Women’s Day!!

Today is the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day and is being marked with the slogan ‘Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All‘. I am a big believer in giving and donating locally. But if you have already given to your local woman’s organization, and spent time with women whom you really love today, then [...]

UK Mother’s Day - gift ideas

While most of us can wait another two months, those of you in the UK have one week to figure out what to get your Mum for Mother’s Day. Here are some magnifeco ideas -

We featured her not too long ago, and are completely smitten with this collection of biscuit tin jewellery made by the [...]

Butter LONDON - 3 Free nail polish

butter LONDON was founded by Sasha Muir. On moving to the United States, she was shocked at the number of toxic ingredients in cosmetic products. She saw the need for a new brand of hand and nail care products that combined high fashion and health and set about building what is today, a premier British [...]

goodone - recycled textiles equals great fashion

U.K.-based goodone has a video on their site, that has some astounding facts: If every Briton purchased one item made from recycled wool each year, it would save 371 million gallons of water, 480 tones of chemical dyes, and 4571 million days of an average family’s electricity days. [source: UK Govt]. goodone founder Nin Castle’s [...]

Hand-made Thursdays

Growing up Heather Beeson thought she was going to be an shoe designer or dress maker, but after studying metal art at the University of Alaska Southeast she became inspired by the simplicity of metal and stone combined. Nashelle Jewelry began over 10 years ago, with Heather sitting on her living room floor day after [...]

sakku Solar Bags - charging on the go

Swiss company sakku was founded in 2004 with the idea that recycling sails and awnings into travelling bags with mobile power supplies would be good for the environment and good business. They were right. They make a range of sizes - our favourite is the Traveller. Made of recycled sailcloth, it is a bit bigger [...]

John Patrick Organic - of course it’s organic

John Patrick ORGANIC showcased on the opening day of New York Fashion Week last week and wowed with his  fall/winter 2010 collection, inspired by Lady Diana and Jony Mitchell. Founded in 2006 by fashion veteran John Patrick, who spent four years researching organic practices and learning about organic farming in Peru, ORGANIC is advancing the [...]

Hand-made Thursdays

Thank you, dear readers, for your patience and your kind words and well wishes! The surgery was as success and now I am recuperating in the comfort of my home! The prognosis is great - I will snowboard again, and should make a full recovery in 4-6 weeks! I feel very lucky, although I’m mournful [...]

*NYC* - Green Shows

Awk! Did I make the right choice? Choosing Estethica and Now Showcase over the Green Shows? Hard to say….. looking at the line-up now….. oh, where’s the instantaneous-travel-machine-that-has-no-carbon-footprint when you need it.

We would have loved to see JoAnn Berman, a New York /London based artist/designer and upcycler extrordinaire. A club-girl (think Studio 54) turned [...]

Feral Childe - fine arts makes fine fashion

Participating in the Now Showcase is bi-coastal label, Feral Childe. Design duo Moriah Carlson (Brooklyn, NY) and Alice Wu (Oakland, CA), who both come from a fine arts background, make their collection with organic cotton, soy, bamboo, organic wool, hemp-cotton blends and mill-end fabrics. Each season, Feral Childe’s collaborative drawings form the basis of the [...]