Organic cotton, recycled/reused materials, made in Europe, wearer friendly and bio degradable -
Pia Stachina stands for an approach to design that takes its cue from nature in more ways than one.

The collection of the Central Saint Martins graduate aims to be the antidote to the waste of resources, using the most sustainable solution for every step of the collection – from the clothes to the packaging to the marketing -, while never forfeiting sophisticated, luxurious and contemporary design. (more…)

Bio- & Fairtrade enthusiasts are invited to hunt for snips at the Fairliebt stock sale, next saturday in Hamburg, Ottensener Werkhof, Gaußstraße 19. (more…)

Clever and kooky – inspired by jacobian ruffs & natural structures such as: fruit & coral Ka/Pow/Wow neckpieces are exquisitely organic in form and spirit.
Each piece is meticulously hand crafted from reclaimed textiles sourced from charity shops & via the vast london on-line network: freecycle. So easy – so great!

Photos via Ka/Pow/Wow. Others about Ka/Pow/Wow: Styliiista, Paint it Noir, pinktuutuu, prettyneons.

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London-based fashion designer Avsh Alom Gur designs and creates REALLY unique collections of Womanswear that in the truest sense of the word challenge glamour while blending luxury and poverty, rubbish and couture, waste and luxury garments.
For his Spring/Summer 2008 collection Avsh Alom Gur collected rubbish from the London streets to convert it into his clothing.
Constructed between jewel colored silk and chiffon fabrics are Fox’s sweet packets and plastic shopping bags while red bull cans were used as medallion details in some of the garments. At a closer look, one can see that plastic caps were used as buttons and necklaces were constructed out of empty water bottles and strings. And, belive it or not, it works out very well. Who would have imagined?

Seen at/Photos via Trendhunter

Related posts: Frédérique Morell – Recycled Tapestry, Ka/Po/Wow- recycled Neckpieces, From waste to want – From Somewhere. Others about Avsh Alom Gur: My Fashion Life, Style Canteen, Koodos

The name of the Parisian fashion label refers to article 23 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that says:
“(1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment. (more…)

Grey, straight cut, frontprint. A T-Shirt “exclusively” designed for an unnamed client by the Berlin online shop Quartier-Deluxe. Better: 5€ per sold T-Shirt are donated to World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) that stands up for saving the rain forest. In the press release is written: A highlight for all fashion-enthusiasts, that like to show off both – a sense for hip and current fashion and ecological awareness. Responsibility proves taste and taste has to be shown!
Tssssss….don´t exaggerate. In fact, the T-Shirt is no artistic masterstroke but nice to see. Grey is the new black – especially in Berlin where people combine it with an adequate scarf. It´s questionable, if I will ever stand in a club with a striking “I saved a tree” on my breast, but though, I honor the “good deed” and regard the selling price of 25 € for very acceptable. At the end, there´s only one more soft-spoken question… did Quartier Deluxe bear in mind to produce in an ethical and ecological exemplary way, did they use organic cotton, did they check production preconditions or….

Photo credits: Quartier Deluxe

High spirits dresses out of the recycling pot. Already in 1997 (more than 10 years ago) the London based designers Orsola de Castro und Filipo Ricci started with their small label “From Somewhere” to develop fancy collections from industrial waste-products. (more…)

Gym teacher Bernd Dörr is the only one who make bags from recycled sports equipment leather and gym mats. His new brand “Zirkeltraining” (Ciurcit Training) is since October 2007 on the market and was presented on the “Blickfang” in Tokyo. .. (more…)