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The KULT&CO festival for Ethical Fashion and Indian design

Tuesday 15 May 2012

KULT&CO invite us on a trip to India during the festival through ethical fashion and creation.

This festival will be punctuated by events on different themes:

  • In Continuous Wire:

 

  • Workshops and courses: embroidery, block print technique, weaving, Bollywood dancing, a workshop of organic cosmetics, natural dyes from May 16 to June 3, 2012
  • events / meetings:
    • May 22, 2012 opening night at the shop with KULT&CO DJ GO  will mix decks with  Indian electro music
    • A projection debate, an alternative tour, a cultural evening and a photo shoot from May 24 to May 27

 

The Fashion Caltwalks Itinerant May 29, 2012 at 19:00, 00 in the Passage Thiaffait in the Village des Créateurs followed by a stroll in the BRAZUCCADA up with music instead of Soils. A special sale of Karawan Authentic and  Marron Rouge will bind from 18:00 in the exhibition hall of the Village of Creators

End of the festivities on June 1, 2012 with evening games at the Owl Shop Archi Chouette, 3 place du Griffon, 69001 Lyon

 

We expect many people

 

The brochure of festival to be downloaded (in French)

The festival flyer to be downloaded (in French)

 

Other post (in english) for KULT&CO

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Business differently in Rhône (France)

Thursday 12 January 2012

 

Invited by Rhône en Vert

 

On  17 January 2012 from 6:15 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Marron Rouge will participate in a discussion on “Making a commitment to environmental protection an asset to its business plan”

You are cordially invited to this debate at Graduate School of Business and Development 3A – Campus University officials René Cassin International Professional – 47 rue Michel Berthet Sergeant Lyon 9th -

Towards a more responsible business?
What is a product or service more accountable? These products and services are they necessarily more expensive, what are the impacts of a more responsible trade on the customer-supplier relationship?

 

Besides Marron Rouge two other guests will be in the debate moderated by David Delille: professor at the Graduate School of Business and Development 3A in charge of solidarity economy and sustainable development.
• Jean-Christophe Bargin: director of “Vision Naturelle” network of opticians engaged in an environmentally responsible approach.
• Virginia Blaison: Director of “Radieux Environement“: sale of eco-construction.

The exchange will continue with a drink offered by Soline (organic deli in Lyon).

Thank you to register by following this link

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Thursday of Ethical Fashion : Manufacturing (Vol 1)

Thursday 7 July 2011

Since the beginning of this section we try to be as complete as possible and show you all facets of what we believe to be ethical fashion. For this post and the next we decided we will be very visual and we show you the pictures of the workshops where our products are manufactured in India.

 

You will first photos of the workshop manufacture of soft toys in the suburbs of Calcutta. We re-publish the history of this workshop:

ere are the words from Niddhi the creator of this unit :

“Established in 2004, the Fabrication unit is the brainchild of a young toy designer from NIFT. Fresh out of college and dreams abundant we set out to give the conventional stuff toy a new face.

With an area of 4500 sq ft, our workshop is located in a small premise in Rajarhaat, a newly developed area on the outskirts of the main city of Kolkata. Here at the company we are a close knit family of 35 workers.  Majority of these workers are women who have been trained in house. This is the first time they have stepped outside their homes to earn a living for their family and support their children. Since the male members of their families were unable to support their families this factory has been a blessing in disguise for them.

When they had initially come to join work, they were very clueless and inexperienced. After many laborious months of training and patience they are now very efficient professionals. They now have ample knowledge of their tasks and are aware of other aspects of the unit also. All processes like cutting, stitching, stuffing and finishing etc are in-house. They are now able to provide their children a better education and a better living. We also cover education fee for some of their children who need it most.

The best part is that they were a clean slate before walking through our doors and very eager to learn. Hence now nothing is impossible for them. They have now turned out to be a very formidable group of disciplined and professional women. Earlier they were just carrying out the hand finishing processes but now gradually they are becoming very good at operating all the concerned machinery too. They have come to get together as a very happy family always supporting each other in rough times.”

It is a delight every time going to this workshop a good mood prevails, women are proud to display their work and professionalism is present. We are so happy with their work for next season we are working on a bag with a new recycling material , but shhh….. appointment in September.

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Thursday of Ethical Fashion : La Nature à du Style

Thursday 12 May 2011

Hélène Grange dans sa Boutique : LA NATURE A DU STYLE

Now I know Hélène Grange almost since the opening of her store in August  2010. The first time I saw her w I had spoken to Brown and Red VAIT it offered to return the products. She immediately said yes without knowing what it was. She was seduced by the whole range of fashion accessories in recycled tube. She have a beautiful shop made of wood and natural materials: it feels good, we are welcomed and Hélène is all smiles all the time and something that I love is that she really listens people talking. Even if we trade together, it’s really nice feeling to be heard and this kindness. When you enter the store, she also Danae the dog is not far and ready to play with you.

 

But let us speak the owner: “Oh no! Dress bio today no longer means wearing sheepskin jackets or expensive clothes, and have the decoration fair trade at home should not necessarily have a connotation of “ethnic” or “hippie”!

