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This is a design concept that attempts to decrease waste on the manufacturing and transportation end of the lifecycle of a garment and eliminate mass production. In the process, SANS has encouraged a new way for consumers to relate to their clothing to develop a relationship with the garment itself. Means of production and transportation, as well as material selection, are in the hands of the consumer. The result: “extravagant” and “complex” clothing does not need to come at such a high price (socia

"About this talk: Tim Brown says the design profession is preoccupied with creating nifty, fashionable objects -- even as pressing questions like clean water access show it has a bigger role to play. He calls for a shift to local, collaborative, participatory 'design thinking.'" (TED)

Check out this video of ethical fashion designers Lara Miller and Bahar Shahpar at the Green Fashion Shows interviewed by Chloé Jo (GirlieGirl Army) and Joshua Katcher (The Discerning Brute).
In the first segment, Bahar Shahpar’s explains how design can be utilized to preserve culture and history-without sacrificing the integrity of the garment. She also discussed the role of the designer in communicating such preservation.

The International Herald Tribune's fashion editor Suzy Menkes gives us a tour of Estethica, the British Fashion Council's initiative to ...

Earlier this month, designer Costello Tagliapietra’s Spring/Summer 2010 showed at New York Fashion Week, and introduced the fashion industry to AirDye technology, by Colorep®, Inc. AirDye technology boasts 88-95% less water usage than conventional dyeing.

Fashion Victims? Up to one third of Uzbekistan's workforce is made to labour on cotton farms; denied

Allan Chochinov of Core77 takes to the stage to discuss the results of Greener Gadgets Contest along

In this out-take from the PSFK Conference New York 08, Allan Chochinov of Core77 explains why we nee

Postopolis panel on Sustainability with Susan Szenasy, Graham Hill, Allan Chochinov, and Jill Fehren

CCA architecture and design students are participating for the first time ever (partnering with Sant

"Researcher Hans Rosling uses his cool data tools to show how countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He demos Dollar Street, comparing households of varying income levels worldwide. Then he does something really amazing." (TED)

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"Made in L.A." follows the remarkable story of three Latina immigrants working in Los Angeles sweats

In this talk, Ray Anderson discussed how his company, Flor, began to rethink the nature of carpet.