Terra Plana answered our wishes from the last blog and we have been able to open this amazing new pop up shop in Brighton. Come and see us if you are in the area! We are at 35 West Street!
Archive for 2009
‘By Hand’ book signings and Spring Summer 2010 Exhibition in Japan
Christel signs our wall at People Tree’s shop in Omotesando Tokyo. You can buy the UK version of By Hand from the People Tree website here.
Jo Wood visits Bangladesh
Jo Wood describes herself as an ‘organic nut’ and with her keen promotion of Fair Trade and organic living she is the perfect ambassador for People Tree.
The Observer Ethical Awards – People Tree wins the fashion and accessories award!…and a scary little white man called a”Habbit”
The Observer Ethical Awards were held at the Kensington Roof Gardens yesterday night hosted by Lucy Siegel, Observer Columnist and Colin Firth. Colin spoke really well – sounded more like an activist or a new economist than an actor.
Shooting the People Tree catalogue – behind the scenes
Busy – back from Nepal now in London where we’re shooting the Autumn/Winter collection – today it’s the mens shoot for UK and Japan.
An update from the World Fair Trade Organisation conference in Nepal
I woke last Monday morning to a little face at my hotel window (I was three storeys up!). I reached for my glasses quickly – to see a fawn coloured monkey. That’s how my first day at the World Fair Trade Organisaion annual global meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal, started . . .
People Tree brings you World Fair Trade Day
Photos – (c) Chika Okazumi (A.K.A.) / People Tree
It is seven years since I initiated World Fair Trade Day – we needed a day to celebrate Fair Trade, the diversity of the movement and advocate for Fair Trade in different countries.
This years theme ‘Beat Poverty’ was celebrated on Saturday 9th May with Gocoo, the Japanese drumming performers, one of our team is a drummer in her spare time!
800 People came to celebrate World fair Trade Day, watched our fashion show, listened to producer partners from India about the Social Impact of Fair Trade and how it protects the environment. I also launched my book ‘By Hand’ in Japanese and had a chat with ex Marie Claire Editor, Yoshiko Ikomo on the future of luxury fashion and it’s relationship with Fair Trade fashion.
Whether you attended a World Fair Trade Day event or not the biggest support you can give is buying Fair Trade and telling your friends about it.
British library in London launches first in a series of World Fair Trade Day events
On Wednesday night I joined other movers and shakers in the Fair Trade movement to outline People Tree’s activities and our vision for a sustainable economic model, built on social and environmental justice.
Primark Protest
After seeing news coverage of our planned protest outside the new Primark store in Tooting today the shop opened in a hurry yesterday. But that did not stop People Tree and War on Want supporters getting up early on a Saturday to show their concerns over Primark’s ethics.
