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DESIS + Sustainable Everyday
The SEP platform hosts several research activities and didactic workshops. The Platform is an organization and communication tool providing an open web space and visibility for activities relating to the fields of design and sustainability in the everyday context.
DESIS is a network of schools of design and other schools, institutions, companies and non-profit organizations interested in promoting and supporting design for social innovation and sustainability. It is a light, no-profit organization, conceived as a network of partners collaborating in a peer-to-peer spirit.It is articulated in several DESIS-Local (that are sub-networks within a specified local area). DESIS-International is therefore the framework where the different DESIS-Local coordinate themselves and where some global initiatives are taken.
Link | Sustainable Everyday | DESIS NETWORK
Taller Flora
Carla Fernandez, 34, is the founder of Taller Flora, a fashion label and mobile laboratory that travels throughout Mexico visiting indigenous communities, including those that specialise in handmade textiles. Taller Flora has developed a unique style, and is a leader through its business model of a fair-trade network and environmental policies that encourage responsible practice in the fashion industry. © British Council
Links | British Council | Taller Flora
Afro Art
The boutique Afro art has existed in Stockholm since 1967. During these years Afro art has provided a watering-hole for all those who have a passionate interest in ethnic craft. During this whole time the philosophy has been to support local craftsmen in developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin-America. The goal has been to ensure that the majority of the profit will be returned to the producers rather than disappearing to middle men along the distribution chain.
