SUSTAINABLE

ZARAMIA AVA Stall at The Archive Christmas Market

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We’ll be at the first ever Archive Christmas Market on Saturday 2nd December, selling our beautiful range of sustainable gifts, accessories and clothing.

Only 4 weeks until Christmas and we’re very excited. It’s our favourite time of year. We’re thrilled to be joining other top indie makers at Archive’s inaugural Christmas market.

As well as our unique luxury clothing, we’ll have bags, accessories, prints and jewellery on our stall to help with your guilt-free seasonal shopping.

To make your shopping experience even better, there’ll be mulled wine, brunch and other seasonal treats on offer.

We’d love to see you there.

Free Entry

10-4.30

Sat 2nd December

Archive, 94 Kirkstall Rd, LS3 1HD

Council Car Park 1 min away.

 

ZARAMIA AVA will be showcasing at the Bo Carter Fashion Show

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We are delighted to be showing our latest designs in a Charity Fashion Show in November. Get a first look at our chic and flattering new occasion wear for women and men at an event in aid of Choose Love.

We’ll join Bo Carter and nine other sustainable designers in an evening of exciting and fresh fashion. See our looks on the catwalk and visit our stall and stalls from other designers.

Venue: Archive, 94 Kirkstall Road Leeds LS3 1HD

Date and Time: Fri, 10 Nov 2023 18:30 - 22:00 GMT

Tickets are just £5 (plus booking fee) and all money raised will be donated to Choose Love, a fantastic charity that provides vital support to refugees and displaced individuals, focusing on their essential needs and fostering a sense of solidarity and dignity.

Purchase your tickets here

Please note that if the ticket cost is a challenge, email bo@bocarter.co.uk for a free ticket—no questions asked. Alternatively, if you can contribute more, kindly consider it.

 

ZARAMIA AVA Sustainable Gifts & Accessories now stocked at 21 Co.

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We’re delighted that you can now find our ZARAMIA AVA sustainable gifts & accessories at 21Co.  in Headingley.

Buy at 21Co. and you’ll be supporting brilliant charity Sunshine and Smiles which supports people with Down Syndrome and their families in the Leeds area www.21co.org.uk

21Co is also a cafe so you can grab a delicious coffee and cake whilst you browse and discover beautiful products by a great range of amazing artists and designers.

We have supplied 21Co with a range of sustainable gifts including our: crocheted beanie hats; organic makeup bags; handmade octagon jewellery; lasercut keyrings & necklaces.

All the necklaces, bracelets, earrings and keyrings come in attractive gift boxes or gift bags for that special finish, whether you’re treating yourself or someone else.

 

ZARAMIA AVA Sustainable Gifts Ideas

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We have a range of sustainable gifts, these are great for birthday, special occasions, christmas presents or to just treat yourself!

What ever your price range we can cater for you. 

Price range up to £10.00

These are great for small present / stocking fillers 


IDENTITY OCTAGON KEYRING | Small | Black - £3.99

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/octagon-keyring-small-black

 
 

IDENTITY OCTAGON KEYRING | Medium | Wood - £4.99

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/octagon-keyring-medium-wood

 
 
 
 

Price range £11-£25

UNISEX INCLUSION ORGANIC TOTE BAG | BLACK GEOMETRIC HANDS - £12.00

https://zaramiaava.teemill.com/product/unisex-inclusion-organic-tote-bag-black-geometric-hands/

 
 

IDENTITY OCTAGON NECKLACE | BLACK - £14.50

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/octagon-necklace-black

 
 

GEOMETRIC RABBIT BAG | Natural Organic Cotton - £14.99

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/geometric-rabbit-bag-natural-organic-cotton

 
 

TOGETHER BLACK & WHITE GEOMETRIC HOLDING HANDS PRINT   - £15.00

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/together-black-and-white-geometric-holding-hands-print

 
 

INCLUSION BLACK & WHITE FADE GEOMETRIC HANDS PRINT - £15.00

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/inclusion-black-and-white-fade-geometric-hands-print

