At The Top...
We have lots to share with you!
After a quiet summer, we have a new article about New York Textile Month and a new website for our advisory services. If you're in Los Angeles, we'll be attending the Sustainable Fashion Forum this Thursday and, save the date, we're hosting our very first L.A. event in Echo Park on October 22nd, featuring Vietnamese brand Kilomet 109 (more details soon!)
New on THE KINDCRAFT
Highlights from New York Textile Month 2019
Just published — our round-up of 9 notable exhibitions which caught our eye at the 2019 edition of NYTM.
Design + Storytelling Advisory Services
We provide custom consulting services to brands, cultural institutions, retailers, manufacturers, and publishers. We're here to help you design better products, share your story, and build a sustainable business. Use the contact form to tell us about your project or, if you prefer, you can just reply to this email!
Events — North America
Sustainable Fashion Forum
Lauren and our intern, Eunice, will be attending the Sustainable Fashion Forum: Production Solutions in LA this Thursday. If you're going to be there, let us know by replying to this email or messaging us on Instagram (@thekindcraft). Stay tuned as we provide live coverage of the event on social media! (October 3rd, Los Angeles)
Design for Sustainable Manufacturing
Use the discount code "KINDCRAFT" for a $15 discount on this sustainable manufacturing workshop, led by Tara St. James of Study New York that follows the Sustainable Fashion Forum. (October 4th, Los Angeles)
Kilomet109 at NYC's Columbia University - and Los Angeles!
Vietnamese brand Kilomet109 is headed to NYC's Columbia University for an academic panel titled 'Modernity, Women, and Sustainable Fashion in Contemporary Vietnam'. They'll also be coming to L.A. with their new collection - so stay tuned for a Kilomet109 x THE KINDCRAFT event in Echo Park on October 22nd! More details coming soon. (October 10th, NYC + October 22nd, Los Angeles)
Events — Europe + MENA
Amman Design Week
Our former intern, Laura Lin, is attending Amman Design Week and promises to tell us all about it! (October 4- 12, Amman, Jordan)
Style
Issey Miyake's new designer cans catwalk for Paris show
This colorful and breezy Issey Miyake show is just what we need right now -- and it's a shining example of how to move beyond the traditional runway show.
Dior SS20 Paris fashion week show pays tribute to nature
As brands play catch-up on sustainability issues, Dior's Maria Grazia Chiuri staged her SS20 show in a woodland garden among 164 trees that will join sustainability projects around Paris. A nice effort on Dior's part, but we're more impressed that Stockholm cancelled their fashion week.
Extinction Rebellion stage funeral at London Fashion Week finale
This is not 'business as usual' in the fashion industry.
Why sustainability is crucial for brands
WGSN’s Fashion Director (and our dear friend) Francesca Muston discusses sustainability and why it’s a necessity within the fashion industry with Vogue Spain’s Fashion Editor, María José Pérez.
Recommended Documentary
Netflix's Abstract: Season 2’s Best Episodes
This design documentary series starts strong with a profile of Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, known for large-scale art installations that utilizes elemental materials like light, water, and air temperature.
Design
Los Angeles Ceramics Artists Break the Mold
There are so many inspiring ceramic artists right here in our new N.E.L.A. neighborhood.
Zaha Hadid's Stunning Beijing Airport Is Finally Completed
We wouldn't mind flying through the new Beijing Daxing International Airport...
Recommended Resources
What’s recyclable, what becomes trash — and why
Every year, the average American uses more than 250 pounds of plastic packaging. So what do we do with it all?
Business + Entrepreneurship
6 Artists Who Are Ignoring Creative "Limits" to Craft Spectacular Careers
"I used to see my scrapbooks as a private creative practice and a place to collect ideas, not as an artform in themselves," says Clare Celeste Börsch.
Shapeshift: Used Materials, Fresh Possibilities
An open call for projects made from recycled plastics, papers, textiles, ceramics, coffee grounds, fishing nets, air pollution, and more — Looks interesting!
British manufacturing: back in fashion
The Guardian's Scarlett Conlon with an article about designer Patrick Grant's social enterprise and ethical label is worth a read.
Facebook may copy your app, but Amazon will copy your shoe
Amazon is shamelessly copying products — even from larger brands like Allbirds.
Sustainability + Labor
Converse is upcycling old jeans to make sustainable sneakers
Speaking of shoes, take a look at these sneakers made with upcycled jeans that would otherwise end up in a landfill.
Amazon Goes Electric
And here's some good news from Amazon: They're buying 100,000 electric trucks from a US electric-vehicle manufacturer in an effort to eliminate their carbon footprint (that's nearly as many as there are in the world today!)
Utopia, Abandoned
The Italian town Ivrea was once a model for workers’ rights and progressive design. Now, it’s both a cautionary tale and evidence of a grand experiment in making labor humane.
Instagram Spotlight
THE KINDCRAFT joins the Climate Strike!
It was exciting to be part of the climate march in Los Angeles on September 21st. We're inspired by Greta Thunberg and everyone who took to the streets to fight for a better future! 💚
Wrapping Up / Looking Ahead
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