 

She does not stop there: ” Passionate about fashion, interior design but also conscious of environmental problems, I wanted to “break” the myths about organic. It is in discovering young designers who design clothes, jewellery and decorative objects from recycled or natural materials that I got the idea for my shop. My motivations were simple, it was necessary for me to make them know these products to people from Lyon, they are already committed consumers or not, and if possible to bring non-users of green products in the future! I also wanted to give access to the ecology by offering all items at reasonable prices as they go from 2 to 250 €, and finally show a garment or an organic eco-designed object can be aesthetic, not necessarily nerdy or too expensive! “

Hélène selects all designer who put at high level as the social conditions of the manufacturing process environmentally friendly right from the design. Among the artists in the store MUSHKANE or LA VIE DEVANT SOIE

 

The products sold in the shop are chosen according to 4 criteria:

- The ethics of the creator

- the ecological advantage of the product

- quality

- design and originality

 

Every time is a happy moment to move to  LA NATURE STYLE, plus Hélène is not devoid of humour and optimism shines with the permanent smile that lights his face.

 

I think I’m lucky to know people like Hélène, who defend the values ​​that I share, and there are no more aggressive in this. We clap hands for Hélène Bravo and  this beautiful project that is LA NATURE A DU STYLE.

La nature a du style :
20 rue Terme
69001 Lyon
04 72 26 49 58
contact@lanatureadustyle.fr
www.lanatureadustyle.fr

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Opening hours :
 Tuesday to Saturday 10h30 – 13h / 14h – 19h

Access :
Métro : Hôtel de ville
Bus : arrêt Terreaux
Station Vélo’v : rue Terme (en face de la boutique)
Parking : Terreaux

Private sales on May 26, 2011 from 18h00 with drinks and discount of 25% all all Marron Rougeproducts

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Thursday of ethical fashion : KULT&CO

Thursday 17 March 2011

First time I saw Anett Oehler and Nadège Rembeault, we (Marron Rouge) did not have yet our offices in Designer’s Village in Lyon (France). I was just getting out of a big flu and I met them at home (my office at that time) and I had slippers! To promote ethical fashion it is an entry in!!!

I just create with KULT&CO and wonder who they are…

KULT&CO is a collective which organizes events to promote ethical fashion. The team is made of young professionals from Design, Events, Ecology and Culture.

Their goal is to inform about alternative solutions for trade and industrial manufacturing which is the cause of number of human and ecologic issues. By their actions, they help much of people to know better the work of designers and producers which have ethic values : organic textiles, vegetal dyeing , recycling, trade fair, sustainable and social economy…

The main targets of KULT&CO are :

-          to support ethic design innovative and accessible

-          to create links between all the actors : designers, producers, distributors and consumers

-          to inform and train for ecological practices production : natural dyeing, water based silkscreen

-          to sensitize public about existing products from fair trade : there are some alternatives which are affordable, well designed, and aesthetics (As a shortcut I will add that there is not only poncho and macramé in fair trade)

We asked Anett, one of KULT&CO founder to tell more about her motivations “ One of the questions, I asked myself at the of the end of my studies for fashion design in Berlin was to know if I want to work in the textile fashion industry. Information I got and documentary movies I saw encourages me to do not work for a big brand of textile clothing. I look for alternatives, and I found my values in ethical fashion, small brands engaged in contemporary style.

When I arrived in Lyon in autumn 2008, I did not find much ethical brands in this city. With the encounter with Nadège in 2009, I found a dynamic and creative partner. Together we could realize and stage our values in organizing cultural events around ethical fashion: anew initiative to “wake-up” public for this thematic”  It iqs charming to listen Anett speak with a small German accent and on top, always smiling.

Nadège the co-founder add : “My job, is to coordinate cultural projects. My link to ethical Fashion? I have always been careful to manufacturing conditions which are hidden behind any clothe or object. I wanted to go over, to take engagement. Today with KULT&CO I do promote of ethical fashion which passionate me. It allows me to address various social issues.

Originally artist, I use my creativity to mix genders in order to make accessible and festive the KULT&CO events: carnival, theatre, music…” Last time I saw Nadège it was in café with evocative name “Café Cousu (sewn)” She was all simile and she was talking to me about the next festival that KULT&CO is organizing : From May 2 to May 22, in Lyon : ETHICAL FASHION AND AFRICAN DESIGN. We will probably participate to this event around a debate or round table for Sustainable and Social economy.

KULT&CO: here is a good initiative we can give support and which is handled with power and motivation by these two young ladies.

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Earth Hour 2011 : It is good but not enough to keep our planet

Saturday 26 February 2011

On January 26, 2011 with some of Eco-Informants we have decided to mobilize ourselves  for Earth Hour which take place on March 26, 2011 from 20h30 to 21h30. From now on it is only one month. A reminder about Earth Hour : worldwide event for third time. It is an event which direct to mobilize citizen, government, cities and corporations with a simple gesture : switch off lights during 60 minutes (it is the meaning of the logo) to keep the will of anyone against the unsettled state of climate.

It clear that switch off lights (!) during one hour will aware all the people which will be directly or indirectly concerned by this event. This hour could be the right time to think about what can we do in future without lights?

From my side here is what I will do on March 26, 2011 : I succeed to convince a place here in Lyon switch off all the lights during one hour. A festive animation will be done during this hour. I cannot tell more in order to keep the surprise effect. Restaurants, bars, clubs, shops why don’t you try to create specific animation?

Until the next note here some advices already published by Ecologeek (in French)

If you still don’t know what to do on March 26, 2011 :

Ecologic Sex : condoms in natural substances, vibrator without battery in recycled materials, lubricant …..

Here are the links ffor the notes of the other Eco-Informants (In French)

ABONEOBIO, OBJECTIF PLANETE, QUAT’RUES , UN BUREAU SUR LA TERRE, VERTISSIMMO

COUNTDOWN UNTIL EARTH HOUR

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