 
 

WOMENSWEAR DIVERSITY ORGANIC BOXY T-SHIRT | WHITE GEOMETRIC THUMBPRINT £19.00

https://zaramiaava.teemill.com/product/womanswear-diversity-organic-boxy-t-shirt-white-geometric-thumbprint/

 
 

GEOMETRIC IDENTITY OCTAGON BAG | Black Organic Cotton - £19.99

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/geometric-octagon-bag-black-organic-cotton

 
 

IDENTITY OCTAGON NECKLACE | WOOD £19.99
https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/octagon-necklace-wood

 
 

BRASS OCTAGON | Gold Filled Bracelet -£20.00

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/brass-octagon-gold-filled-bracelet

 
 

Price range - £25-£50 

OCTAGON EARRINGS | Brass £25

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/octagon-earrings-brass

 
 

OCTAGON | Sterling Sliver Bracelet - £25.00

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/octagon-sterling-sliver-bracelet

 
 


OCTAGON PENDANT | Sterling Silver Necklace - £30.00

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/octagon-pendant-sterling-silver-necklace

 
 


MENSWEAR ORGANIC PULLOVER HOODIE | WHITE GEOMETRIC OCTAGON - £40.00

https://zaramiaava.teemill.com/product/menswear-organic-pullover-hoodie-white-geometric-octagon/

 
 

AIKO | COWL ASYMMETRIC TOP | Black & White £50.00

https://www.zaramiaava.com/womenswear/aiko-cowl-asymmetric-top-black-white

Price range - £51- £75 

CHO | Black Denim Clutch Bag - £50.00

https://www.zaramiaava.com/womenswear/clutch-bag

 
 
 
 

FUMI | Furoshiki Bag Grey Irish Linen £60.00

https://www.zaramiaava.com/womenswear/furoshiki-bag-grey-irish-linen

 
 


Price range - £76-£100

OBI BELT | Black Organic Cotton £80

https://www.zaramiaava.com/womenswear/obi-belt-black-organic-cotton

 
 
 
 

If you can’t decide we also do ZARAMIA AVA gift cards in a range of prices. 

ZARAMIA AVA Gift Card £5-£175

https://www.zaramiaava.com/gift-cards/zaramia-ava-gift-card

 
 


If you would like any thing made to order or more personalised please email us at info@zaramiaava.com

 

The Eco Directory UK

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We are featuring The Eco Directory UK to help you shop sustainable gifts this christmas!


You can find them at https://www.econabee.com/the-eco-directory-uk


They have sectioned off categories to help you easily find what you are looking for:


We have added a couple of independents they are featuring so you can see what is on their website but please check it out as there are many more eco businesses on there.


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ZARAMIA AVA Sustainable Gifts

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Did you know we have sustainable gifts, these are great for birthday, special occasions, christmas presents or to just treat yourself!

What ever your price range we can cater for you. 

Price range up to £10.00

These are great for small present / stocking fillers 


IDENTITY OCTAGON KEYRING | Small | Black - £3.99

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/octagon-keyring-small-black

 
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IDENTITY OCTAGON KEYRING | Medium | Wood - £4.99

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/octagon-keyring-medium-wood

 
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GEOMETRIC COMPACT MIRROR | Black were £8.99 now only £4.99

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/geometric-compact-mirror-black

 
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GEOMETRIC COMPACT MIRROR | Gold were £8.99 now only £4.99

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/geometric-compact-mirror-gold

Price range £11-£25

UNISEX INCLUSION ORGANIC TOTE BAG | BLACK GEOMETRIC HANDS - £12.00

https://zaramiaava.teemill.com/product/unisex-inclusion-organic-tote-bag-black-geometric-hands/

 
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IDENTITY OCTAGON NECKLACE | BLACK - £14.50

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/octagon-necklace-black

 
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GEOMETRIC RABBIT BAG | Natural Organic Cotton - £14.99

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/geometric-rabbit-bag-natural-organic-cotton

