Plus Minus Design, a team of innovative designers in the UK which have done design work for the Solar Aid charity around the Solar Orb, now have another solar design idea centered around their new Plus Minus Solar mission of being “dedicated to the design and development of innovative humanitarian p
HATASTIC! the home grown label from Surrey’s own Chloë Haywood (launched in March 2009) was selected out of hundreds of applications from independent designers, to show her first collection on the catwalk at Alternative Fashion Week on Monday 19th April at Spitalfields Traders Market.The collection
Article by: Jessica SolomonsEco-living is the new global craze attracting Hollywood A-listers and politicians alike. But you don’t have to be Al Gore or Julia Roberts to be an eco-warrior. Here’s a list of fabulous products that’ll keep you, and the earth, looking gorgeous.Pure Genius DKNY has
Written by: Nicole Canning After recently reading an article entitled “Are Babies Eco-friendly?” I was relieved to see that it had appeared in The Linc, a website put together by students of the University of Lincoln in the UK. Surely it was just a crazy notion held by an 18-year-old eco-fundamental
Article by: Jessica SolomonsAt the tender age of 25, friends, Alice Heusser and Olivia Kennaway, have been awarded the title of Ethical Entrepreneur Women of 2010 by SA’s GLAMOUR magazine. The pair met during their studies at Cape Technikon and shortly after graduating joined creative forces to forg
Article by: Janine ErasmusGlobal beverage manufacturer Coca-Cola is involved in the 2010 Fifa World Cup in a big way with a number of initiatives that will leave a lasting impression on communities.More important than the tournament itself, the company is to leave a lasting legacy in South Africa by
Plastics recycling drop-off point now available in the East Rand A plastic recycling programme is up-and-running in the East Rand. The Plastic Industry’s Enviromark, PETCO and the Polystyrene Packaging Council (PSPC) has worked together with Flora Farm, one of the biggest garden centers in the Ea
Airing your dirty laundry has never been so eco chic! Did you know that over 300 million pounds of single-use plastic drycleaning bags are dumped into U.S. landfills every year? A hanging laundry hamper, a duffel bag and a garment bag! The new 3-in-1 reusable Green Garmento bag is one piece
We recently told you about Puma´s new solar powered smartphone well now the company is further reducing their carbon pawprint by partnering with The Fuse Project to completely redesign the packaging for their shoes.A team spent 21 months studying different boxes and packaging schemes, searching for
Article by: Tamara O’ReillyOut of the humble beginnings of a jewellery-making project that started on borrowed space at the De Beers Cullinan mines in Gauteng has grown something of a jewellery school empire for Isaac Nkwe.Nkwe is the founder of Imfundiso Skills Development, an initiative that has s