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A group for all things eco-fashion: designers, jewellery makers, trashion, bling, upcycled, recycled, eco & fair trade clothing. My aim is to create an internationally-recognized NZ Trashion label for local designers & makers.

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Trash to fashion in the USA

A USA beachcombing Forest Knolls husband-and-wife duo is creating art from plastic junk scooped from a vast Pacific Ocean gyre.
Their goal is to promote awareness about the Earth's troubled environment.
"It's a gold mine of treasure direct from this source, the power center of the plastic world," Judith Selby Lang said of the gyre, an enormous swirling vortex of plastic waste off the Hawaiian coast.
For Selby Lang, 59, and her husband Richard Lang, 62, it's a passionate and energetic collaboration that began with their first date 10 years ago. From the discarded plastics, Selby Lang handcrafts jewelry and Lang forges wall sculptures and finds inspiration for fine art prints.
"We take what would otherwise be garbage and make it precious," Selby Lang said.
Plastic debris that includes nets, buoys and other waste was plucked from the gyre this year by Project Kaisei, a nonprofit that aims to increase understanding of oceanic debris and its impact on the environment. The junk will provide grist for the couple's window display at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art this month. Their plastic works have appeared in 35 exhibitions to date.
www.beachplastic.com

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Comment by Kelly Ronayne on March 25, 2010 at 12:03: Kiaora Samantha.
I'd be really interested in talking to you or at least reading your book! As someone who appreciates art/design/style, but also works within a budget and is concerned about social and environmental issues, this is something I've been interested in for a while - but I don't know if I'd qualify as an expert! We could share ideas and info. Are you in Auckland? My cell is 027 3309789.

Comment by Martin Adlington on November 17, 2009 at 15:58: Hi Guys, I received this today:
"A year or so ago, we held an art exhibition for The Family Centre in
Romania. Part of this evening we held a parade of "upcycled" garments
which were sold and the proceeds went to the Centre.

As a follow-on from this night, in Feb 2010, we are running an "upcycle"
design training school to teach those interested in fashion how to upcycle,
using their own garments. We would also like to explore whether you want to
keep upcycling garments and start to sell what you produce and perhaps even
start your own range of "upcycled" clothes.
This 10 week course has 2 time slots to choose from - Wednesday 10 - 12
noon OR Wednesday 7 - 9pm.
The cost is $100 for the 10 weeks. There will be a $50 deposit and options
can be offered to pay the remaining $50 throughout the 10 weeks. A % of
these fees will go to the Family Centre in Romania."

Robyn Robertson
Woman of Joppa
66 Saintly Lane
Avondale
Auckland
Ph 820 8965 or 021 309365
Email: womanofjoppa@xtra.co.nz

Comment by Martin Adlington on October 5, 2009 at 20:12: The Topp Twins @ Junk2Funk on Waiheke last weekend.
More pix on my blog martin-adlington.blogspot.com
The speech i gave on behalf of the judges:
"On behalf of the judges I would like to congratulate Dorte Wray & everyone involved in the fabulous show that has been Junk2Funk 2009.
Shows of this nature are particularly difficult to judge, as the effort put in by all the entrants has obviously been considerable. We would therefore like to make the point that the winning of prizes is not everything - what is more important is that all the entrants have shown themselves to be true Zero waste heroes this weekend by demonstrating their heartfelt & genuine concern for the environment.
Art offers tremendous potential for personal growth & expression, as well as being a powerful catalyst for social change.
It is becoming increasingly obvious the human activities are threatening both our survival as a species as well as the health of our planet earth.
We need to change our ways of thinking which have brought about the whole mess of climate change, unsustainable farming practices, pollution, & wasteful plundering of the earth’s resources.
Unfortunately no answers have been forthcoming so far from our leaders - the UN, the World Bank, Wall St, Westminster, The US Congress, nor our own beehive.
However, as if often the case - the solutions lie in the hands of the people. Recycled art is a perfect example of the ingenuity & creative thinking of which our world is so much in need.
New paradigms are needed, & artworks such as we have seen tonight are powerful visual metaphors for new ways of thought & being in the world.
I would therefore like to congratulate Clean Stream Waiheke & the waste Resource Trust for their most inspirational leadership 7 vision for a Brave New World of sustainability & hope.
Junk to funk proves once again that “Waiheke does It Better”!"