Amsterdam based bag designer Audrey weeren presents Label3: recycled leather bags.
1. What is your story behind your product? On one hand a have my design, which starts with a sketch. On the other hand I work with recycled leather that comes to life, again. I mix these two and that’s what Label 3 is about. I use jackets, couches to design the bags, belts, shoe socks, bracelets and rings. The beauty of used materials inspires me. Working in this way makes every piece unique in colour and texture. For the lining of the bags I mostly use new, but also beautiful vintage fabrics. Depending on the leather, it’s possible to silk screen print the material. It gives me a new opportunity to bring graphics and even more colour in the bags. The print will maybe slowly vanish by using the bag and I think it gives character to the product and it suites my label.
Dutch Shoe Designer Anna Korshun, present her Shoe Collection : Moya Pravda! (My truth).
1. What is your story behind your product? Before starting to design my collection I followed a workshop about sustainability, offered by a shoe company called Camper. I learned a lot during that workshop about sustainability. And when I came back to the academy I stared to look differently at the thinks that I did before. As a shoe designer I have a close connection with the fashion industry. And in fashion everything is changing constantly: new colors, new trends, new seasons. I wanted to stop this speed madness and design something “timeless”. Shoes that could be used for many generations.
2. What are your values of luxury? For me luxury in shoe industry is a combination between aesthetics Read the rest of this entry »
Jet Scholte is la Dutch designer living in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Jet presents: Laatbloeier.
1.What is your story behind your product? I made an outdoor lighting of beeswax. This material fits very well in a natural environment, gives a yellowish glow and smells nice when it gets warm. Beeswax also changes during the year by the sun, rain and wind. A led that is charged by solar cells provides the light. This way the lamp is charged by the nature that it lights at night.
Sjoerd Vroonland is a Dutch designer based in Arnhem. Sjoerd presents: Revised Crafts
For my graduation collection I ask myself the question: is a chair purely functional? Is it a showpiece and a visual story? Or is it an expression of technical know-how and therefore representative of its era? With this topic I deconstruct 19th and 20th century design classics and translates the craftsmanship of the pieces into new materials to develop new techniques. To generate this I use self-designed construction tools. Read the rest of this entry »
Marina Toeters is a Dutch specialist in Fashion Technology. She has her own studio by-wired.net, which focuses on design & research. In collaboration with Jesse Asjes, Marina presents: Collaborative textile: fashion vs interior
1. What is your story behind your product? Innovation of textile and fashion is the starting point of this project. This collection is created out of the behaviors of certain techniques. We have chosen for man-made fibers. There is a strong development to sustainable artificial yarns. These products are an example of technical opportunities suitable for interior and fashion textile.
Fioen van Balgooi, based in Mijdrecht, will present: Refinity. Fioen is a consultant in eco-effective fashion, designer and researcher. She will show innovative technique and material samples. You can meet Fioen on Saturday 25 from 10.00/18.00.
1. What is your story behind your product? All these techniques I made are a way to show other designers it is possible to make that are eco-effective. These techniques show ways of decorating without using silkscreen, as this process is not environment friendly yet.
2. What are your values of luxury? Making products or services that add positive value and that are good.Read the rest of this entry »
Jeanine Wolthuis, specilaized in sustainable luxury beauty products will present her company/network: INDISHA, pure cosmetics & co. By showing some wonderful cosmetic items she will inspire and inform you about the newest trends in eco beauty! You can meet Jeanine on Friday 24 from 13.00/1400 and on Saturday 15.00/16.00.
INDISHA
“Don’t put on your skin what you can’t eat.”
Have you ever realized that everything we put on our skin enters our body? Like food does. Many of you are conscious about what you eat and will possibly buy organic foods. But I bet that not many of you have ever carefully read the ingredient lists of the cosmetic products you use. (And if you did you possibly did not looked for long, because those lists are almost impossible to read with all the mysterious sounding ingredient names on them. )
Have you ever realized that most of the cosmetic products we use daily contain harmful (chemical/synthetic) ingredients? Read the rest of this entry »
These last two days were crazy and a lot of FUN! Together with some participating designers, helpful friends, family and enthusiastic volunteers we were building up ROOM 210 Sustainable Luxury! (pictures by Estelle)
The hotspot location LLOYD HOTEL.
Finally get a chance to meet the faces behind the labels and to unpack all products that came by post. It is so incredibly cool to decorate such an already beautiful hotel room (210) with clothes, food products, design and beauty products that I adore. THANKS guys.
Welcome to YOI: a blog about sustainable fashion and design. YOI: is an acronym for Your Own Identity and stresses that life can be enjoyed the most when you can be yourself. In other words: do what you enjoy doing and be true to yourself. Be YOI! Read more about the story of YOI:
On this blog you can find a lot of alluring examples of Hiphonest fashion labels. Hiphonest’ stands for stylish fashion that is made with respect for people and planet. It's about looking good, doing good and feeling good.
