An Eco-Friendly Watch in Sprout

Though watches and timepieces are not exactly considered as blatant contributors to the degrading status of Mother Earth’s polluted condition, eco-friendly watches are known to be around, standing out as watches built by the pretexts and norms of sustainable consciousness and understanding.

Sprout, a brand that has been in the time piece business for 50 years, stands to be one of the many few eco-conscious watchmakers.

Sprout’s Eco Advocacies

As a brand, Sprout’s take on eco-friendliness isn’t about proving to the world that they are the most eco friendly brand of watches, but is rather intent on giving emphasis on spreading the benefits of going eco friendly.

Inflated or bloated claims don’t fit well with Sprout, with the brand more liable to see value in actually hearing out what a brand REALLY does in contributing to Earth-inclined initiatives and advocacies.

Intent on recycling all the paper involved in their product’s production, as well as keen on lowering their electric costs by turning off lights, is what Sprout is about. Implementing carpooling policies, as well as initiating eco-inclined programs and activities for Sprout employees, Sprout has also seen the value of using recycled materials in making their products, matching those eco advocacies with real-time business-related decisions.

From weighing the cost of boat VS air travel and the ensuing carbon footprint which can be left behind, to lessening the amount of non-recyclable packaging involved in their products, Sprout’s take on eco-consciousness goes beyond coming up with products which are made with recycled materials, extending eco-awareness into facets of its personnel’s day to day lives.

Bottom line, Sprout is working its way into being a truly eco-aware brand that delivers quality timepieces to one and all.

N-Product’s Cardboard Jewelry

The term “cardboard jewelry” may not inspire the image of elegance, class and chic, but as N-Product recently unveiled a unique line of jewelry items made from recycled shipping boxes, the term is one that is due for significant reassessment.

In line with the now-on-the-rise standards of going green and eco-sustainable with the design, development, production and release of fashion apparel and accessories, N-Product recently unveiled is new product line, which combines form and function with eco-initiatives at their very best.


Canadian designer Dominic Coballe, upon receiving shipping boxes in his office on a weekly basis, realized he could do more with them than just have them brought to recycling centers – he realized he could make durable jewelry pieces from them.

With his wife and N-Product partner Chrystale Ladouceur, Coballe then utilized laser-cutters in transforming used cardboard boxes into fashionable jewelry items. With each cardboard jewelry item made of several layers of paperboard and lacquered with a finish that affords it chemical, ultraviolet and water resistance, N-Product’s new line is quite a hit, bearing the established modern and classic look and feel often found in N-Product’s lines.

As a brand, N-Product’s items are made in Canada, driven by the passion to create functional and fashionable products that are gilded with elements of artistic aesthetics which endear through years.

Featuring t-shirts, notebooks, earrings, necklaces and “Deckster Timepieces”, N-Product’s new cardboard jewelry line stands out as an eco-friendly jewelry item as well as a pivotal sensibilities shifter that does away with the wasteful practices behind the making of jewelry and accessories items.

Cardboard jewelry may be made of cardboard, but as N-Products has proven with its cardboard jewelry line, it is actually more than just that.

Sparrow Handbags

The Essentials

Bold graphics, bright colors and an attention to details are what sets Sparrow Handbags apart. With 3 successful collections already to its name, this line will made a stylish impression with its practical yet feminine designs that range from super modern to slightly retro.

Ethic-Chic

Sparrow Handbags are made with organic and sustainable materials. All textiles are dyed with low-impact dyes and graphics are silk-screened in-house using environmentally friendly inks. Recycled Tetra boxes are used as bag bottoms. Each handbag is made by hand in Canada without the use of any animal products, which makes them 100% vegan!

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Soham Dave

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Soham Dave has established his contemporary womens clothing line, followed by a handbag collection and handmade jewelry line. Soham Dave is an eco-friendly lifestyle brand in New York City, fusing the old and the new, classic and contemporary, and ancient organic and urban lifestyles.

Ethic-Chic

Soham Dave combines the dual roles of environmentalist and social entrepreneur by promoting local artisans, using traditional eco-friendly production techniques, and fair trade to offer a contemporary range of lifestyle products for the conscious urban consumer with a focus on biodegradable fabrics, recycled materials, and hand-crafted items.

Soham Dave found his niche in combining fashion and craft during his time at SEWA, an NGO company working with marginalized craft artisans. There he explored heritage Indian skills, including hand embroidery, hand block printing and hand weaving, and creatively applied them to contemporary silhouettes.

