Samsung introduces a more eco-friendly phone
We’re a bit dubious hearing the words eco-friendly and cellphone uttered in the same sentence, when you consider how many unwanted handsets are clogging up landfills around the world. But Samsung has announced just that: the Blue Earth cellphone with a touch screen. The touch-screen idea has been around for decades—some of us might […]
This combines not only Lucire’s beliefs in being kind to the environment—unlike other magazines, our association with the United Nations Environment Programme goes back to 2003, and we’ve been eco-minded for years before that—but my love of typography. New Zealand label Was makes its bags from recycled billboards, so there’s every chance one can get […]
Hetty Rose recycles kimono fabrics for spring–summer
We’ve had a few chats lately to readers about shoes—especially ones with prints and how they would make more of a comeback. We were very interested to see the Hetty Rose collection for the spring–summer season. Embroidery and kimono fabrics—some are vintage and recycled, sourced from Japan—are the hallmarks of this new collection. The […]
New London footwear label is a trip
We like this idea: Above + Below London, a new footwear label, uses fabrics that have been reclaimed from London buses and Underground carriages from the 1950s through to the 1990s—with the permission of Transport for London. Some are rare and will likely take wearers back to an earlier era. Central St Martin’s graduate […]
