NICOLE ZÏZI STUDIO Teams up with The Wade Family, YnG DnA and Bleacher Report celebrating and raising awareness for the LGBTQIA+ through a sustainably produced capsule collection

NICOLE ZÏZI STUDIO Teams up with The Wade Family, YnG DnA and Bleacher Report celebrating and raising awareness for the LGBTQIA+ through a sustainably produced capsule collection

We've partnered with The Wade Family, Bleacher Report and YnG Dna, to raise awarness and celebrate our LGBTQIA+ community through a sustainably produced capsule collection, that benefits Athlete Alley. Athlete Alley is a non-profit working at the intersection of sport and equality. They focus on making athletic communities more inclusive and less discriminatory and helping athletes to advocate for LGBTQ equality.  Design lead by Nicole Zizi and associate designer Tommy Skyrunner.  This product is part of a pre-order campaign and will be produced after the sales window closes on July 3rd. Shop the release at Bleacher Report Shop. B/R will contribute to Athlete Ally for every Take Pride product sold from 6/24/21 to 7/31/21, as follows: $5.50 of $35 sale price per t-shirt or  $13.50 of $60 sale price per hoodie up to a...

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Mirrored Home Casa Etérea Located in Los Picachos Mexico

Mirrored Home Casa Etérea Located in Los Picachos Mexico

  Solar panels and harvested rainwater power this mirrored holiday home by first-time architect Prashant Ashoka, which was designed to be self-sufficient and in harmony with its surroundings. Casa Etérea is nestled into the slopes of an extinct volcano in the Los Picachos highlands, near the Mexican city of San Miguel de Allende, and surrounded by 10,000 hectares of rugged, unspoiled nature.   The structure of the 75-square-metre, off-grid cabin was made from local materials, in line with Ashoka's aim to design the retreat as if it was "birthed from the mountainside itself". Its foundations are formed from volcanic rocks collected on-site and its walls from bricks that were made locally and finished with micro-cement, before being clad in mirrors. Source: https://www.dezeen.com/2021/01/24/casa-eterea-prashant-ashoka-mirror-off-grid-cabin-mexico/, Written by Jennifer Hahn

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New Podcast Series

New Podcast Series "Nicole Zizi On Air"

Recently, I launched a podcast on "All Things Creative" - I was presented the idea of hosting, a podcast a while ago, but I took my time - I wanted to create something that would be of substance, and stands within my brand values. Every week we talk transparently about all things from entrepreneurship, art, music, design, tech, sustainability, business ownership, and much more! Stick around to hear from creatives of all walks of life as they intimately share their experiences, tips, and advice. Stay tuned we are rolling content every week!   Here is Episode 1 with Chyna Tiye:      

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Desserto Cactus Leather a New Alternative to Leather

Desserto Cactus Leather a New Alternative to Leather

Article written by: SOPHIE HIRSH There are so many fashion brands on the market making "vegan leather goods" , but most are derived from plastic. However, a new brand out of Mexico called Desserto is shaking things up by turning nopal cactus leaves into organic, all-natural, cruelty-free leather. Desserto is the first cactus-based leather on the market, and the material has the potential to make the vegan leather industry much more sustainable. Adrián López Velarde and Marte Cázarez debuted their innovative brand Desserto, created by their company Adriano Di Marti, at the International Leather Fair Lineapelle 2019 in Milan.Desserto showed at RawAssembly, a sustainable raw materials sourcing event in Australia. Vogue Australia reported that Desserto had the most buzz of all companies at the entire event — so the brand is certainly one to watch out for. As reported by Fashion United,...

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Sweet Sneak Studio's photo series focuses on microplastics in the food chain

Sweet Sneak Studio's photo series focuses on microplastics in the food chain

Sushi wrapped in shopping bags and beer frothing with styrofoam bubbles are among the unappealing images in Sweet Sneak Studio's Microplastic Photo Series that explore the impacts of plastic pollution. The Dutch design studio teamed up with photographer Morten Bentzon for the series, which features eight different foods that tend to contain microplastics — the sub-five-millimetre pieces that remain after plastic waste degrades. Sweet Sneak Studio undertook the project to raise awareness of the ways that commonly used plastics such as grocery bags and cling wrap re-enter the food chain. They also wanted to bust the myth that seafood is the only culprit. "Eventually, microplastics move all the way up to the top of the food chain and end up on our plates," they said. "Even water is affected when bought in returnable...

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Nicole Zizi as Guest on

Nicole Zizi as Guest on "Oh... We're Going There" a Millennial, Black-centric Podcast

This week I had the opportunity to be a guest on “Oh… We’re Going There” a podcast created by Tahira Benjamin, creator of goKnowWear.com.. Tahira is not a mega-blogger, or a macro-Influencer, but she is really pretty proud of what she has created online. Tahira talks about subjects that she actually cares about. This podcast is no different, and seeks to keep you in the know on how Black and Brown Millennials and Gen-Zers are shaping and influenced by society. Like we all know, and like Tahira knows we live in a world where those voices simply don’t get enough play...so, Tahira hopes to go there with change-makers like Nayamka Roberts-Smith, Bree Newsome Bass, Jaime Harrison, Shannon Watts, Shirley Raines, and NOW myself Nicole.  On this episdoe Tahira and I...

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