 
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TOGETHER BLACK & WHITE GEOMETRIC HOLDING HANDS PRINT   - £15.00

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/together-black-and-white-geometric-holding-hands-print

 
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INCLUSION BLACK & WHITE FADE GEOMETRIC HANDS PRINT - £15.00

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/inclusion-black-and-white-fade-geometric-hands-print

 
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WOMENSWEAR DIVERSITY ORGANIC BOXY T-SHIRT | WHITE GEOMETRIC THUMBPRINT £19.00

https://zaramiaava.teemill.com/product/womanswear-diversity-organic-boxy-t-shirt-white-geometric-thumbprint/

 
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GEOMETRIC IDENTITY OCTAGON BAG | Black Organic Cotton - £19.99

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/geometric-octagon-bag-black-organic-cotton

 
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IDENTITY OCTAGON NECKLACE | WOOD £19.99
https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/octagon-necklace-wood

 
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BRASS OCTAGON | Gold Filled Bracelet -£20.00

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/brass-octagon-gold-filled-bracelet

 
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Price range - £25-£50 

OCTAGON EARRINGS | Brass £25

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/octagon-earrings-brass

 
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OCTAGON | Sterling Sliver Bracelet - £25.00

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/octagon-sterling-sliver-bracelet

 
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OCTAGON PENDANT | Sterling Silver Necklace - £30.00

https://www.zaramiaava.com/identity/octagon-pendant-sterling-silver-necklace

 
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MENSWEAR ORGANIC PULLOVER HOODIE | WHITE GEOMETRIC OCTAGON - £40.00

https://zaramiaava.teemill.com/product/menswear-organic-pullover-hoodie-white-geometric-octagon/

 
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Price range - £51- £75 

CHO | Black Denim Clutch Bag - £50.00

https://www.zaramiaava.com/womenswear/clutch-bag

 
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FUMI | Furoshiki Bag Grey Irish Linen £60.00

https://www.zaramiaava.com/womenswear/furoshiki-bag-grey-irish-linen

 
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Price range - £76-£100

OBI BELT | Black Organic Cotton £80

https://www.zaramiaava.com/womenswear/obi-belt-black-organic-cotton

 
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If you can’t decide we also do ZARAMIA AVA gift cards in a range of prices. 

ZARAMIA AVA Gift Card £5-£175

https://www.zaramiaava.com/gift-cards/zaramia-ava-gift-card

 
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If you would like any thing made to order or more personalised please email us at info@zaramiaava.com

 

Sustainable Gift Shops

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 Looking for sustainable online shops to find all your ethical gifts? we have complied a list for you below to help.

Eco Life London

Our mission is to promote sustainable products and practices to help reduce waste and environmental impact.

We want to make sustainable purchases accessible, clear and without fuss.

https://www.ecolifelondon.com/

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Tabitha Eve 

‘We believe in being kinder to the planet on which we live, and helping you lead a lifestyle with less waste.’

https://www.tabithaeve.co.uk/

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Wearth London 

‘Wearth was launched in 2017 and we now partner with over 250 independent UK brands that make contemporary eco-friendly and ethical products, making it easier for you to shop and live more consciously.’

https://www.wearthlondon.com/

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Ethical Gifts 

‘Ethical Gifting is about self care and caring for others. In amongst our busy lives it’s amazing what a little calm can do for you! Burning a candle, drinking some tea, having a relaxing bath with essential oils and scrubs, using fragrant natural soaps or even having a chocolate. All these self care rituals can contribute to your wellbeing. We can make more conscious choices about the products we buy and still enjoy ‘the little things in life’.

https://ethicalgifting.co.uk/

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Alice and Peg 

‘Ethical Gifting Made Simple We work with UK based independent makers to curate thoughtful, eco-conscious gift boxes filled with handmade, sustainable, cruelty-free products.’ 

https://aliceandpeg.com/

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Zero Living 

‘Zero-Living the conscious consuming lifestyle platform.’

https://www.zero-living.com/

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Authentic House 

‘Our aim is too keep you inspired on your path to ethical living’

https://www.authentichouse.co.uk

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The Handcrafted Curator

‘A curated collection supporting small independent artists, designers and makers. 

