New Zealand Design & Art blog | NZ Design & Art Events | endemicworld.com blog » Sustainable Design http://blog.endemicworld.com This blog is brought to you by the crew at New Zealand Design Store endemicworld.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:28:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Nice Work Cards http://blog.endemicworld.com/2010/11/nice-work-cards/ http://blog.endemicworld.com/2010/11/nice-work-cards/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:53:10 +0000 Elliot http://blog.endemicworld.com/?p=1702 Check out these cards by Nice Work. Illustrations are by Sarah Maxey. $5.50 each, blank inside, includes an envelope and printed with vegetable inks on sustainable stock. Why not check out all of the goods by Wellington crew Nice Work.

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]]> http://blog.endemicworld.com/2009/07/nz-creatives/feed/ 0 Fairtrade Fortnight and NZ Music Month http://blog.endemicworld.com/2009/05/fairtrade-fortnight-and-nz-music-month/ http://blog.endemicworld.com/2009/05/fairtrade-fortnight-and-nz-music-month/#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 23:00:59 +0000 Elliot http://blog.endemicworld.com/?p=482 A heads up on two reseaons to celebrate May a bit differently. Its Fairtrade Fortnight for the next two weeks. It’s aim is to get people involved in helping to tackle poverty and empower producers in developing countries, simply by choosing fair trade and Fairtrade Labelled products. If your buying fairtrade products make sure they are certified like Kowtow.

Its also NZ Music Month, so check out all the muscial events in your town and support our music industry.

Have a fun May.

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Our two favourites are…. whats yours?

Our friend Anthony sent us this in the weekend. What a cool way to cheaply and easily get people moving towards a greener lifestyle. Now that the Greens are out and the new government is anti-Kyoto it is up to us to keep NZ beautiful. We started today trying not to talk about politics but we just can’t help it as we feel passionate about our piece of paradise. Cross your fingers our nations image does not get green washed any further (e.g. 100% Pure), leaving it for future generations to worry about.

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Use them for whatever you like… things for the beach, grocery shopping, books for uni or as a fashion accessory.

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Paradigm, the designers behind the Salvage Billboard Bags (currently sold out) have been recognised for their commitment to sustainable practise. They won the Northern Region Trailblazer Award (Small and Medium Business) at the 2008 Sustainable Business Awards and a commendation at the National Awards.

The judges commented that ‘they operate in a pioneering nature and have a long standing commitment to public interest and more recently to the adoption of sustainable design’. Lucky for us all there’s more Salvage Billboard Bags coming soon. If you want one, email us, and we’ll let you know as soon as they arrive.

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Their graphic design business has been following sustainable business practices long before you could get awards for it. They also produce brooches from perspex off cuts and upcycle rubbished billboards into large shoulder bags.

Nice one Paradigm.

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