Off: Drap Art International Recycling Art Festival in Barcelona
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Design, Recycling | 1 Comment »Drap Art is an International Recycling Art Festival, this year the 19th, 20th and 21st of December 2008. The festival promotes creative recycling, through the organisation of festivals, exhibitions and workshops. The festival has an OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS to ...
Self Hub Berlin and the Supermarket 2.0
Saturday, January 26th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Design, Trends & Marketing | 1 Comment »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 ...