Grass Routes Presents: thekey.to, International Event for Green Fashion & Culture in Berlin
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Consume, Design, Fashion, Trends & Marketing | 6 Comments »thekey.to is the new international fair for green fashion and sustainable lifestyle. Between 1st and 4th July 2009, a selection of sustainable fashion labels ranging from street-wear to high fashion will be on display in Berlin. The chosen brands are ...
Do You Design “Open” Already?
Thursday, March 19th, 2009 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Design | 3 Comments »Over the last years, Open Source Software has developed from a playground for hackers towards something defining for the mainstream market. But as there's more areas where copyrights play an important role, there's more work to do... Nowadays music, culture, science, ...
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 | 3 Comments »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 | 3 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 | 1 Comment »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 ...