Rising Star Daphne Cheng – Vegetable-Focused, Female, Nice – Is Breaking All the Chef Stereotypes

by Alden Wicker
Jul 29, 2016

Work hard and be nice. Daphne Cheng, a plant-based chef who is making waves in the New York City vegetarian, restaurant, and health scenes, is living proof of this adage. The best way to meet this well-connected entrepreneur is by snagging an invitation to one of her opening parties or...

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‘Psychically Feral’: Jen Stilwell of All Hands and Her Badass Leather Goods

by Alden Wicker
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Jen Stilwell is the mysterious figure behind All Hands, a vegetable-tanned leather goods company that is made here in New York. She just moved to L.A. in June of last year, but recently she was back in town to finish working on a special leather book case (leather book case! That...

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Warped but not Weird: How Erin Schrode Promotes the Sustainable Lifestyle

by Alden Wicker
Sep 17, 2015

Ask Erin Schrode what she does, and she’ll say she’s a sustainable activist and speaker, as the founder of the advocacy group Teens Turning Green, a non-profit. But really, Erin excels at promotion. Promotion of the sustainable lifestyle, and in doing so, promotion of her personal brand of non-crunchy, non-crazy, not-weird-at-all,...

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Behold the Most Sustainable (and Elegant) Sweaters: Tempest + Bentley

by Alden Wicker
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I think I've found the most sustainable sweaters on the planet, and they're gorgeous, too. Tempest + Bentley sweaters are designed in San Francisco, ethically sourced in the U.S., and responsibly made in California.

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Vanessa Lianne Jewelry Is For Stylish Chicks Who Care

by Alden Wicker
Apr 3, 2015

When Vanessa Lianne first emailed me and I saw her designs, my reaction was, “How did I not know about you before?” Good question. Vanessa’s fine jewelry – handmade items in gold, silver, brass, and kohl, plus diamonds and other precious stones – is so beautiful you would think I would...

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Interview: The Secret Sustainability of Sydney Brown Shoes

by Alden Wicker
Mar 11, 2015

I’m not sure where I first heard about Sydney Brown, a shoe designer doing fresh, modern shoes. I do remember saving her information, because there was a vague element of eco-friendly in there. It wasn’t totally clear on what it was, and I was left with the impression that it was...

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Rising Star Daphne Cheng – Vegetable-Focused, Female, Nice – Is Breaking All the Chef Stereotypes

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‘Psychically Feral’: Jen Stilwell of All Hands and Her Badass Leather Goods

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Vanessa Lianne Jewelry Is For Stylish Chicks Who Care

Interview: The Secret Sustainability of Sydney Brown Shoes

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