///HIPHONEST PRESENTS: SUSTAINABLE LUXURY

Hiphonest.com invites you to the hotel room exhibition ‘Sustainable Luxury’ during Inside Design Amsterdam 2010 (September 24, 25 and 26). This alluring yearly event is organized by Dutch glossy ELLE Wonen (ELLE Home) and will take place in the beautiful Lloyd Hotel. About 10.000 visitors and a big network of international press will visit this event where many designers and brands will showcase their products. ELLE asked Annouk Post to present her vision on sustainability in one of the enchanting hotel rooms.

Post invites visitors in her cupboardbed (with organic blankets by Yumeko) to tell you about new values of luxury in food, fashion, products and art. ‘Because I believe in telling the real story behind a product I decided to host the room like I am ‘living’ there (with an open suitcase, a closet with nice products and a table with some organic food for special guests). Surrounded by beautiful design and products I hope to inspire the visitors and press to become more aware about what the world has to offer us concerning ‘sustainable luxury’.’

///EVENTS

Just arrived in Berlin! Still a bit exhausted of a very short night after a successful Streetlab Business Case talk show. Last blog-posts I dropped some links and pictures of my own talk, and now some more of the other guests. EnYOI!

Strawberry Earth’s Film Festival video by Alexis Blake from Strawberry Earth on Vimeo.

Amongst an informal setting with approximately 40 visitors, journalist Simone Weimans interviewed Ikenna Azuike from Strawberry Earth about their kool carrotmobs, Dutch Environmental Film Festival, upcoming fashion events and their vision and strategy on using social media and a creative network to paint the world stylish and green.

Otto von Bush, well known of his work and visions as an artist, activist and fashion theorist gave us a very inspiring talk by skype video conference call. He is a very enthusiastic entertaining speaker and we received some good responses of the audience. Check out his ideas and workshops about ‘hacking the system in fashion’ at his site Selfpassage.

Holly Syrett talked about the Green Fashion Competition which will be launched next week 16 July during Amsterdam International Fashion Week.  The entrepreneurs behind the ‘co-designed sneaker’ label !SYOU, Jaap and Merijn, told their alluring story about their broad and international network of talented souls.

Visual via: THEKEY.TO ACCELERATION features New York artist, Jeremy Dean and his series “Back To The Futurama.”

By checking out the websites of the winning events that I will visit these next two days : TheKey, GREEN Showroom and Berlinordik, it makes me happy to get this MEGA boot of energy! Yeah guys, Berlin is HOT when we are talking about the Green Revolution! Keep you posted on my findings. (see as well the BERLIN tips on Ecofashionworld).

Love theKEY Theme: ‘THEKEY.TO celebrates its third edition with the motto ACCELERATION. This concept aims to provoke a new perspective on green products. No longer are they an economic side issue, but instead they are innovative, breaking the boundaries both technologically and aesthetically.’

///GREEN REVOLUTION

During a special summer edition of Streetlab Businesscase presented 2night Hiphonest presented the new trends in Ecofashion. Here are the links and visuals.

Ekovaruhuset, Eco Citizin

Glore, Charlie+Mary

///GREEN REVOLUTION

During a special summer edition of Streetlab Businesscase presented 2night Hiphonest presented the new trends in Ecofashion. Here are the links and visuals.

Isyou, Veja, Edun, Vilde Svaner

Intoxica, Lu Flux, Levis, TOMS

Woehoe! It’s nearly time for a very special summer edition of Streetlab Businesscase presenting: fresh ideas about eco fashion, social media and the future of green design.  Über social blogger Ikenna Azuike from Strawberry Earth and international eco fashionista Annouk Post from Hiphonest are guests for the night. Other speakers will be confirmed asap!

Come along if you want to know what ‘next level blogging’ is all about / which cutting edge designers to watch / which brands are leading the way / and why there’s a global buzz about a creative and green revolution!”

///GO SHOPPING!

Ready for a new Hiphonest outfit? Go out and see the Awearness Fair Guerrillastore in Arnhem (every Saturday open from 10.00, de Hommelstraat 65).

///FASHION Footwear

I am seriously wondering when the first Hiphonest sneaker concept store will open it doors.. Do you know already one? Anyway besides fun labels like Veja, Ohema Ohene, Worn Again, Keep, Simple shoes newcomer label: !SYOU walks in this green-conscious shoebidoo-joehoe market. What I like most is !SYOU is their Co-Design concept. ‘A creative and commercial handshake across the world.’

So !SYOU co-design is the unique collaboration between emerging local talent - drawn from a diverse selection of proud nations - and established fashion designers. For every pair that’s sold, 10% of the purchase price is directly donated to the local talents from the country the model is inspired from. The first batch of co-designed, first edition !SYOU Burkina Faso sneakers have recently landed in Europe.

Read about Butterfly Works’ involvement with !SYOU.

///FASHION FOOTWEAR

Spring is here and its time to keep your feet looking funky fresh in a pair of OH! Available for immediate delivery check out at Ohema Ohene Online boutique.

Ohema Ohene’s mission is to bring to the world total Royal splendour! Producing products which reflect and pay homage to the beauty of Africa fit for any Queen or King! A taste of colours, influences, prints and concepts which are prestigious to Africa, a beautiful and often misrepresented continent.

The rich prints are directly sourced from Ghana using authentic traditional motifs blended with more contemporary imagery.The brand gives the wearer a sense of glamour and clever design. Great quality products which are fashion forward, wearable and culturally influenced.

///WALL OF FAITH

Finally the first male faces at the Wall of Faith.

An ode to the people who make this Hiphonest movement happen. At the page Wall of Faith you can meet the enterprising creative pioneers who dare to stand out. ‘Dare to share because you care!’

Architect Gereon Pilz van der Grinten and entrepreneur in Sustanable Fashion Frans Prins, both founders of THEKEY.TO, based in Berlin.  (photo by Kristyan Geyr).

Their motto:  BE PART OF THE SHIFT!

THEKEY.TO was successfully launched in July 2009. Its start leads back to the visionary idea of an international team of interdisciplinary professionals who decided to give birth to the first international event for green fashion, sustainable lifestyle and culture in Berlin. THEKEY.TO is the ideal event to spot new trends and visions in the fashion industry. Through the labels’ selection and the intense cultural program THEKEY.TO aims at spreading the signal that the shift towards an era where coolness and a strong sense for quality and responsibility are naturally interlinked, is already possible. It’s now! Read the rest of this entry »

///FASHION SHOPPING

These unique hand-made bags of ‘Label 3’ are available via web store Mindwhatyouwear.com.

Designer of ‘Label 3’, Audrey Weeren, made these pretty bags from recycled materials such as used leather sofas and second-hand clothing. Mindwhatyouwear.com wants to bring awareness about what you wear and consume. Check out the other authentic bags, fun kitchenwear, winter peniswear and much more.