Claudius by Terraplana + Nau: a brand for the minimal sustainable man (and woman).

– It’s blue, black or white and it’s called Claudius, the new vegan shoe by Terraplana

Claudius by Terraplana

Claudius is in organic canvas, recycled rubber soles, recycled memory foam footbeds and scores very high on the ecomatrix:

Terraplana ecomatrix

NAU: the ecofriendly organic cotton brand  – I came across this company by chance, surfing the web on a Saturday afternoon, I don’t even think I was checking vegan fashion or such things. It just happened. Lots of vegan stuff although the company is not exclusively vegan, but very committed to produce “sustainable urban and outdoor apparel”. Check them out if you think design and sustainability must go hand in hand. Their Organic Cotton and Recycled Poly lines are spot on for the more casual or minimalistic man.. You will surely hear about this brand in the coming weeks on and off the web. Too many wonderful items to signal all of them. Following is a selection of the things I liked: who wouldn’t like a lightbeam jacket (in whatever colour, they are al nice!) or an organic cotton blazer in “dark fume stripe”?

Nau Lightbeam jacket (Recycled poly line)

Ringleaeder belt

Populus blazer (Organic cotton line)

Filed under: eco-fashion, Nau, Terra Plana

Rice bags shoes

Ever wondered what a Balinese rice bag could look like on your feet? Have a look at these great pair of shoes by Everyday, made with Goni, the material used for traditional Indonesian rice bags.

Everyday shoes made with goni

Very cool, very summer, very vegan and 100% Fair Trade. They come in all sorts of colours and really cool designs. Everyday, the Los Angeles based company is a clearly vegan oriented business judging from their website statement:

“We think it’s important to make every effort to use non-destructive materials in our products. Thus far, all of our products are entirely vegan and some of our line is made from recycled materials. Moving forward, we will make all efforts to produce more and more vegan and non-destructive products as well as finding intelligent ways to communicate through fashion, science, art, music, and other mediums. We are much more than just a clothing line. We aim to be contributors to environmental progress.”

They also have a line of tops:

Everyday shirts

Envirosax: chic, inexpensive and compact, Envirosax eco-friendly shopping bags carry the message of re-use to a world ready to embrace a brighter ecological future.

Filed under: Everyday, shirts, shoes, vegan business

who’s your favorite?

Peta’s Sexiest Next Door Vegetarian Award 2011 is out: who’s your favorite? Boys and girls: when beautiful is ethical. Go on, show your friends that not all vegans are skinny hippies!

From Peta’s website:

At 12 noon EDT on April 11, 2011, voting will open to the public to help determine the finalists. We’ll announce the top 20 finalists—the top 10 vote-getters (five male and five female) as well as the top 10 “judges’ picks” (five male and five female), which will be determined by a PETA panel by 12 noon EDT on May 2, 2011. At that time, a new round of voting will begin in which people will vote for the finalists. The final voting round will end at 12 noon EDT on May 16, 2011

On May 23, 2011, the winners (one male and one female) will be announced!

PS: not all the contestants are vegan, some of them are vegetarians. Go and pick the one you fancy: funny enough the sexiest are vegan.

Filed under: Next Door Sexiest Vegetarian Award, Peta

Ethical vegan condoms

Cool, vegan friendly condoms: no casein and 100% natural latex. The good thing is that  for every Sir Richard‘s condom bought, they donate one condom to a country in need. Sir Richard’s company collaborates with Partners in Health Haiti providing health care across the country where the need for condoms is rising:

“In Haiti the cost of buying condoms is high and the need for free condoms is growing. Healthcare providers in the settlement camps and clinics have expressed a need for more free condoms to keep a probable surge of new HIV infections from happening in the post-disaster regions”.

I like the package design too, for that extra “I am cool” giveaway. All in all we may justify the higher price.

 

Sir Richard's ethical and vegan condoms

 

 

Filed under: condoms, Partners in Health Haiti, safer sex, Vegan condoms