Author: Peppermint

  • Watch and Learn

    The Human Rights Arts & Film Festival is back for another year, bringing an agenda-setting program of events to venues across Australia. The highlight of the 2015 Festival schedule is the line-up of award-winning feature and short films, all tackling topics not normally found on the silver screen. From rebuilding lives in post-earthquake Pakistan to…

  • All Stitched Up

    The days are getting cooler, which means it’s time to start stocking up on those winter woollies – and if you like a bit of luxury in your layers, look no further than New Zealand brand Untouched World. This globally respected knitwear label has struck the perfect balance of sustainability and style – their chic, classic range…

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    Bag of Tricks

    Their ‘One For One’ model for selling slip-on shoes made them famous, now social enterprise TOMS have launched another line of accessories with a surprising flow-on effect. For every duffel, tote or clutch purchased from their new bag collection, TOMS will match it by providing a ‘safe birth kit’ to a healthcare professional in a…

  • Sponsor Spotlight: Beautiful Because

    After years of working in the beauty industry, Nina Weston decided to reconcile her desire to live healthily and sustainably with her love for luxurious makeup and skincare – so in 2013, she founded BeautifulBecause.com.au, an online eco chic store and guide stocking the finest natural beauty brands from Australia and beyond. We caught up with Nina to discover…

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    Yevu Pops Up

    There’s no mistaking the bold colours, exaggerated motifs and eye-wobbling designs of Kente cloth. Inspired by West African street style, Yevu pair traditionally made cloth with modern tailoring to connect makers and buyers across the world through a shared appreciation for beautiful prints. Australian designer Anna Robertson dreams-up Yevu’s limited runs of dresses, skirts, tops,…

  • On Target

    They’re one of the world’s biggest retailers, and now Target US have broken away from the fast-fashion pack by launching their first line of locally made garments and accessories. Teaming up with six iconic made-in-the-USA labels, the limited edition Target Collective range has been introduced to stores to showcase quality, workmanship and sustainable manufacture. Interestingly,…

  • I’ll Ride With Her

    International Women’s Day may be over for another year, but amidst calls to make every day a commitment to furthering rights and celebrating gender diversity, Uber has partnered with UN Women, promising to create jobs for 1 million females worldwide by the year 2020. The popular ride-share network, which links drivers and passengers for short…

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    Ekocycle

    Many people know them as an opponent of the Australian Container Deposit Scheme, so it may surprise you to learn that Coca-Cola are now spearheading one of 2015’s biggest eco-fashion collaborations. And as various media outlets are reporting, it isn’t a PR stunt dreamed up by the soft-drink giant, but rather began when Coca-Cola were…

  • Retrash Reinvention

    Calling all creatives: artists and designers around Australia and the world are being invited to submit original work for Reart, an innovative exhibition that will celebrate the launch of the inspiring sustainability book Retrash (which features the work of 82 artists and designers from 20 countries) and the 45th anniversary of Earth Day on 22 April, the same day…