From their hands to yours....’

https://thehandcraftedcurator.com/

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Earth Overshoot Day!

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What is earth overshoot day?

All the natural resources that the earth can provide us for the year have already been used up this year today on the 1st August 5 months earlier this is disgraceful. All the resources we use from now on are taken from the earth.

Read more about it here:

www.overshootday.org

Image credit:

www.overshootday.org

 

Tips on how you can you reduce your ecological footprint

 

 Vegan lifestyle

This is the single biggest change you can make to instantly reduce your ecological footprint.

 

 Reducing your meat, fish, dairy and egg intake will help lower your ecological footprint and impact on the earth.

 

We tested this on the ecological calendar and if I ate meat my ecological footprint would be huge and my overshoot date would be 7 months earlier than me being vegan, even with having the same lifestyle of unprocessed food, using renewable energy, and having hardly any waste it made the biggest difference.

 

Try it for yourself on the ecological calculator

http://www.footprintcalculator.org

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Zero waste

 

+ Make less trash to avoid it going to landfill.

 

+ Recycle all you can.

 

+ Avoid single use plastics and invest in reusable bottles, cups, cutlery, straws, tote bags.

 

+ Grown your own vegetables, or buy local unpackaged produce.

 

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https://lifehack.media/4-easy-ways-you-can-live-a-zero-waste-lifestyle 

 

Home Energy Saving

 

+ Switch your energy provider to someone like Bulb who use renewable energy.

www.bulb.co.uk/energy

 

+ Use energy saving lightbulbs and turn off the plugs when electricity is not in use.

 

Environmental

 

+ Switch your search engine to Ecosia whilst you are searching the web, it raises money through adverts, which funds people to help plant trees all around the world.

www.ecosia.org

 

Raise awareness

 

+ One of the best things you can do to help is raise awareness.

 

+ Share videos, images, facts or tips on how to change on social media. Use the hashtag #MoveTheDate

 

+ Talk to your friends about the benefits of what you are doing.

 

Measure your ecological footprint 👣

www.footprintcalculator.org

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Pom to the People Exhibition!

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The Pom to the People Exhibition was shown at the Gallery at 164 in Leeds.

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It was called Pom to the people by Stitch up. Stitch up are a social enterprise, keeping the value of craft alive, they run local workshops for all things handmade, teaching people who are eager to lean new skills crafting.

The exhibit showed lots of colourful handmade pom poms transformed into typography artwork. The Pom poms were made from various workshops held by Stitch Up. They were very sustainable and used scrap yarn and material, recycling the yarn into amazing artwork.

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Normally typography is harsh and sharp in 2D form, but with this artwork it had a soft edge to it as it. made up of colourful fluffy Pom Poms, showing texture and a 3D element.

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I particularly liked the Love art, this was made up of four separate letters, its very versatile, you could move the pieces horizontal to have the artwork shown in a different way.

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There was also a long piece of paper in the middle of the exhibition saying what makes you happy? There was all these colourful answers. manly people answered saying their pets made them happy. This was a great activity to get involved in.

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ZARAMIA AVA now available at The Veg Out Cafe

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A vegetarian & vegan pop up cafe and art space displaying local artists, this is a great idea!

Situated at 33a Lands Lane Leeds ( where the Candy Heroes Shop used to be )

The pop up is running for 6 weeks from 3rd July to 13th August.

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The food is by the Grub and Grog shop all Vegan and vegetarian, you can also purchase local produce vegetables, herbs and plants.

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There are workshops, exhibitions and visuals throughout the 6 weeks. All available to view and book, on the Veg Out cafe event on Facebook.

Their Ethos is Constantly evolving promoting sustainability and zero waste which is in line with the ZARAMIA AVA Ethos.

Showcasing local artists with some amazing products. You can find all sorts from ceramics to hanging plants, beautifully illustrated designs to geometric jewellery & fashion.

