Patagonia’s values reflect those of a business started by a band of climbers and surfers, and the minimalist style they promoted. The approach they take towards product design demonstrates a bias for simplicity and utility. At Patagonia, a love of wild and beautiful places demands participation in the fight to save them, and to help reverse the steep decline in...

Alchemy Goods makes all of their products in Seattle, WA through the process of up-cycling (that is, through turning something of lesser value into something of greater value).  They source unique materials such as bicycle tubes, seat-belts, and billboards) from an expansive recycling network comprised of bike shops, junkyards, and advertising firms.  Products are manufactured locally with a focus on...

The goal of Nau is to redefine business so that it can be a force for change by making sustainability and philanthropy inherent in everything that they do.  Not only do they source natural, renewable fibers in sustainable ways, they also use reusable packaging made from post-consumer recycled or FSC-certified materials.  Synthetic fibers used by Nau contain highly recycled content...

The bags produced by Real Deal Brazil are made in a remote town in Brazil from used canvas tarps off of trucks.  Their bags are functional and elemental, but with the emphasis squarely on the fun.  What was once still-valuable landfill-bound waste has now become a uniquely seasoned starting point for shabby-chic good taste! Frays, holes, patches, fading, jagged stitching,...

thinksound™ began with a simple goal; to create incredible sounding headphones with the smallest eco-footprint possible. Our headphones are made with real wood, creating a more natural resonance and unparalleled acoustics.