EDUN

 

Edun is a contemporary lifestyle brand founded with the mission to encourage trade in Africa and build awareness of what is possible there.

by EDUN

Cycle Chic Manifesto

 

  

by Cycle Chic

IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE

    

FULL MOVIE

MOLESKINE

Versão brasileira e eco 

by Moleco

GREEN SEARCH

Each web search saves about 2 m² of rainforest for free.

by Ecosia

YOGA

By Stella McCartney

by Adidas

CÉU
"Grains de beauté"

                        

by Céu

IRINA LAZAREANU
Just a Kid from Canada

 

 Photography by Derek Peck

This week in New York City is a busy one for Irina Lazareanu. Her birthday was on Tuesday, and today she hosts a star-studded benefit – something she pretty much threw together on the fly. It’s a release event for Corduroy magazine and a benefit for Kiva.org, a charity that provides micro-loans around the world to help alleviate poverty. Although the logistics were handled by event organisers, you can credit Irina for the main attractions. 

Can you imagine Pete Doherty and Sean Lennon jamming together on the same stage? Well, Irina can – and she can also call them both up and tell them to start rehearsing. They did so by emailing practice sessions back and forth across the Atlantic. However, getting Pete himself across the ocean proved more challenging. I think the hardest thing was getting Pete’s visa Irina says. 

 

When they asked if he’d ever had any infractions, we had to answer, um, well, yeah, like 27. Apparently, it’s harder for Pete Doherty to get into this country than most would-be terrorists, even though he’s only ever veered toward self-destruction, not mass-destruction. But that’s a whole other matter best left to the tabloids. Besides, Irina succeeded at getting him in. So it’s all set for Thursday, the hottest ticket in town.

Sitting in her Bowery apartment just a few days before the event, Irina tells me she has even more surprises in store––but that I’m not allowed to write about it. Do you still want to know who it is?” she asks temptingly. Of course I say yes. But, as promised, I won’t tell. Let’s just say I’m happy I’ll be there.





Although a famous model, muse, musician, “it” girl, “friend of Kate”, etc, etc, Irina considers herself mainly a writer, and laughs at all the clichéd labels that get attached to her. I write every day, she says. That’s what I do – poetry and spoken-word especially.” She holds up her notebook and leafs through the pages to show me volumes of verse, all scribbled down. For me, it’s all about words, she continues, whether as lyrics, spoken-word, whatever. I’m a storyteller, and I want to get my ideas and feelings on paper and communicate them in whatever way I can.

Moments later, she segues into a story about getting ready for Thursday’s show, the climax of which is this: there was this point when the boys were all rehearsing at the studio and Sean’s friend Harper was there [Harper Simon, son of Paul Simon], and so Paul comes over, and Yoko was there too, and everyone is just hanging out and jamming, exchanging ideas, and all of a sudden I had this vision of the scene from the outside and thought to myself, this is really crazy. I mean, I’m just a kid from Canada. I had to call my Dad. I said, Dad, you’re not going to believe this...

by Another Magazine

VANESSA BRUNO
Spring | Summer 2010

Découvrez “ Le bel été ” avec Lou Doillon et Gonzales

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by Vanessa Bruno

FAVELA FAB

 

 

         


 Thanks to Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn, one of Rio’s bleakest neighborhoods now has a permanent rainbow. As part of their project “O Morro” (which literally translated means “the hill” but really signifies the presence of “the slum”), the Dutch artists have enlisted the community to transform the facades of 34 houses (about 7,000 square meters!) into a colorful community art project. Local residents who picked up a brush received a small salary (the painting took about a month) and an education in the production process. Koolhaas and Urhahn, who have been painting favelas for the past two years as part of a greater initiative to transform the hillside slums into places that residents are proud to live in, plan to return to Brazil to finish painting the entire hill.

by T Magazine

 

Sophistication and sustainability are not words commonly associated with disposable dishware. But the Japan-based company Wasara has developed a product that takes the mind far away from the uninspired aesthetics of family barbecues and children’s birthday parties — not to mention, the nagging guilt over environmental waste — conjured up by your everyday paper plate.

Wasara’s collection achieves the critical goals of modern design with a product that offers style, function, and sustainability. The sleek, all-white pieces transform into veritable works of art when stacked on top of each other. The collection includes a variety of plates, bowls, cups, and mugs. The multiple forms accentuate each individual food item, emphasizing the significance of each part of a meal. The unusual curvature and soft, natural texture allow for the plates to rest comfortably in one’s hand, bringing an ease to socializing while enjoying a meal.

The collection’s noteworthiness, however, does not solely stem from its outward appearance. The dishware is made from reed pulp, bamboo, and bagasse — a byproduct of the sugarcane industry. Reed and bamboo are both quickly-regenerating natural resources; the manufacture of Wasara tableware thus avoids the ecological impact of traditional, wood-based paper manufacturing. Bagasse, which often is discarded, is recycled. The resulting tableware is completely biodegradeable. Once discarded, Wasara simply returns to nature.

by Planet