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ZARAMIA AVA IDENTITY unisex products such as:

+ Versatile oversized t-shirts locally screen printed, they can be worn in many ways, they come in white, black and grey. Packaged in ZARAMIA AVA branded, biodegradable brown paper bags.

+ Laser cut geometric jewellery in a variety of sizes and lengths. Made with hemptique cord which is naturally dyed with no chemicals, all zero waste and locally produced. Available in gold, black, mirrored gold and walnut wood. Choose from small, medium or a large size logo in 2 different lengths. Packaged in ZARAMIA AVA branded biodegradable cardboard boxes.

+Locally made metallic pocket mirrors with a variety of geometric designs to choose from. Packaged in ZARAMIA AVA branded 100% ethical linen drawstring bags.

+ Locally Handmade Crocheted Pom Pom beanie hats with vegan acrylic yarn available in black and gold & black. Packaged in ZARAMIA AVA branded biodegradable brown paper bags.

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All also available online at www.ZaraMiaAva.com/identity

Links

www.facebook.com/vegoutleeds

 

www.twitter.com/vegoutleeds

 

http://www.grubandgrog.co.uk/events/vegout

 

http://www.leedsinspired.co.uk/events/veg-out-cafe

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Modern Japanese Design Exhibition & Material World Debate!

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Modern Japanese Design Exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery!

This was one of the reasons we went to Manchester, I have been looking forward to this exhibition for a while, as I'm very inspired by Japanese culture and their values.

The exhibition was situated at the Manchester Art Gallery. The art gallery was showing room after room of paintings. One modern painting in particular caught my eye.

The painting showed Skulls growing out of a plant, this was painted on reclaimed wood which was a great contrast and an interesting material. The image itself played on the idea of the living & the dead.

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Jai Redman an inspiring artist, an environmental activist with thought provoking art.

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We walked up to the Modern Japanese Design exhibition area on the third floor.

The exhibition was in a spacious room. On the right hand side there was this beautiful arrangement of clothing and interior design pieces. The colour scheme was monochrome with hints of bright red, the concept was very pleasing to look at. This exhibition was showing the work of great designers such as Issey Myiake, Rei Kawakubo.

The garments were a mixture of draping and 3D shapes.

I wasn't so keen on the way garments that were placed in the middle, of the room. There was no colour scheme involved, the garments looked like they needed ironed, they just didn't sit well together, which was a shame.

Among the exhibition there were Japanese definitions on the walls, which were great to read.

Among the exhibits there was a variation of clay items that were transformed into geometric shapes, which resembled pleating.

There was also plastic art, made out of recycled PET bottles, they were formed into geometric shapes that could be flat packed and opened out.

Wandered about Chinatown!

Basically a row of Chinese restaurants takaway and gift shops which where very cute, selling all sorts of gifts. The main reason we went was to look at the immense Chinese gate.

 

Afflecks Palace

A building that's full of creativity. You could spend hours in there getting lost. The best thing was whilst walking up the stairs they had thought provoking words advertising no derogatory labels.

 https://www.afflecks.com/

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Bundobust

We visited bundobust for a quick snack, the restaurant was a lot bigger than the Leeds venue. It was between 12-4pm so we were able to get 2 dishes for £7 they tasted delicious and were quite filling, my favourite dish was the okra fries. They have a great variety of vegan options which is great! 

 http://www.bundobust.com/manchester/

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Material World Panel Debate at Selfridges

Whilst we were walking around the venue we spotted signs on the rails of designers for the Material World campaign. I was slightly disappointed there wasn't a whole concession/area specifically for material World. The talk was on the menswear floor next to the community clothing concession. We were welcomed to the event with a champagne reception also elderflower and raspberry drink for the non drinkers. It was one of the most intriguing and thought provoking events I have attended.

Talking about all things sustainable and what the panellist do to retain a sustainable business. They offered advice on what emerging designers could do to be sustainable.

 Read more about Selfridges sustainability policy here: 

 http://www.selfridges.com/GB/en/features/info/sustainability

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