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Buy a WeWood Watch, Plant a Tree With American Forests
Read more: Buy a WeWood Watch, Plant a Tree With American ForestsKnock on wood, especially if it could keep you from being unfashionably late to an important appointment. Light years ahead in terms of style, WeWood’s luxury wristwatches will put time on your side. The Italian-made timepieces, made from sustainably harvested or reclaimed wood, are a fusion of artisanal craftsmanship and modern technology. But a zeitgeist-capturing sensibility informs…
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Altanus “Patch” Biodegradable Paper Watch
Read more: Altanus “Patch” Biodegradable Paper WatchEasy, tiger. Put your wrists where we can see them and step away from the Silly Bandz, nice and slow. Geneva-based watchmaker Altanus has a more creative solution for accessorizing with color on the cheap. Its new Patch timepiece, hailed by the almost-centenarian company as the world’s first paper watch, is available in 10 neon colors and a litany of…
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Transform Your iPod Nano Into a Wristwatch With iLoveHandles Straps
Read more: Transform Your iPod Nano Into a Wristwatch With iLoveHandles StrapsIf you’re a fan of multifunctional design these clever straps instantly transform your iPod Nano into a wristwatch. Shrinking technology has slimmed the cumbersome iPods of yesteryear into pint-sized media powerhouses, so what better way to display the pace of technological progress than at face value upon your wrist? iLoveHandles’ brilliant watch bands are available in two models. Choose between the candy-colored Rubber…
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Sprout Women’s Eco-Friendly Watches
Read more: Sprout Women’s Eco-Friendly WatchesSprout Watch Straps Made With Fish Leather Thar she blows! Sprout Watches is headed for the life aquatic with a range of timepieces that uses fish skin in lieu of leather. Constructed from the skins of salmon and carp that would otherwise be tossed as waste, the watches are available at Nordstrom. But landlubbers and vegans don’t have to despair: Sprout…
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Remember REEBOK SMOOTH FIT ALL OUT SNEAKERS?
Read more: Remember REEBOK SMOOTH FIT ALL OUT SNEAKERS?I’m still in love with these! the Smooth Fit All Out created solely for the ladies. The Smooth Fit All Out consists of a futuristic appearance that features perforations along the sides of the sneaker with a hexagons placed at the midsole giving it an abstract design. More patterns appear on the insole corresponding to the upper…
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Lethbridge College has revamped its fashion design program to include an emphasis on sustainable mass production.
Read more: Lethbridge College has revamped its fashion design program to include an emphasis on sustainable mass production.(Originally posted in Lethbridge Herald) BY CAROLINE ZENTNER czentner@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge College has revamped its fashion design program to include an emphasis on sustainable mass production. The new program, Fashion Design and Sustainable Production, replaces the former Fashion Design and Marketing certificate program. Last April, amid funding cuts from the provincial government, the college shut down both…
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Consumerism culture a big threat to the environment
Read more: Consumerism culture a big threat to the environmentBy Stephen Kimotho (Originally posted in Business Daily Africa) A friend of mine recently acquired the latest smartphone model and he could hardly wait for me to comment on its design. Never one to miss an opportunity to “upgrade”, as he calls it, he was all over me, showing off the gadget’s new features…