photo by Anna-Sophie BergerToday I am announcing that Ecco*Eco will become a historic online archive – with occasional news and cross links, guest posts, and an inspirational visual or two, but for n...
Artist Peter Root creates a cityscape out of staples with Ephemicropolis 2012Kirsten Muenster One-of-a-Kind Chain Pendant Necklaceethically made out of Montana Agate, Recycled Sterling Silv...
String Gardens installation  ;Charlotte Taylor AW 2012 CollectionSilence and stillness are precious resources.
Source (originally via Filep Motwary)City in a droplet / Source
Marshallese navigation chart made out of palm fronds and cowrie shellsvia The Sierra Clubs blogMicaela Greg Spring/Summer 2012 California-produced knitwearIt was close to a year ago now that I organi...
Paper and Wood / Jewelry and Objects by Hungarian designer, Flóra Vági
all images courtesy of Loza Maléombho New YorkLoza Maléombho New York’s Autumn/Winter 2012-13 stand-out collection features richly tailored jackets, long or cropped vests with accent curved pipi...
Expressio collection by Tamar AreshidzeI love these amazingly innovative and sculptural accessory designs by Georgian designer, Tamar Areshidze. The Tbilisi-based fashion talent created the...
photo courtesy of Drew Kelly / The New York Times(graphic courtesy of the Textile Arts Center)So completely thrilled to see Sasha Duerr of The Permacouture Institute and CCA Textiles Program as well ...
I love these pastel-hued bucket bags for Spring 2012 by Proud Mary. All are beautifully hand-woven and sewn by artisans in Guatemala. Proud Mary works with textile artisans in both Mali, West Africa,...
Steven OO via Project ArtisanSpider web strands via RX WildlifeAlba 01 (site-specific installation in Italy) by Abigail DoanLoup Charmant Spring/Summer 2012Loom-Hyperbolic by&nb sp;Barkow Leibing...
Mexico City Vest by Alder(textiles sourced in Mexico/garment made in the USA)Mexico City Vest by Alder (right detail)Mexico City Vest by Alder (back detail)Mexico City Dress by Alder (textiles s...
I loved these wrapped bangle bracelets by Dyan Ashby – currently available at Fibershed Marketplace. Ingredients include locally grown organic cotton and a mixture of seasonally foraged nat...
PARTIMI AW 2012 North End CollectionLondon-based fashion label, PARTIMI by Eleanor Dorrien-Smith, was hands down one of my favorite presentations during Paris Fashion Week earlier this mont...
We love Courtney Cedarholms knitwear as well as her design work with Awamaki Lab, but her latest enterprise to create DIY knitwear patterns epitomizes just how cool she really is. Now available ...
As some one who has a birthday on Saint Patricks Day, I have been sporting the green, living and breathing the green, and serving as an advocate for green since my earliest days. Green is a rejuvenat...
AFIA SS12 Staple Skirt in Muted Hieroglyphics modeled by Ariel ClayAFIA SS12 Staple Skirt / Cave DwellerThere is no doubt that fair trade fashion label, AFIA has set a new standard for textile ...
Laura Siegel F/W12 Dreams Resurrected CollectionLaura Siegels Dreams Resurrected is only the designers second collection, but it is obvious from her innovative melding of natural mater...
I was thrilled to do this recent interview with Parisian bio cosmetic line, Doux me. Founder Caroline Wachsmuth, created the concept of "Doux me" one day when she was presenting an ...
I find these garment deconstructions by artist/ceramicist Anna Sew Hoy to be so incredibly timely in terms of the fashion waste dialogue and ongoing investigation of the shifting seams of consumer re...
Vivienne Westwood Gold Label AW12/13 at Paris Fashion WeekChloe Fall 2012 via The New York TimesIsabel Marant Fall 2012 via Because Im AddictedValentino at Paris Fashion Week via StylebistroValentino...
Stella McCartney Fall 2012 RTW via W Magazine on TumblrI just wanted to say, now that Paris Fashion Week has officially come to a close, that Stella McCartney was way ahead of the pack in terms of he...
Carven A/W 2012 at Paris Fashion Week(via VOGUE Paris)While most writers and fashion editors have been flocking wildly from show to show during Paris Fashion Week, I have been in a bit of a dream sta...
Chalayan Fall 2012 RTW in ParisSo much going on this weekend for Paris Fashion Week that I cannot even get to my laptop, which is a rarity. More reports and textile finds are to come. For now, I...
I leave Sofia tomorrow for several days at Paris Fashion Week, and I am excited to have a few pieces by Sassa Björg tucked in my travel bag. I love the hip versatile luxury of Mila Atevas locall...
Union Long Sleeve Top by KowtowFree Spirit Kimono by KowtowNew Oceans Top by KowtowWhereabouts Cape by KowtowPanorama Scarf by KowtowBuilding Block Full Length Dress by KowtowI love the raw purity an...
via PandaPatchArmy of Me Culture by Hyuna Shinvia Designers Nest SS12 at Stockholm FW on Ecco*Ecovia The Chocolate BrigadeMushroom cuff by Mia Hebib via Salted and Styledvia Remashvia Buissonvia Brow...
Clockwise from top left:BurdaStyleResurrection FernNuBe GreenJenna RoseJardarMamaNatalie StopkaTitania InglisOur good friends at the Textile Arts Center in Manhattan will be hosting a silent auc...
Detail of Tess Giberson AW12-13 at NYFW via Fashionising.comPlease read my recent review of the fiber art and design concepts at Vogue Knitting Live in NYC as well as several sustainable knitwear des...
With a compassionate network of angora rabbit lovers, fiber spinning co-ops, and work from home crocheters, Ambika Conroy has single handedly created the future of sustainably produced, cruelty-...
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