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 ...
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 ...
Green Fashion Stores by Oxfam
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fashion, Recycling | 6 Comments »In London, NGO Oxfam has redesigned it's stores to become eco-fashion hotspots. Located in trendy areas, they sell donated designer items, and a mix of fair trade and organic clothing including chic stuff from Chloe, Stella McCartney and Junky Styling. ...
Upcycling Goes Big with Kraft
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Posted in Blog, Recycling | 4 Comments »Greenwashing or not, Kraft Foods stepped in to a cooperation with Terracycle, a creative upcycling company that takes packages and materials "that are challenging to recycle and turns them into affordable, high quality goods". As the press release states, Kraft will ...
Sexy Swimwear from Recycled Plastic Bottles by Aaron Chang
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fashion, Recycling | 8 Comments »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 ...
Funky Finnish Recycling Fashion from Globe Hope
Thursday, March 13th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fashion, Products, Recycling | No Comments »Using old hospital textiles, army wear and work outfits, the innovative recycling fashion company Globe Hope has a tasty and very own style. And somehow very Finnish. Their kitchen set Laituri which is made of old Swedish navy sacks is ...
Eco Fashion Spotting: Gibbous, Recycling Fashion from LA
Monday, March 10th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fashion, Products, Recycling | No Comments »"From the freebox to the couture house" Gibbous is a small recycling fashion label from LA, very creative one-of-a kind items with Victorian style elements, which they also sell through their own webshop... through: wearing the future