German fashion design school Esmod Berlin collaborates with the concept-retailer Manufactum specialised on sustainable products. During summer term twelve students from the master-program Sustainability in Fashion will elaborate an activewear-collection for Manufactum. The designs from all students will be presented in different locations such as the stores till the Museum of Applied Arts. After the presentation
“Great to get. Better to give.” That’s the philosophy from Kidbox. The Tel Aviv- and New York-based team, has created this price-conscious, curated outfit-delivery service to minimize the hassles faced by parents who want cute and durable clothing for their little ones, but it contains also the opportunity for Kidbox recipients to learn the importance of giving.
Where would we be without our personal memories? We use them to maintain our personal identities, to start and mediate relationships, to shape our likes, dislikes, to regulate our moods and to solve problems. They allow us to share rich life experiences and tell our stories to family and friends. There is no question about
Away to Mars is an online platform which creates a new format of networking within the fashion industry by giving participants total control over the value chain. Designers submit their designs to the platform and each crowdfunding attempt has a deadline, at the end of it the designs with the most likes are then chosen for production and
Thanks to urban hipsters beards have become fashionable again. And with the beards came along a growing business of the male grooming market, which sees more than $6 billion in sales annually, according to Euromonitor data. The phenomenon is easy to spot on social media, with Instagram and Twitter posts exploding with hirsute hashtags like
It started all with gorilla gardening, when one had to plant in secret and maybe at night in order to put some green flair in grey cities. But now gardening has become cool and popular also in plain day light. “GreenGym“, being already a big success in England is spreading over to Europe, starting in
To play or not to play is no longer the question. Kick-started by the rise of computer games, play is becoming a dominant cultural paradigm. Play is not just for children, nowadays generations are all playing together. The more digitalised the world, the greater the craving for the human aspect of everyday life and leisure.
A profound shift in attitudes is underway all over the world. People are now recognising that ‘progress’ should be about increasing human happiness and wellbeing, not just growing the economy. March 20th has been established as the annual International Day of Happiness and all 193 United Nations member states have adopted a resolution calling for
Food trucks showed us at first how convenient it is, to have your business in your truck, so you can always be where your customers are. This type of nomadic retail is now spreading over to other branches. British designer Lee Broom recreated part of an Italian palazzo inside a delivery van for a travelling
Craftsmanship ticks several current and future trends. Craft is about integrity. You know the provenance of each object and the skill that went into its making. As we move away from excess, craft has a new relevance. But much more important will be the role of the artisan in the educational and professional world. The