Photo credit: The Aware Network These hot tamale Mola shoes from Down Under-by-way-of-Colombia are not for the wilting wallflower or the fashion conformist. Ethically made by the indigenous Kuna Indians from reclaimed Mola textile art, the hand-tailored kicks feature reverse applique embroidery in psychedelic, retina-searing hues and acid-trippy designs inspired by tribal body tattoos
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Photo credit: Fairtrade Foundation The Fairtrade Foundation has announced the first beauty products to bear the fair-trade seal of approval in the United Kingdom. Beauty buffs across the pond will now be able to bag lip balms, face masks, body butters, and shower gels from five companies: Boots , Bubble & Balm , Essential Care , Photo credit: Feral Childe Alice Wu and Moriah Carlson of Feral Childe are taking us on a road trip this summer, destination Yosemite National Park . Photo credit: CafePress A little birdie told us—well, OK, it was Jacob Gordon —that CafePress has added SIGG bottles to its range of print-on-demand, user-designed clothing, stationery, and accessories. … Photo via: Giopuo It has long been a complaint here in the U.S. that Americans are losing their jobs to immigrant workers . Photo credit: S+arck With Ballantyne Better known for bringing swanky hotels, restaurants, and luxe objets d’art to life, French designer Philippe Starck is broadening his reach to include ready-to-wear clothing for men and women. Just don’t call it “fashion,” s’il vous plait. “Although the work of [its] creators is fantastic, I will never be idiotic enough to do fashion,” the creator of the Juicy Salif juicer and the Louis Ghost chair told Le Figaro newspa.. Image via: SureFit Instead of purchasing a new couch, why not give that old, sad couch a second chance with 100% organic cotton slipcovers from Surefit . It’s cheaper than buying a new living room set and comes in both solids and stripes… A hydrogen-powered mobile home , sea taxi , and forklift are among the innovations developed with support from a UN project in Turkey. Photos via ICHET . Photo credit: Mackenzie Stroh Not able to hoof it to New York City’s Cooper-Hewitt Museum for the Nature Conservancy’s Design for a Living World” ? Fret not, because we’ve brought the exhibit to you through the magic of the Internet. In our slideshow, you’ll find prominent designers from the worlds of fashion, industrial, and furniture design (Yves Béhar, Maya Lin, Isaac Mizrahi, Hella Jongerius, and Kate Spade, just to name a few) who have explored natural, sustainable materials fr… |
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