Sustainability
Pininfarina announces winners of global Design Contest “New Dreams for a New World”
Pininfarina announces winners of global Design Contest “New Dreams for a New World” The Jury has elected the winner for each category: Yonghoon Lee of the Hochschule München for Smart Individual Mobility Tom Moreau of Strate School of Design for Smart Social Mobility Riccardo Grecu of the Politecnico di Torino for Smart Spaces Torino, 27 …
Ways To Fix up Your Thrift Store Clothing Finds
Ways To Fix up Your Thrift Store Clothing Finds Sustainable fashion is the way of the future. If you’ve been using thrift stores to maintain your wardrobe, you’ve probably noticed some items last longer than others. It’s no fun when a zipper falls off your low-cost leather jacket or when the seams start to split …
Swarovski Foundation launches sustainability grant for young creatives with UN
SWAROVSKI FOUNDATION AND ADVISOR THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR PARTNERSHIPS ANNOUNCE GLOBAL MENTORSHIP AND GRANT PROGRAM TO EMPOWER FUTURE CREATIVE LEADERS IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Swarovski Foundation Institute: Creatives for Our Future is an international program with the UN Office for Partnerships to identify and accelerate the next generation of creative talent who demonstrate awareness, technologies …
The Cobblers Craft and Sustainability Through Master Artisans
The Cobblers is Taking an Ancient Craft and Reimagining Sustainability Through Master Artisans Brands are understanding the need for sustainability and transitioning from fast retail to renewable materials. As this shift continues to evolve in the fashion industry, cobblers have been part of this trend for centuries. This historic trade is giving the opportunity to …
Fixing Fashion’s Sustainability Problems
Fixing Fashion’s Sustainability Problems On a global scale, the fashion industry now produces more greenhouse emissions and pollution than the oil industry. Clothing is a vital product and has many different forms of expression, but the current trend for fast fashion now not only pollutes through its forms of manufacturing, but it has also resulted …