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Inhabitat is one of my favourite design blogs. They focus very much on sustainable living and like many other blogs, they are making gift suggestions at the moment. I particularly like the post they have done on winter knitwear items. All of these are either organic or recycled products and they look really stylish as [...]

via Treehugger

Any designers out there who might be interested in getting involved in the design of fair trade artisan products might want to check this out:

Designers are invited to support the objectives of Eco Design Lab an organisation that is funded by Discovered In to help incubate artisan based worker cooperatives in the poor communities [...]

Beautiful plush toy, handmade by artisans in Kenya.

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Standing Leopard : Branch: Sustainable Design for Living

technorati tags:doll, toy, artisan, Kenya, online shopping Ireland, fair trade, Christmas, sustainability

Oxfam Ireland has launched a website for Fair Trade products.
It is a registered Fair Trade Organisation and is the only member of IFAT (The International Fairtrade Association) in Ireland.
They have a range of products including crafts, fashion and jewellery, food, coffee, toys and gifts. I occasionally review Fair Trade products from the UK on this [...]

fits: cellphone, wallet, keys, shades, and other small items.
favorite pastime: Bar-hopping
favorite quote: ” Eco-friendly, sturdy and waterproof - money back guarantee” - Ecoist

JUMBO Small Clutch - Confetti - JUMBO Small Clutch $48 - Ecoist Accessories

technorati tags:fashion, eco friendly, online shopping Ireland, unique, bag

Ragbags are fashionable products made from recycled plastic bags collected by «ragpickers» in the slums of New Delhi.
The project is already creating jobs for 50 ragpickers, people at
collection centers and fabricators (mainly woman) in New Delhi. It is
providing them and their families ‘means of livelihood’ and gain access
to more opportunities.
They are now expanding their product [...]

The indispensable power source for all your portable electronics, Solio gives you power whenever and wherever you need it.
It works by absorbing power from either the wall socket or our very
own Sun storing this energy within the Solio’s own internal battery.
Solio is the universal charger of the future because it can use free
energy from the [...]

Cheeky deep plunge top with side button fastening, perfect for showing off your tan. This is a Fair Trade product.
think! - spring/summer ‘06 - top

technorati tags:fashion, Fair Trade, eco, online shopping Ireland, Clothing