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Just Launched: The Upcycled Wallet - Delhi Rang
Today we are launching our upcyled minimalist wallet in a new multicolor style: Delhi Rang. The name pays homage to the city (Delhi) where the colored (Rang, meaning ‘color’ in Hindi) plastic bags are collected off the streets, cleaned and sorted before being hand stitched into this slim wallet design.
As with the other wallets we have partnered with Conserve India, a socially focused NGO in India determined to help those often referred to as 'rag pickers' by providing fair wage employment, education and health care for employees and their families. As each wallet is handmade and without using any dyes, each is one-of-a-kind in its pattern and style based on the specific colored bags used to make each wallet.
Upcycling is the process of taking items out of the waste stream and creating higher value items from them without the need to break them down (recycling), a process that not only reduces waste in new production but also prolongs the life of the otherwise discarded plastic bag - providing a high quality, minimally designed, vegan wallet. The equally mindful and convenient packaging is made from 90% recycled material and is fully biodegradable.
As with all Holstee products, 10% of sales are lent to entrepreneurs in the developing world through their partnership with Kiva.org.
Check out the Delhi Rang wallet here: http://shop.holstee.com/products/the-upcycled-wallet-delhi-rang
Remade in Switzerland: Upcycled fashion by Christopher Raeburn (via @swissmiss)
via swiss-miss.comReally loving the approach designer Christopher Raeburn took while using retired Swiss military gear to produce high quality apparel an accessories.
More about the design:
"Ræburn returned to his London studio armed with samples of the surplus stock and began the process of deconstruction. By taking apart the existing garments, he found inspiration and ideas to create new ones, re-imagining unexpected uses for the old and challenging the concept of what is considered new. A rare find was a box of horseshoe nails that became the symbol of the project for Ræburn. He challenged Victorinox to recast that nail into scales for an Original Swiss Army Knife to complement the project. The nail also inspired a print used for linings and other graphic treatments."Learn more: http://www.remadeinswitzerland.com
Feuerwear Belts Curated by Designer Sascha Mombartz
We have a special place in our hearts for designers who are able to use existing materials and efficiently turn them into beautiful, high quality products. Our latest curation, the Feuerwear belt, exemplifies this. The founding brothers, Martin and Robert Klüsener, experimented with with jute bags and canvas sails until they produced products like this belt from the plentiful, durable unique fire hose they found no longer being used.
Most importantly, not only does Feuerwear make exceptional products, but we can confirm that the brothers, behind this great company are super cool and among the most collaborative designers we've curated so far. Yes, we are hoping to be like them when we grow up. You can learn more about their approach to sustainability and the brothers on their site. The belts are available in 3 colors and are designed for individuals to customize the length. Watch our curatedx video review below or check here to pick one one. If you choose to pick it up in the next 24 hours use coupon code 'firehose.'
Big thanks to one of our favorite designers, Sascha Mombartz, for guest curating in the video below:
Holstee at Sasquatch
Holstee fan Kyle Baker was rocking his Upcycled T-shirt at the recent Sasquatch concert at the Gorge! Here is what he had to say: "You wouldn't believe (or maybe you would) how many comments I got on the shirt. Tons of people in the food/latrine lines and a lot of people in the campground too wanted to know what was up with it and where it was from." Read Kyle's full review of the concert plus more photos here on his blog. Check out this photo with one of our favorite groups, Vampire Weekend, on stage in the background!
Brain Pickings 500
Today, one of our favorite blogs, Brain Pickings passes the 500 post mark. To celebrate this incredible feat, we've got a trifecta collab consisting of Len Kendall, Brain Pickings + yours truly. Brain Pickings has curated the content of the top 50 posts, Len has brilliantly interpreted and illustrated each one and we will be hand silk screening each one onto upcycled T-shirts. Take a moment to explore the full artwork, which is available under CreativeCommons non-commercial license. The coolest part is, the artwork is fully clickable, meaning that each individual illustration will lead to it's respective post!
We are producing a super limited round of 50 Tee's as a fundraising effort to help save the Brain Pickings email newsletter, which recently lost its main sponsor. To produce the quality content, we all get to enjoy on a daily basis, requires some serious commitment, more than 200 hours a month, every month, for 33 months, to be exact. So lets show editor, Maria Papova and Co some love :-) The Brain Picker 500 Upcycled Tshirt [$50] is available now, on a first come, first served basis.Video: Upcycling with Erin
With this limited edition line, we’ve decided to give tee’s of years past, a new life. We’ve collected tee’s from friends + neighbors, carefully inspected them for quality, and gave them a sweet little Holstee touch. Each shirt has been hand silk screened, with a one of a kind print. Many thanks to Erin for helping make it happen! Holstee: Upcycled Shirts Printed with Erin from HolsteeTV on Vimeo.
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