Telling the stories of our
material connection
to our world through
cutting edge design
from 2010 till 2017

Featured Video – Ecochic Design Awards Sustainable Business Guide

Janko Lam’s brand Classics Anew, Patagonia and H&M talk to the EcoChic Design Awards about advice on how they incorporate their sustainable values into their businesses.

Featured Video – The Noor Effect

Noor Tagouri teamed up with Adam Khafif at Lis’n Up Clothing (LSNP) to create a fashion line that both informs the public and helps fund the fight against human trafficking. They call it “The Noor Effect.”

Mosevic

Mosevic transform discarded and damaged jeans into sunglasses. Working with reclaimed materials, Mosevic’s eyewear collection is produced from recycling jeans of all shapes, sizes, colors and textures.

Wellmade Jobs

With a shared belief that community is the key to positive change, Wellmade jobs are building a company that bridges individuals with mission driven businesses with technology connecting individuals with companies with a mission.

Business of Fashion Fashion History – Paul Poiret

Paul Poiret was the party boy of Paris who is the unsung hero of 20th century fashion. As part of the BoF’s fashion history series Poiret’s historic relevance before World War is reviewed.

Featured Podcast – American Fashion Podcast: Zero Waste

Lisa Koenigsberg, the president of Initiatives In Art and Culture, Timo Rissanen, Daniel Silverstein, and Tabitha St. Bernard are zero waste fashion designers, and educators.

Featured Video – Maiyet Hand Block Printing

Maiyet feature the ancient art of hand batik to create several key pieces for the collection. Hand batik from Indonesia is a traditional method a wax dyeing fabric to create intricate patterns using a pen like tool that holds a reservoir of hot wax.

Featured Podcast – Conscious Chatter: Renewal

Kestrel Jenkins speaks with Nicole Bassett, co-founder of The Renewal Workshop. They discuss bringing a “renewal” approach to the fashion industry, influencing a future with a circular economy, reducing waste and utilizing the resources we already have instead of the little that remain.

Ketzali

Ketzali is a social enterprise accessories company that produces handmade accessories using traditional Guatemalan skills.

Featured Video – The Kebaya Maker

In this Made-in-Singapore TV documentary short, Heath Yeo talks about why he quit designing modern fashion to revive the art of embroidering sarong kebayas the ‘old-fashioned’ way.

Featured Video – Maasai Colours

Maasai Colour creates timeless accessories of exceptional quality – sustainably and ethically. They unite the vibrant flair of African fashion with London’s contemporary, classic style to create a unique new look.

Featured Kickstarter – Maasai Colour

Maasai Colour creates timeless accessories of exceptional quality, sustainably and ethically. They unite the vibrant flair of African fashion with London’s contemporary, classic style to create a unique collection of bags, purses and totes.

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