Author: Daniela

  • Roma Narsinghani Bridges Her Cultural Roots With Biomaterial Design

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    What drew me to Roma Narsinghani’s beautiful jewelry is her view that “bringing your cultural identity into contemporary jewelry design requires a bridge between the past and the future.” Roma’s brand is about the responsible sourcing of materials in her design aesthetic. Being conscious is more than a belief, it is a commitment to harmonizing…

  • Eternal Threads: A New Chapter in Japanese Embroidery

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    “Eternal Threads” showcases over a century of Japanese embroidery mastery while exploring new possibilities for the craft. By connecting past mastery with modern creativity the project hopes to introduce the rich techniques and diverse styles of Japanese embroidery to a global audience. In addition to showcasing a curated selection of eight styles of embroidery art,…

  • Ancient Chinese Art Form Revived

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    People’s Daily Online highlights how the ancient artform of filigree inlaid metal art was revived and is being preserved by a family that has kept the intricate craft, one of the eight imperial handicrafts of Beijing, alive for three generations.

  • The Weaving Tradition Of The Yakan Village In Zamboanga

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    Weaving has always been a communal activity among the Yakan indigenous group from Zamboanga in Mindanao. Yakan women gather together to deftly weave the memories of their mothers and grandmothers into a handsome textile. Distinct for its vibrant colors and geometric patterns, interwoven in their fabrics are symbols of their village life and Islamic faith.…

  • Primatologist Jane Goodall Marks Her 90th Birthday With Stunning Images

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    90 Years | 90 Images | 90 Women To mark the occasion of her 90th birthday, Jane Goodall is collaborating with Vital Impacts and 90 influential women photographers in a campaign dedicated to “reimagining our relationships to the natural world.” There are currently 31 images for sale, as part of “The Nature of Hope: 90…

  • Fellow Travelers!

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    I will forever be grateful that I was introduced to the utility and beauty of hand crafted items early in life – from the symbols and motifs sewn onto the coarse linen fabric of Croatian traditional wear to the colorful kilim carpets that decorated the parquet floors in my grandmother’s living room. I treasure the…

  • The Cathedral Within

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    Bill Shore’s book The Cathedral Within affected me profoundly. It described…..”a new movement of citizens who are tapping the vast resources of the private sector to improve public life.” In 1999, when it was released, you felt like you had only two choices: to make money in the private sector or do good working in…

  • Fighting Terrorism With Jobs

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    In a Nigerian hotbed of terrorist activity, entrepreneur Kola Masha founded Babban Gona to bring jobs and stability to his home country. The north of Nigeria is the hotbed of terrorist activities owing to the operation of Boko Haram and other bandits. Also, the Niger Delta area is another hotbed for homegrown insurgents. There are…

  • Fairphone Focused on Sustainability

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    Kudos to Fairphone! With customers on average upgrading their phones every 2.7 years and less than 5% of materials available for reuse, phones create a monumental amount of e-waste. That’s the issue Fairphone is trying to tackle. The manufacturer is focused on sustainability, relying on fair-trade sourcing and fair labor practices, and using recycled materials in…

  • Food

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    Here are a couple of interesting blurbs about food you may want to share: Who knew? …new evidence suggests that if you eat enough spinach, it’s basically like taking steroids. It sounds crazy, but it’s backed by the results of a scientific study led by a team of researchers from the Institute of Pharmacy at Freie Universität…