L’Artisan Parfumeur
Each of L’Artisan Parfumeur’s luxury scents is created to evoke a season, a memory of a journey, or a special celebration. The Paris-based perfumery has applied its olfactory savvy to an organic skincare range and a fragrance called L’Eau de Jatamansi. The range contains the wild Himalayan Jatamansi plant harvested at altitudes of 3,000 metres. www.artisanparfumeur.com
Continue reading...Recycled shoes
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Currently 95% of all leather is tanned using chrome, a heavy metal that is potentially carcinogenic. Terra Plana makes shoes from chrome-free leather for the uppers, recycled foam and latex sourced from the sap of the lactae hevea trees. Recycled materials are used as a matter of course and include leather car seat scraps, coffee [...]
Continue reading...Hetty Rose handmade shoes
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Fashion graduate Henrietta Rose Samuels set up her footwear label Hetty Rose in 2007. Her shoes are made from vintage fabrics for the uppers, wooden heels and recycled leather soles. For the moment she makes every pair herself in her small workshop in Essex. www.hettyrose.co.uk
Continue reading...Makepiece clothing label
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Makepiece humorously calls itself a “sheep farming fashion label” and makes a delightful collection of sustainable knitwear and wovens. Beate Kubitz owns the sheep and buys in yarn from British farms; Nicola Sherlock designs the feminine shrugs, cardigans and wraps; and Manda Johnson-Holme creates skirts, trousers and dresses from a combination of hemp, silk and [...]
Continue reading...One-stop ethical fashion boutique
Thursday, January 8, 2009
One-stop online ethical boutique Fashion-conscience was launched in 2007 and is aimed at the discerning ethical fashionista. Log on to find fashionable pieces from the US, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Brazil, Australia and the UK. Ships all over the world. www.fashion-conscience.com
Continue reading...Konstam at the Prince Albert
Thursday, January 8, 2009
The decor is intriguing and the food, cooked by chef Oliver Rowe in full view of all the tables, tasty beyond your dreams. Basing most of its modern European menu on produce sourced from within Greater London, this restaurant is both sustainable and supports British farmers. UK. Konstam at the Prince Albert, 2 Acton Street, London [...]
Continue reading...Natural chewing gum
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Chicle is a resin that comes from the sapodilla tree, which grows in Central American rainforests. It was once the only way to make chewing gum (synthetic resins are now used in most cases). If sustainably harvested it can help keep the rainforest profitable (and therefore standing). It is one of the ingredients in Make [...]
Continue reading...Organic Freedom
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Organic Freedom larger is brewed in Germany with no added chemicals or sugar. Oh yes, it’s also vegan. What does meat have to do with beer you might ask? A lot, as it happens. Most cask-conditioned ales in the UK are clarified using isinglass found in the swim bladders of certain tropical fish. Freedom Beer [...]
Continue reading...Village Underground
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Village Underground is a totally new type of office space. Foxcroft has transformed disused tube carriages and shipping containers to create an eco-friendly space and offer low-cost alternatives in a high-rent area. All the materials are recycled or “begged for, borrowed, or stolen” says Foxcroft. Solar water heater and PV panels for electricity included. It [...]
Continue reading...Biota water (US)
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Biota water comes in a corn-based bottle, which can either be recycled or composted. Unlike petroleum-based plastic bottles that take about 1,000 years to decompose, these bottles are history in 80 days. www.biotaspringwater.com
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