Here are some pics of my project from the UnBranded show which turned out to be a great success. As for those who wanted to know if FreeTrade Boutique would be running again, it is unlikely but if there was enough demand i may consider

I picked up my printed t-shirt for the UnBranded show today. I must say i am pretty excited now and i am loving this FreeTrade Boutique top!

I have just bought the pixel tape below for my space project and will hopefully use the rest for the Unbranded event. You basically use a black marker to black out dots to write your own messages. Awesome! Only £7.50 from SUCK UK

LIST OF USES:
sealing, labeling and decorating the outside of presents
labeling boxes when moving [...]

I have been playing in Photoshop to design a logo i can use to advertise my freecycle event. Below is the result. I do not like the hat, unsure what other item of clothing to go there but the idea is kind of there.

I have been reading various articles and researching around FairTrade and fashion on the high street. From what i have read i feel that FairTrade is exploited by large high street brands like Topshop and many others.
- Consumers buy these products for different reasons. One may be to help third world farmers but often i [...]

Source: http://www.channel4.com/
“the beginning of a big change in the fashion industry and to the unfair structures that currently have such a detrimental effect on millions of workers”.
With cotton being the latest product to get a fair trade certification, it’s no coincidence that these changes are gaining momentum.
“Fair trade fashion has arrived on the high street [...]

Before Christmas i decided i was interested in consumerism and the production process particularly on the high street. I wanted to create a project which would influence consumers to think about the way we consume and what impact this has on the third world. I am guilty of regularly buying what i WANT and not [...]

Lecture one of Critical Context was awesome. Great introduction to what seems to be a really interesting module looking at culture, technology, and economy.
We watched an award winning BBC documentary called Happiness Machines, part of series called The Century of the Self.
The story of the relationship between Sigmund Freud and his American nephew, Edward Bernays. [...]