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For Earth Day, the why in Manuma

Protected: For Earth Day, the why in Manuma

I realized recently that my fashion schooling was punctuated by several significant events– disasters, really– that mark the intersections of my values system as a citizen of the world and as a fashion designer. They were landmarks on the map that lead to me to build Manuma.

      Animesh Basnet

  People, Planet

I started classes at Parsons in Manhattan in September, 2011.…

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May you have a fulfilling week where everything shapes up all right. May you straighten out any kinks in the works with creativity and tenacity. | This jacket is taking me forever to finish as I relearn things and make new decisions, but I'm on track. | Take it slow, Mercury is retro.

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Today on the blog: decorate with people you like, not more things. #minimalism a la @diane_keaton #linkinbio

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Diane Keaton's color theory

Diane Keaton’s color theory

I don't want my house to have a lot of color because people are so much more interesting. They are the color.

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Images: Country Living

Quote: Home Accents Today

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The hair salon at #clatterridgefarm was busy this morning, with shearer Dan Welsh getting all the new moms ready for spring. @ctfibershed in real time. #fibershed #wool #connecticut #newengland #farmtofiber #farmtofashion

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Lately on the blog (early on the newsletter: sign up), Contemporary design from Ireland, including handloomed textiles from my grandpa's home county. Featuring @mournetextiles @mariadorairaj @stableofireland @collectiveso @irishdesignshop @coppergreenphil with infinite thanks to Irish design champion @minniemelange 🍀

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Fresh Eire: Contemporary design from Ireland

Fresh Eire: Contemporary design from Ireland

This will not be the typical St. Patrick's Day-themed design post.

There will be no reference to the following: claddagh rings, shamrocks, leprechauns, potatoes, cartoon policemen, Aran sweaters, alcoholism, anything green.

I want to talk about examples of cool, modern Irish design.

  Mourne Textiles

Shaggy Dog handloomed wool cushions

This loopy weave was shown in an…

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Demi-DIY: How to decorate with antique advertisements

    We all remember decorating our teenage bedroom with posters and pages torn from magazines. Maybe you still enjoy collaging, or making a vision board for a hobby. Maybe now, instead of boy bands, you collect antique prints.

I stumbled upon this site, and it struck me that this collection of public domain advertising posters could actually be a simple, sophisticated solution for decorating.

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Leveraging Disability as Competitive Advantage: The Wheelchair Cargo Movers of Uganda

Only in Busia do wheelchair owners from all over Uganda congregate as it is to their economic advantage to do so. Documented, and observed were the handicapped professionals who crossed the border numerous times a day ferrying goods.

In the past 25 years, the Busia tricyclists have created a strong community with initiative and resourcefulness in exploiting economic and political opportunities. Dialogue and negotiations have allowed them to conduct business without having to pay customs duties under the watchful eye of the authorities.

They point out with satisfaction that there are no disabled people begging on the streets of Busia, not even on Fridays when Muslims give out alms to the poor. On the other hand, each new officer must be sensitized.

These children from destitute families earn shillings helping with moving the freight. Neither participant is dependent on handouts.

Photographs: Michael Kimani, for Emerging Futures Lab, in Busia, Uganda, December 2015.

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All about me (i.e. you)

Try self-love in lieu of Valentine's Day hubbub, and to hell with complainers. Instead of buying yourself gifts (or, in addition to), let's let some things go. For example, our societal mandate to be pleasing to the eye.   This is a paraphrased quote from Erin McKean's fabulous, entertaining, and long-lived blog, A Dress A Day. The relevant part reads: You don’t owe prettiness to anyone. Not to…

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#betweensystemsandgrounds Paula Mattheson and Olivia Valentine at @wesleyan_u this weekend. Music x code x textiles.

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Fascinating exploration of textiles, code, and music this weekend at @wesleyan_u Additional performances tonight at 8 and Sunday at 3. http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/events/2018/02-2018/02032018-between-systems-and-grounds.html

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Russell House 1828.

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Rock Crystal Belt Buckle, Medieval Art

Medium: Rock crystal, gold foil

Purchase, Rogers Fund; Alastair B. Martin, William Kelly Simpson, Scher Chemicals Inc. and Max Falk Gifts; and funds from various donors, 1995 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/466285

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Sticky Situation: DIY repurposed stationery solution

How to make your own decorative tape and stickers from museum tickets and e-commerce shipping labels

Cleaning up my office/studio recently, I found the ticket stubs from my last visit to the Cooper-Hewitt design museum in New York. I remembered I had kept them to use the ticket info to access the exhibit info I saved using the museum’s fancy new multimedia magic wands.

I let that idea go in…

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Chic, reusable straws for International Straw-Free Day

February 3rd is International Straw-Free Day. The last year or so has seen a number of documentaries, news stories, and campaigns re-emphasizing the problems we have created for ourselves with our addiction to "disposable" single-use plastics: shopping bags, food packaging, and especially drinking straws.

Most people don't really need them, although they are convenient. If you have a long…

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#tbt to #LizAtzberger at @realartways 💥 scraps and pins and transparencies...