At Patagonia, approximately 95 percent of our carbon emissions come from our supply chain―the term that textile manufacturers use to describe everything from the crops grown to make yarn, to shipping finished clothes to warehouses, stores and our customers’ front steps. To reduce Patagonia’s impact on people and the planet, we are working toward becoming carbon neutral across our entire business, including our supply chain, by 2025.
Read MorereMade is a revolutionary apparel startup striving to curb the toxic consumerism perpetuated by the fashion industry. Through this venture, we hope to design a world where consumers truly value the garments they already own. To bring this vision to life, reMade focuses on creating products from repurposed post-consumer and deadstock textile waste.
Read MoreEn este proyecto investigué el papel que juegan las empresas latinas en este proceso de latinización. Quería entender mejor como estos sitios podrían facilitar discusiones entre el mundo anglosajón y el mundo latino para reconocer semejanzas, apoderar diferencias, y promover un sentido de comunidad. Para lograr esto, acumulé varias fotografías de unos sitios en Chapel Hill y Carrboro que representan el impacto de la cultura latina en esta área de Carolina del Norte.
Read MoreThese “hand pictures” are so much more than just mere photographs. When I see them, I not only remember how incredible these places are, but what they made me feel and what I learned from them. These images have become the purest way for me to remind myself that no matter where I am, I am a part of the natural ebb and flow of life.
Read MoreWhoisrodb is probably the most profound thing I’ve ever created because it has given me a space to share my lived experiences with the world.
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In Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer—a botanist, member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, woman, mother—offers her stories and reflections on how she has come to know the world. Through each of these lenses, Kimmerer lyrically reimagines the nature of our connection with the places we call home.
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There are various adjectives I could use to describe the weekend in its entirety, but the best way for me to adequately express how profound the experience was to me is homecoming. I am always grateful to the Foundation for giving me the opportunity to live this beautiful and oftentimes crazy life. Final Selection Weekend is a special time, and if I could impart any kind of wisdom on incoming finalists, I would say to enjoy yourself, to welcome UNC and the Morehead-Cain with open arms, and to be present. This weekend changed my life, and I hope that many of y’all will come away with nothing less than that.
Read More“Sustainable fashion looks a little different for everyone. Simply though, sustainability is the new paradigm of fashion. The industry as a whole is changing, consumers are changing. Although just the start, we, the fashion industry and its consumers, are making the transition,” said Russler. “But now, the question is: is it happening fast enough?”
Read More“Coming of Age,” as a genre, has been incredibly important for contextualizing my lived experiences. In this project, I take quotes from films, books, and songs that helped me make sense of the changes happening around me. The images are divided into five sections that represent the different parts of my own process: end of an era, new beginnings, awake, a work in progress, and youthful brashness.
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This year was interesting. I found myself seeking closure in the first half of 2018 and rebirth in the latter. Thankfully, I found both of them, and I would be remiss to say that this process was not largely facilitated by music. Though I had previously consumed this content passively, over the year, I learned to more actively participate in the moods, colors, and life songs create. And in doing so, I expanded upon my capacities as an artist, friend, and human.
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