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Recently starting in UK I understand what you say and I am sure we all need it...share to multiply!
I will talk to friends based in Brazil about your work and let’s see what we can see. One is based in Bahia and the other Rio de Janeiro.
Will keep you posted. x
Hi david, That is fine i have a whole list of designers in various sectors that it would be nice if you were just alittle specific so it becomes easier. But i am already so excited.
OK will get back to you in few days, as now I am having my MBA exams
In case if you need any custom work to be done with fabric designing OR in case if you are looking for any fabric from India I can supply u in good rates. Silk is most popular fabric in the place where I stay. So just keep in mind and If any fabric to be sourced you can mail me on lakshmindra@yahoo.co.in
David, I'd love to learn more about Tartans for Africa. I'm taking my second trip to the Gambia this spring to lecture at the UTG about my project (ETHOS-DISEÑO: Sevilla), my research on sustainable enterprise-based solutions to global poverty and the "Human Rights & Development" graduate program at my university, here in Spain. Please be in touch. and thank you for your comment. (ethosmoda@gmail.com)
It depends entirely what "working for" means. My interest = business models not only goods or producers.
So, e.g:
(i) A product is produced outside Ghana, sold to Ghanaians and a % of revenue saved for humanitarian work. This is very different from a model where the production takesing place in Ghana and the shareholders themselves are located in Ghana (e.g. a FT workers' co-op that directly benefits from the profits as well as wages/jobs).
(ii) A product is produced in Ghana (or overseas) using materials that COULD be produced (i.e. grown and processed) in Ghana BUT which are obtained from overseas. Here, the net positive financial impact on Ghana is questionable (in addition to there being environmental implications).
Example 1 suggests local entrepreneurship can eliminate the need for charitable "ad-ons" - it creates the local resources that plug the gaps which charities attempt to fill. Both examples highlight the underlying dangers of "capital flight" - even in initiatives meant to end poverty.
Re Tartan: Ghana is known globally for its Kente. It has come under extreme pressure from non-artisanal "copiers", producing "print" versions of traditional patterns. I am not suggesting this applies to you: Tartan is Tartan, not Kente. However, since the Ghanaian flag is red, yellow, green & black and many Kente designs already use these colours, my question is "What impact would the sale of Ghanaian Tartan -by charities purporting to work for Ghanaian welfare- have?" People will be inclined to ask why they dont just sell Kente cloth as "agents" + retain a % sale for their humanitarian work. People will also inevitably ask questions about intellectual property rights and the financial benefits of IPRs that will accrue to shareholders in the Global North (e.g. design right) but not the Global South (where, if Kente were to be sold, "Geographical Indiactions" might instead apply).
Good morning. Thanks for asking! My topic is consumer perception of the ethics which surround the fashion industry in terms of accepting responsibility and encouraging sustainability. I am really enjoying the topic, i find it all really intersting and i am looking forward to starting my data collection in the next couple of months. I like your tartans, the colours are great. Who designs the clothes?
Hi David,
I hope you are ok!
Thanks for adding me!
I was interested to learn more about what you have designed for the World Cup South Africa 2010.
I work at Caipora, which is an ecological jewellery UK based company, and we bring awareness to Brazilian communities and natural elements coming from the Amazon rainforest.
I truly hope we could chat more and, perhaps, find a way to optimize our creative work.
Cheers!
Dark Chocolate hob nobs sounds like a plan. I'm currently stuck on gingers nuts and tea, massively under rated, the problem I'm finding is I can never have only one!
You should try and invent a Tartan biscuit that would change the world as we know it.
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but interested in the natural dying textile and clothes.
see this picture.
http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B-xPCTuMyRdSNDM0OTczMjEtYzlhZS00OWRkLTg1NWEtODZhNDM5YmUzMjAw&hl=en
all item in this book are made by natural dying textile and pure korean traditional techniq.
how about this?
thanks !
please tell me more. you can email me on amara-fashion@hotmail.com
Thanks
Recently starting in UK I understand what you say and I am sure we all need it...share to multiply!
I will talk to friends based in Brazil about your work and let’s see what we can see. One is based in Bahia and the other Rio de Janeiro.
Will keep you posted. x
Yes I could possibly be very interested in a collaboration, could you please send me more details about the project?
well done David! xx
In case if you need any custom work to be done with fabric designing OR in case if you are looking for any fabric from India I can supply u in good rates. Silk is most popular fabric in the place where I stay. So just keep in mind and If any fabric to be sourced you can mail me on lakshmindra@yahoo.co.in
Regards,
Laksh
So, e.g:
(i) A product is produced outside Ghana, sold to Ghanaians and a % of revenue saved for humanitarian work. This is very different from a model where the production takesing place in Ghana and the shareholders themselves are located in Ghana (e.g. a FT workers' co-op that directly benefits from the profits as well as wages/jobs).
(ii) A product is produced in Ghana (or overseas) using materials that COULD be produced (i.e. grown and processed) in Ghana BUT which are obtained from overseas. Here, the net positive financial impact on Ghana is questionable (in addition to there being environmental implications).
Example 1 suggests local entrepreneurship can eliminate the need for charitable "ad-ons" - it creates the local resources that plug the gaps which charities attempt to fill. Both examples highlight the underlying dangers of "capital flight" - even in initiatives meant to end poverty.
Re Tartan: Ghana is known globally for its Kente. It has come under extreme pressure from non-artisanal "copiers", producing "print" versions of traditional patterns. I am not suggesting this applies to you: Tartan is Tartan, not Kente. However, since the Ghanaian flag is red, yellow, green & black and many Kente designs already use these colours, my question is "What impact would the sale of Ghanaian Tartan -by charities purporting to work for Ghanaian welfare- have?" People will be inclined to ask why they dont just sell Kente cloth as "agents" + retain a % sale for their humanitarian work. People will also inevitably ask questions about intellectual property rights and the financial benefits of IPRs that will accrue to shareholders in the Global North (e.g. design right) but not the Global South (where, if Kente were to be sold, "Geographical Indiactions" might instead apply).
I could go on. I hope this makes sense!
I hope you are ok!
Thanks for adding me!
I was interested to learn more about what you have designed for the World Cup South Africa 2010.
I work at Caipora, which is an ecological jewellery UK based company, and we bring awareness to Brazilian communities and natural elements coming from the Amazon rainforest.
I truly hope we could chat more and, perhaps, find a way to optimize our creative work.
Cheers!
xx
Cheers
C
Dark Chocolate hob nobs sounds like a plan. I'm currently stuck on gingers nuts and tea, massively under rated, the problem I'm finding is I can never have only one!
You should try and invent a Tartan biscuit that would change the world as we know it.
C
Sure, I'd like to see it! Tnx a lot!! =)
I am looking for Bamboo, Organic Cotton, Soy and Hemp.
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