Komodo: eco-fashion with a acid house past by Kirsten Dirksen on August 9, 2009 Joe Komodo’s interest in ethical fashion grew out of his days as a backpacker in the early eighties. “The Komodo …
ReBags: reusable bags from old paper and used bottles by Kirsten Dirksen on June 18, 2009 Re-Bag makes bags to replace the ordinary plastic or paper bag, but not only are their carriers reusable, they are …
Skunkfunk: a low carbon t-shirt and urging you not to buy by Kirsten Dirksen on June 10, 2009 Their color is green, they began on an organic farm and they use recycled fabrics, but Skunkfunk founder Mikel Feijoo …
Itsus Eco System Green: organic down to the threads by Kirsten Dirksen on June 2, 2009 Twelve years after starting his Itsus fashion label, Richard Brown has launched a new line, this time it’s totally chemical-free. …
El Naturalista: a recycle-it-yourself (RIY) shoe by Kirsten Dirksen on June 2, 2009 The two Spanish families that started El Naturalista had three lofty goals for their footwear: comfort and style with minimal …
Kuyichi: first in organic jeans by Kirsten Dirksen on June 2, 2009 Back in 2000 the Dutch NGO Solidaridad- that also works with fair trade coffee and fruits- started developing organic cotton …
U Roads: 15 years of recycled soles by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 It takes about 22 gallons of oil to make a truck tire. Worldwide, one billion car tires are discarded every year (though …
Inside Patagonia’s fabric lab: recycling fabrics by Kirsten Dirksen on May 27, 2009 First, they turned soda bottles into jackets. Then long underwear into new garments. And now they’re making nylon that can …
Eco-friendly fibers: inside Patagonia headquarters by Kirsten Dirksen on May 26, 2009 “Things like bamboo rayon, and things like milk and soy and all of these protein fibers… these are old technologies… …
Ethiopia's soleRebels fair trade shoes: green by heritage by faircompanies on April 20, 2009 Founded in 2004 by Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, her husband and brother Kirubel to bring jobs to their community in Zenabwork, …
