fredag 28. august 2009

Overrasket kronprinsen med etikk-gave


FairPlay design var tilstede på Fairtrade konferansen i Sauda, som fikk fasjonabelt besøk av kronprinsen i år. Siden kronprinsessen hadde bursdag dagen før konferansen, så var vi veldig fornøyd med at vi fikk overrakt kronprinsen en gave til kronprinsesse Mette-Marit.

Vi fokuserte på to produsenter fra Kambodsja, og ga kronprinsessen en veske laget av rissekker og en lommebok i myggnetting. Poenget vårt var å få gitt en gave som var anderledes, med fokus på filosofien til FairPlay design som hovedfokus.
Begge produsentene har et miljøfokus med bruk av resirkulerte materialer, de har fokus på levelønn og anstendige arbeidsforhold, samtidig som de lager skikkelig tøffe ting. Vi har fått god tilbakemelding fra våre kunder på begge produsentene, og det var kjekt å kunne gi en litt anderledes bursdagsgave til kronprinsessen.










What is fair?

What is Fair? Some food for thoughts concerning income for the producers, and the price for the consumers... worth using a couple of minutes to watch

mandag 10. august 2009

Anne Black - contemporary classics


Anne Black is an internationally successful Danish designer, who is creating classical porcelain products with a unique contemporary look.

We in FairPlay design enjoy Anne's design very much, and if you visit our webshop you'll see many of her products. The collection is recognized for its clean, simple forms and delicate, understated graphical decorations that defines Anne’s design language. A language which clearly shows the Scandinavian design tradition to which Anne belongs.

Each product is carefully crafted by hand in innovative shapes and with a rich variety of decorations, which all add up to an intimate and personal porcelain collection. Anne Black is educated as ceramicist and based in Copenhagen. Her products are created outside of Hanoi in
Vietnam, in a workshop which has been developed together with DANIDA, the official Danish institute of development. Her collection consists of a wide range of home products such as vases, bowls, cups as well as jewellery and can be found in selected fashion and interior design shops
around the world.

visit FairPlay design webshop for more information, and as well for Anne Black jewelleries, FairPlay design webshop - jewelleries

For more information about Anne Black, visit her webpage at anneblack.dk