By Isabelle Brigout on Tuesday 14 January 2020, 05:59 - Ethical shopping
Thu Nguyen Merer designs stylish hand bags, jewels, wallet, clutch and totebags by upcycling fruit juice packagings, papers,water bottles and scrap leather: her hand crafted pieces are manufactured by women cooperatives in the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
By Isabelle Brigout on Sunday 12 January 2020, 05:22 - Ethical shopping
Alain Passard has partnered with Maison Fragile for a limited edition of illustrated tableware to pay homage to nature, where his designs are silkscreened on fine porcelain.
By Isabelle Brigout on Thursday 9 January 2020, 05:31 - Around-sustainable-luxury
From January 1st, 2020, Air France offsets 100% of its CO2 emissions from domestic flights, in mainland France, which represents 450 flights and 57,000 passengers per day.
By Isabelle Brigout on Sunday 5 January 2020, 08:08 - Organic food
Until April 2020, an ephemeral organic winery is set up on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower where will be vinified the grapes from a wine estate located in the Paris region. The partnership with the Winerie Parisienne aims to revive Paris as the wine capital of the world.
By Isabelle Brigout on Thursday 2 January 2020, 06:58 - Green hotels
Omaanda comes from the word "rhinoceros" in Oshiwambo(*), as the lodges are settled in the heart of the Zannier Reserve by N/a’an ku sê, in the savannah North of Windhoek in Namibia. A rhino and elephant's hospital has been built, funded by the Jolie-Pitt Foundation.
By Isabelle Brigout on Monday 23 December 2019, 06:15 - Around-sustainable-luxury
The Fondation d’entreprise Hermès is expanding its programme Manufacto at school, dedicated to enhance the world of artisanship(*). This year 1,100 pupils will follow a series of practical, technical workshops involving boards of education in Paris, Créteil, Nice, Lyon and Besançon.
By Isabelle Brigout on Saturday 21 December 2019, 06:08 - Ethical shopping
Moncler introduces its carbon neutral jacket, whose fabric, lining, buttons and zips derived from castor beans, while fully meeting its technical and quality standards.
