Charity sale of Kenzo poppies made from recycled plastic, until January 31, 2020

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William Amor has created 250 numbered poppies for Kenzo Parfums, made from recycled plastic that are currently on sale worldwide: the largest part of the sales will be donated to a charity organisation until January 31st, 2020.

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Fashion accessories made from upcycled water bottles and packagings

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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.

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Hermès and the Skills Factory for schoolchildren

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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.

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Russian organic cosmetics, from wild harvests in Siberia

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Natura Siberica makes organic cosmetics, from wild herbs hand-picked in Siberia, which contain active protective ingredients and powerful anti-oxidant characteristics. The healthcare products are BDIH, ECOCERT, COSMOS et ICEA(*) certified.

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Escape game whose mission is to limit global warming to 2°C

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Gaïactica is an escape game in which the public, in orbit around the earth, has to make political decisions in the areas of energy, constructionand nutritional fields, in order to limit the global warming to 2°C (3.6° F). To be played by three to six players, for audience from twelve years of age.

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Vogue commits to adopting a charter of values, signed by its teams worldwide

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Vogue has performed an audit and produced a charter of sustainable values, adopted by the twenty six editions and signed by each editor in chief with his own name; the group will communicate numeral targets in January 2020.

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Auction of designer's benches for the benefit of a charitable cause, in Paris on December 9

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Fifty designers revisit the Nelson bench: the pieces of artwork will be sold by auction on next December 9, to the benefit of La Source, a social and educative general interest association that teaches art to children and youth in difficulty.

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