La Bottega della Gagiandra

Ecological fashion was one of the important issue brought up by greenpace with the DETOX theme in the last trimester of 2012, so I guess it is appropriate promoting La Bottega della Gagiandra. 

Their motto is: recycling old materials by rediscovering traditional Italian knowledge as hand work and creativity. 

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Shalini Ahuja

"Fashion is passion": the designer who goes by this phrase is a young Delhi based accessory maker Shalini Ahuja. 

Her label specializes in vivacious footwear, bags, belts, lap top covers, and I-pad covers.
Shalini designs the collections and Indian artisans produce them; it is an interesting combination between the traditional beauties of hand painted leather and contemporary design.

Nadir

Nadir is a woman wear brand from Positano. The design is cute and feminine and the target is a colorful and full of joy girl.

The concept behind Nadir collection is Holly Hobbie's drawing; Holly Hobbie is a character born in the late '60s of little girl wearing rag dress and giant bonnet. Like in those drawings, the collection constants elements are: linen, cotton, lace, ruffles, soft color, pattern and patchwork.
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Kauro Kaneko

Kauro Kaneko is a Japanese designer who has his root in his culture; Kaneto design approach stands in developing and discovering new approach in the use of traditional object. His motto is: "Japanese traditional style for activity".

He mostly works with lather and the project "one piece" is a sample of his creativity. He approached the classic Italian moccasin shoe working with on peace of leather that can be stitched by the final consumer. The final user takes a part in the shoe creation to develop a unique design.
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Shu Qin

Shu Qin is a fashion design student from Singapore and she is still developing her style.
As a school project she develop an amazing shoot while she was working on the theme of 30s. "I had never thought of being a stylist, but I see styling as an important skill for a fashion designer." 

"March of the Feminine" was her styling work on the 30s: "I think the hardest part was doing the research and conceptualizing [after that] everything just fall into place."
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Ana Ines Morelli

Ana Ines Morelli is a young fashion designer.
Since she was a child, she was into fashion by making paper clothes for her dolls. For a while, during her career as a student, she was passionate about politics; however her true love was and still is fashion. 

She truly enjoys to play with fabrics; to combine different texture and color; to create a style. "I like to think that design is the practical and useful side of art".
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Prabhat Kumar

Prabhat Kumar is a designer who can do magic with leather.
Mostly his inspiration comes from the beauty of nature, that he translates into floral patter and organic design. 

"I consider my designs as an extension of myself […] My inspiration can be simple or complex; and this simplicity or complexity can be translated into the products".
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Jennifer Cantwell

Jennifer Cantwell is an instinctive designer; most of her inspirations come from children, their absence of judgments influence, and their freedom to express themselves.

Photographer: Tommy McAdams - Model: Oz Ozyalcin

"Over thinking is the most negative thing I can do while creating. When I let things happen naturally […] I am entirely happy with the outcome".

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Jadelene Tang

Jadelene Tang is a illustrator and a fashion designer passionate about shoes.
Her interest for fashion blossomed when she was poring over her first glossy magazine and lusting after a girlfriend's most recent stiletto purchase. "I was choked up with emotions, and then I started to sketch".

"Design is a method to solve problems […] a language to communicate. Nowadays sustainability and business ethics are becoming the design focus".
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Maria y Limjoco

Maria y Limjoco is a jewelry designer based in Paris.

gloves pin necklace black - Photographer:  Timi Sace

Originally hoping to learn and master the secrets of the French clothing industry, Maria y Limjoco decided to fly to Paris.  However, things don’t always go as planned and so one day she found herself detouring to the direction of the jewelry industry.  It was in Crystal Mosaic, a shop in Paris specializing in crystal-encrusted jewelry and art objects, where she first learned the art of jewelry-making while working as a jewelry artist.

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