Earth Day 2016: Get Your Hands Dirty!
This year, the theme for Earth Day is Trees for the Earth. The aim: let’s get planting!
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Michael Fassbender Wears “Green” Tom Ford Suit at 2016 Golden Globes
Michael Fassbender, the German-Irish actor, who snagged a Best Actor nomination for his role in Steve Jobs, arrived at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards on Sunday wearing a black grain de poudre tuxedo designed exclusively by Tom Ford for the Green Carpet Challenge, an initiative co-founded by Eco-Age creative director Livia Firth to raise the profile of sustainable fashion on the red carpet.
Cotton Slavery in Uzbekistan explained in 2 minutes
Last week in Uzbekistan, hundreds of thousands of people, including children, were forced from their jobs and schools and into the cotton fields, where they’ll spend the next few weeks picking the crop under hot, unsanitary, and often hazardous conditions for little to no pay.
Elle Decoration {OCT/NOV 2015}
Live Eco’s founder and editor, Nikki Stear, featured in the Oct/Nov 2015 issue of Elle Decoration South Africa.
The Final Cut // Remake Design Challenge 2015 {VIDEO}
It’s been a week since we announced the Remake Design Challenge 2015 winners. If you still want to know more about each finalist’s object or collection here is 2015’s official video.
Remake Design Challenge 2015 Winners Announced
The Live Eco Remake Design Challenge, South Africa’s premier sustainable fashion and object design competition, proudly brought to you by Pick n Pay in…
Over 27% Sugar Found in Le Chocolatier Slab Claiming “No Sugar”
The latest product to be investigated by consumer-led organisation, TOPIC, which stands for Testing of Products Initiated by Consumers, is the Le Chocolatier Organic Chocolate 70% slab. Consumers wanted to know if its “no sugar” claims were true.
Introducing the 2015 Remake Design Challenge Finalists
Over the next few weeks Live Eco will be introducing you to each of the Top 5 Remake Design Challenge fashion and object finalists, uncovering what inspired their “Urban Luxe” collections and “Living Room” objects. Here is a quick introduction to the talented Top 10.
Remake Design Challenge 2015 Finalists Announced
The Live Eco Remake Design Challenge, South Africa’s premier sustainable fashion and object design competition, proudly brought to you by Pick n Pay in partnership with the Cape Town Fashion Council, today announces their Top 5 finalists for both the fashion and object categories.
Livia Firth Wears Recycled Plastic Bottle Dress to 2015 Met Ball
Livia Firth, the “Queen of the Green Carpet” wore an Antonio Berardi gown composed of “Newlife” fabric, which is woven from yarns spun from 100 percent post-consumer recycled plastic bottles.