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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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Vivienne Westwood’s Ethical Fashion Africa collection
Read more: Vivienne Westwood’s Ethical Fashion Africa collection‘s Ethical Fashion Africa collection After the success of the first capsule collection, Ethical Fashion Africa Project, Vivienne Westwood renews her commitment with a new and larger collection of handbags and accessories also dedicated to men. The new models for him and for her were realized using recycled materials- electric cables, discarded aluminum and plastic bags, otherwise destined to…
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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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2014 EcoChic Design Awards Accepting Entries Now
Read more: 2014 EcoChic Design Awards Accepting Entries NowReturning to Hong Kong for its 5th cycle, the EcoChic Design Awards is a sustainable fashion design competition that inspires emerging fashion designers and students to create mainstream clothing with minimal textile waste. Eco Chic Design Awards is established by Redress founder Christina Dean who promotes environmental sustainability within the fashion industry and the positive…