How To Turn Waste Into Something Beautiful
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 Posted in Blog | 2 Comments »According to the British Department for Environment (Defra) 2 million tonnes of textiles are consumed in the UK each year with approximately 50% destined for landfill. Of this over 1 million tonnes is clothing and 0.5 million tonnes is collected ...
A Happy Green Year!
Thursday, January 8th, 2009 Posted in Blog, Environment, Fashion | No Comments »Happy green year to all readers of this blog! May the year be a good one for you and your planet! I'm looking forward to a fresh new year, to a year of new vision and a lot to come. We ...
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 ...
Beyond Green: Dutch Sustainable Fashion Event
Monday, November 10th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fashion, Trends & Marketing | No Comments »Event tip: this Wednesday 12 November there is an international symposium entitlied Beyond Green, A Fashion Odyssey in the World Fashion Centre in Amsterdam. The aim of the symposium is to provide information to students and teaching staff in higher education, ...
Is Fashion a Dressed up Dinosaur?
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Energy & Climate, Environment, Fashion | 1 Comment »According to Permaculture co-founder David Holmgren we have enough clothing produced for the coming 20 years, so we don't need to waste our resources or time any more on clothing production, and can just let fashion die out like a ...
Affentor: Luxury Recycling Bags from Frankfurt
Friday, October 17th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Design, Fashion | 4 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 ...
New Eco Fashion Founds
Sunday, August 31st, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fashion | 1 Comment »There's so much going on in eco fashion land, it's hard to cover it. For the eco fashion addicts among you, here are some good and fun resources I discovered the last couple of months: Eco Fashion World Your Biggest Bang Ecofashioned Ecostyletto Eco Fashion ...