Babido Bespoke

16/07/2022

Hats off to creative Zimbos. Upcycling becoming a design norm. When I went to Berlin, it was a part of their tourist industry and you paid to see designer rooms and fashion hubs doing this. https://fb.watch/eiiK4UbW3V/

10/08/2020

Social purpose with fashion

11/09/2018

Using dill as a natural dye. Experiment 1. Soaked a fat quarter size of cotton from graduate folio in salt and letting warm through in a makeshift solar oven (foil freezer bag and recycled Moccona glass jar). Dill was lightly boiled and burned unfortunately but added some water. Stored in a glass container overnight. Heated in microwave. Fingers crossed this works. Hoping to get a sage green or yellowy

24/01/2015

More food for thought. Esp as H&M are set to open at Indro. Can they intervene as contractors or is it a Cambodian issue ?

A young blonde woman weeps openly on camera, her finely manicured fingers perched wanly against her eyelids. "I can't take it any more," she sobs in Norwegian. "What sort of life is this?" Her name is Anniken Jørgensen, one of three fashion bloggers who "star" in an online reality series about ...

22/10/2014

Food for thought. Fast fashion woes. http://www.cataloguemagazine.com.au/feature/forever-21-opens-in-aussie-here-are-some-ethical-considerations

This month American discount retailer, Forever 21, have opened their first Australian store, in Brisbane, and signed leases on two Sydney locations–one in Sydney’s North Ryde Macquarie Centre and one in the iconic Pitt Street Mall.

10/11/2011

always wanted to sing this song the day before a beautiful end of a struggle:) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YRQefxaLVg

Sarafina - Freedom Is Coming Tomorrow. Apartheid story and musical

06/11/2011

Received my copy from blurb 1 week earlier than I was expecting. Had a good look through it during this weekend's sunny weather. (Tagged are a list of all the people who made this possible )

27/10/2011

FINALLY PUT INTO ORDER. I'm so excited to receive it in full copy. Thank you everyone who has made this possible.

Sustainable roots is a modern sojourn into textile design, catering for crafty fingertips itching for textile production prowess. It accomplishes this seamlessly, in four chapters that highlight natural dyeing, resist processes, fabric painting and digital printing. Be enthralled by an engaging manu...

10/10/2011

an ode to things thoughtfully created. I stumbled across this blog by a person who makes books by hand. She has plenty of inspirational tidbits and creative ideas. Please enjoy.
http://textilesketches.wordpress.com/books/

Apple and Gooseberry Crumble: a recipe book (part of the handdrawnrecipes project) I think this design would work well as a screenprint or using elements of letterpress - the bold colour sche...

03/10/2011

From little things big things grow. This is A collaborative space for everyone who would enjoys fashion but would love to see a change in how it operates.