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remembering Barbara Jackson

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

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By drew diley

one of our brightest lights was extinguished today.  Barbara Jackson was one of the visionary women who pioneered the MonkeyBiz Project in South Africa.  an artist in her own right she was quite simply one of my greatest inspirations and I was privileged to consider her a friend.  she will be greatly missed and my hope is that her vision for the women (and men) of Cape Town (and the world) will continue to inspire and affect change.  Please visit the MonkeyBiz website and learn more about this inspirational woman and the project she devoted her life to.

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foundation4 at Go Greenpoint!

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

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come join us for a day of sustainable fun. foundation4 has signed on to exhibit at this years Go Greenpoint 2009 event at McCarren Park in Brooklyn. we will be bringing all of our home and personal accessories for all to view in person as well as a couple of exciting new additions that will debut exclusively at the event. in addition to ecologically mindful vendors there will be food and music. now that the New York weather is improving we expect a big turn out, and why not, there’s no rain in the forecast and the event is free!

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trash, treasure, or both?

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

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by drew riley

Heath Nash is an extraordinary designer from South Africa, who has consistently produced amazing work and has already left a lasting impression on the design world. graduating from the University of Cape Town and named Elle Decor’s South African Designer of the Year in 2006, Heath has made quite a name for himself in the recent past. Heath began and continues to work with cut and folded sheets of plastic and paper, but his truly amazing design contributions are inspired and produced by local South African artisans. (more…)

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