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.

Pantheia – Organic Views, Today’s Fashion Essentials

When talking about fashion and apparel brands catering to those in search of quality organic fashion essentials, Pantheia remains to be one of the best, making a habit out of churning out quality fashion items such as organic clothing, handbags, and jewelry.

With superb detailing on its line of jewelry items, to the impressive construction of its bamboo-made boxes, Pantheia also highlights items which are handmade utilizing banana leaves, made by the experienced hands of expert Balinese artisans.

Advocates of international fair trade terms, Pantheia ensures that its artisans are given their due share in the creation of quality eco-friendly products, defining Pantheia as a brand worthy of anyone’s attention.

The Pantheia Advantage

Taking in Balinese production techniques and methods in the creation of its products, Pantheia’s featured items are all made in Bali, with artisans who have mastered the craft of creating products via traditional tools and materials.

Combining the infused traditional methods of creating knits, woven fabrics and jewelry products which are inspired from the Balinese culture, Pantheia highlights incredibly beautiful craftsmanship in each of item, not only coming out with quality fashion and accessory items, but also contributes to the elevation of the lives of its artisans.

Initiating its philanthropic advocacy in 2011, Pantheia dedicates a portion of its profits to the advancement of artistic education and training in Bali, with grants and funding dedicated to weaving classes, knitting classes and advanced jewelry making classes for young Balinese girls aged between 12 to 18 years old.

With Pantheia, jewelry isn’t only at its most best, but those responsible in their creation are given the best of opportunities, something which not every other brand out there can herald as an inherent “feature”.

If organic jewelry and fashion is your thing, Pantheia’s got something for you, as well as for its craftsmen and artisans.

Soham Dave

The Essentials

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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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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Pure Pod

The Essentials

Founded by Kelli Donovan, based near Byron Bay, New South Wales Australia, Pure Pod began in 2007 and has grown to become one of Australia’s largest dedicated, “Eco” women’s wear brands. 100% Australia made, using luxury ethical, sustainable & eco textiles such as merino wool, soya bean, bamboo, organic cotton, hemp, silk and organic linen. Pure Pod brings contemporary style to the eco-fashion markets and an understanding that we must be aware of not only what we eat, but also what we wear.

Ethic-Chic

Pure Pod takes great care through their entire process to make their company as environmentally friendly as possible and is working hard to make their business cleaner for future generations. All Pure Pod garments are made in Australia using “Fair Wage” companies and use local artistic talent. Pure Pod vision is to provide a cleaner, more sustainable industry for future generations, by helping to pioneer change in the fashion manufacturing industry and educating the fashion conscious consumer.

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Poplove

The Essentials

Street-wear meets glam through PopLove’s eco conscious designs. The designers Shai Wallach and Andrea Hughes use recycled and organic materials to create their garments.

The duo produces unique garments which leave a minimal impact on the environment. Their primary concept is that style should not be sacrificed for sustainability.

Ethic-Chic

PopLove designs two lines of clothing:
- T-shirts made from 100% Organic cotton certified by G.O.T.S. with prints using eco dyes.
- Fashionable streetwear created from recycled materials. The textiles used to produce their items are sourced from local charity organizations as well as a local clothing recycling programs.

All Poplove items are produced either in their independent studio or with local small-scale manufacturers in Tel Aviv, supporting their local economy and minimizing transport fuel.

Each PopLove garment utilizes unique finishing techniques such as hand-painting, hand-dyeing or screen-printing, all of which are done in their independent studio.

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Nomads Hemp Wear

The Essentials

From their true nomad beginnings making and selling clothes out of a little van, Nomads Hemp Wear has grown into a clothing company based in Nelson, BC. Nomads’ style can best be described as funk-tional fashion with a twist. Their colorful basics range from salsa skirts to yogi tops, from grunge pants to cozy underwear. Some of the pieces are adorned with embroidery, others with prints. All made of the most comfy yet tough natural fiber on the planet: hemp.

Ethic-Chic

Hemp is resistant to insects and diseases and therefore one of the healthiest crops on the planet. The high fiber content and extreme durability make it the ultimate eco material for fashion. Apart from hemp, Nomads uses organic cotton/soy blends and recycled polyester. All clothing is fairly traded and vegan friendly.

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Nikster

The Essentials

Nikster has the bikinis, you provide the water. Nikster shows off the sexier side of green with a line of Brazilian style swimwear that offers a choice variety of tops and bottoms to mix and match for the ultimate bikini. Pin-up inspired separates with lace edges and monokinis with hand-crafted macramé trim will make days in the sun even hotter.

Ethic-Chic

Eco-monokinis and eco-bikinis are made from organic soy, bamboo, and cotton. Production is in the USA to reduce carbon footprints. Five percent of sales go to a variety of wildlife and sustainable charities, including saving sea turtles.

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Mountains Of The Moon

The Essentials

Smart dressing is now much simpler. Mountains of the Moon offers clever solutions to wardrobe problems, like the elegant and versatile Audrey wrap dress that can be worn over tights, wide-legged pants, or on its own. Other dresses in the line evoke 60s eras icons—the Emma and the Edie—and offer fun takes on the shift silhouette in a range of pop-art colors. To complete a savvy wardrobe, check out Chicago-based Mountains of the Moons’ intelligent mix of graphic tees and hoodies, wide-legged pants, bubble shorts, open-shouldered tops, and a-line skirts.

Ethic-Chic

Mountains of the Moon clothing is designed, patterned, manufactured, dyed and tagged in the USA in small, sweatshop-free facilities that are family owned and operated. Eco-friendly materials like hemp, tencel and organic cotton that are known for durability and long-life are used in all designs.

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Mayu

The Essentials

Mayu creates luxurious, hand-knit accessories made with the highest quality pure alpaca fiber. Kate Robertson began this social enterprise upon her return from Peru with the Peace Corps. The designer mixes her vision with the incredible skills of artisans in the Andes mountains to create feminine capelets, wraps and other warming accessories that will keep you stylish throughout the cold months.

Ethic Chic

Mayu works directly with artisans who live in a rural community that sits high in the Andes Mountains. Because Mayu is a registered fair trade organization, the artisans are paid fair wages. All hand-knit products are 100% alpaca fiber. Alpaca animals are gentle to the environment in their feeding and traditional annual shearing, making the alpaca fiber a naturally eco-friendly material.

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