{at the shops: kora | nairobi, kenya}

. . . fair-trade, eco-chic and utterly gorgeous, the kora jewelry range was created by amy walker & maxandra short three years ago, after working for a non-profit group in rwanda; made of recycled materials such as discarded cow bones and horns, brass and aluminum from old pots and automobiles, the range is made by local artisans from nairobi, kenya -- there are necklaces and charm bracelets as well, but have quite fallen for the cuffs and bangles . . .

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shown, above: diamond brass cuffs, handmade from recycled brass // horn lily cuff, handmade ankole cow horn bangle bracelet wrapped in recyled brass, handmade in kenya and ghana & available in white bone

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{p.s.} previous at the shops:
* gildem, california
* gemma redux, new york
* morning calm, south korea
* loom, australia
* florence & florence, uk
* lady grey, new york
* ralph lauren, paris
* neology by mina, brooklyn
* always glamorous gold

{eco chic: vintage wedding dresses}

. . . adore the idea of wearing a vintage wedding dress for traipsing about on a summer's day -- this one is from the 30's -- add a vintage coach bag and a pair of manolo's and you're set . . .







{image: model agnete hegelund photographed by craig arend for altmira at copenhagen fashion week via fashionsing}

{eco chic: transglass}

. . . if you have been reading for a while, you will remember the wonderfully dramatic and startlingly lovely table center-piece of clear wine bottles flickering with candlelight, utterly perfect for lingering dinner parties that last long into the night . . . and here, along the very same elegantly eco-chic lines, hand-cut carafes & matching tumblers, fashioned and polished from wine bottles into wonderful works of art . . .





{design w/conscience: tran­Sglass®, designed by studio tord boontje and emma woffenden & available at artecnica}