Soham Dave currently works closely with local artisans from remote villages in India where workers are paid a fair wage.

Pieces of fabric that are left over from the apparel line are transformed into jewelry items.

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Simply Wood Rings

The Essentials

Simply Wood Rings offers an organic alternative to traditional metal jewelry. Created by artist and woodworker, Gustav Reyes, each wooden ring celebrates earth’s bounties, rather than exploiting its natural resources. Reyes strives to create wearable sculptures that connect with individuals on more than a materialistic level. The rings have been featured in many online and print publications, including Craft, The Knot, and Elite Wedding Collection.

Ethic Chic

Each ring is crafted from re-purposed materials. Salvaged lumber from other craftspeople, remnants from old jewelry, elements from musical instruments including ebony from a guitar’s fret board and rosewood from broken xylophone keys, even found materials such as concrete and rust are given new life and beauty in Reyes’ hand-crafted rings.

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Shazia Saleem

The Essentials

Shazia Saleem’s sexy collection starts with luxurious hand woven fabrics. Shazia studied fashion in Florence and London making her designs a seamless fusion of British edge, Italian glamour and Indian heritage. Shazia was nominated ‘Designer of the Year 2008′ by Asian Woman magazine.

Ethic-Chic

Shazia Saleem specializes in creating designs from fabric that has been woven by hand on wooden looms, uses organic cotton, and cruelty free and wild Tussar silk. This silk is collected from the forest after the moth has hatched.

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Ryann

The Essentials

Designer and founder of Ryann, designer Raina Blyer, was born in Brooklyn and taught to sew by her mother at the age of three. She has been making clothes ever since. After attending FIT and working in the industry for a few years Raina felt it was time to fuse her love of fashion with her concern for the world as a whole. She created Ryann as a strong design driven line that treads lightly on the planet. Since its Creation in 2005 Ryann has received attention from Lucky, Women’s Wear Daily, Daily Candy, Teen Vogue, Associated Press, the Today Show and countless fashion blogs.

Ethic-Chic

Ryann is made from a wide array of sustainable fabrics such as organic cotton, hemp, tencel, modal, bamboo, recycled fibers and organic wool. All Ryann garments are sewn in New York, sweatshop free.

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Rising Tide Fair Trade

The Essentials

Say YES to colorful, one-of-a-kind accessories with a gorgeous floral or geometric pattern from Rising Tide Fair Trade. Virginia Dooley and Nicole Jones’ passion for exotic textiles has given birth to a desirable line of weekender carry-all bags. Their present collection showcases traditional Kantha embroidery from West Bengal in India, which outlines decorative motifs with a running stitch. With a bag like this, you can be sure that you’ll never pick up someone else’s black suitcase on the conveyor belt.

Ethic-Chic

The Kantha fabric is made by stitching together old saris to form a sturdy quilt. The suede used for the bags is cruelty-free and all items are produced according to fair trade standards by a cooperative in Bengal, India.

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ReViv

The Essentials

ReViv merges progressive urban fashion with a design philosophy of sustainability.

ReViv was born in Miami in 2009, featuring an Eco Line of accessories for women and men (handbags, purses, wallets, belts, lap top covers, and others) that are made of a high content of recycled materials such as plastic bags, cassette tapes, old vinyl records, newspaper, inner tubes from tires and more!

ReViv materials get a second life, lowering their impact on the environment, without compromising style, quality and durability, and at the same time offer a fresh and original look with creative and fun design.

Ethic-Chic

ReViv goal is to create a system which can be supported indefinitely in terms of environmentalism and social responsibility. They believe that a product should be created and produced with consideration of the environmental and social impact it may have throughout its total life span. Also, that it is everyone’s responsibility to make these changes possible.

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Rapanui

The Essentials

Rapanui was set up in early 2008 by brothers Mart and Rob Drake-Knight. Their products range from underwear to accessories, and include comfy essentials like t-shirts, hoodies, jeans, tanks, and polos sure to please the inner California girl or boy in us all. Bespoke versions of its clothing have also been made for multinationals and charities including Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream and the Marine Conservation Society.

Ethic-Chic

Rapanui is about making cool eco-fashion for young people; that means clothing that is eco-friendly, ethical and sustainable: Made from natural organic fabrics in a Fairwear Foundation audited, wind powered factory. Rapanui has also developed a unique traceability tool and eco labelling system which allows visitors to their site to find out exactly where and how their clothing is made and shop quickly with a conscience.

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