Posts Tagged: ethical design

Mink

Founded in 2004, Mink is a vegan shoe collection produced from eco-friendly, animal-free materials.

Featured Video – Marina Spadafora

Friend and colleague Marina Spadafora talks at the TED conference in Lake Como on Fair Trade fashion, and the power each one of us holds in our wallet.

Featured Video – Orsola de Castro TEDx

Orsola de Castro, an up-cycling pioneer talking about turning ‘waste to fashion’ to foster healthy and sustainable fashion industry.

Naja

Naja produce a line of “Lingerie for smart, courageous women”, a sexy, playful and slightly rebellious collection of high quality bra’s and knickers, meticulously crafted and fairly priced.

Featured Item – Generation Generous

Generation Generous remake the traditional paper grocery bag, only from recycled plastic bottles. Every bag is produced under fair trade conditions, keeps 25 50cl plastic bottles out of landfill, and supports those in need with basic human rights such as food, shelter and clean water.

Featured Video – Fashion Positive

Fashion Positive is a global initiative created by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute to build a library of better materials for fashion designers and brands, partnering with the supply chain to improve: material health, material reuse, renewable energy, water stewardship & social fairness practices in the fashion industry supply chain.

Dara Artisans

Dara believe in the art of craft, and the distinctive impression left by the human hand, in beautiful design, original, evocative, inspiring and transformative.

Featured Video – Andy Mai on Mimi Prober

Stony Brook journalist student Andy Mai interviews Mimi Prober on sustainable fashion design.

Featured Video – Andy Mai’s interview with Sass Brown

Stony Brook journalism student Andy Mai’s interview with Sass Brown on the mainstream fashion system.

Featured Video – Andy Mai on Kallio

Stony Brook journalist student Andy Mai’s capstone project on sustainable fashion, with interviews with Karina Kallio and more.

Featured Video – Andy Mai

Stony Brook journalist student Andy Mai’s capstone project on sustainable fashion, with interviews with me, Karina Kallio, Mimi New York and more.

Elvis & Kresse

Elvis & Kresse have been reclaiming London Fire Brigade decommissioned fire hoses since 2005, to produce a line of bags, purses, totes, iPad covers, wallets and belts.