I come in darkness, but fill the mind with light. I bring enlightenment to some, while gripping others in the hand of fear. With me it can be a journey of inexplicable joy and sorrow. What I will show you will often be unreachable. Journey with me and what you see may haunt you. Journey with me and you may never want to return home. Journey with me and you will never know when it will end. What am I?
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Ans featured in the Eco Fashion World Magazine

Ans Designs, an online store which happens to be based in the UK, is the internet equivalent of taking a stroll through Buenos Aires’ trendy Palermo Viejo district. Featuring designs that are organically and authentically Argentine, the accessories shop runs the gamut from quirky and whimsical to modern and iconoclastic. The common thread is a wildly imaginative interpretation of design, a sense of experimentation and ingenuity, and economical craftsmanship in the use of materials.

In the aftermath of an economic crisis, Buenos Aires has become home to a burgeoning design community. The current (and very exciting) zeitgeist in Argentina features a dynamic artistic and cultural reinvention, one that champions individual spirit, creative expression, and local flavor. Looking inward for inspiration and materials, porteño designers have become uniquely resourceful artisans, transforming local materials—often waste products—into beautiful contemporary designs. Featured worldwide, from Harrod’s department store in London to the Museum of Modern Art in NYC to the ARGdis showcase in Tokyo, these Argentine designers are true local stars in a city where global brands take a backseat to up-and-coming natives.

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SolRojo in Tokio

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Pebeta Teta in Berlin fashion week

Together with other Argentinian brands and supported by the Argentinian government, Maria Zwierzynski Sudak introduced Pebeta Teta to the German market, receiving great feedback and encouraging sales.
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Perfectos Dragones in the Argentimes

What would Jasper Conran, the British homeware and fashion designer, make of a necklace made out of orthopaedic leather? Or a lampshade made out of sponge lycra? He is, after all, hailed as the fountainhead of industrial design savvy.
Matias Zuckermann of Perfectos Dragones started out his design career in 1999 doing a stint in London for Conran, and he says that much of what he learnt in the workshop back then is employed in his design team today.
Perfectos Dragones came together in 1999, and is composed of Matias Zuckermann, an industrial designer; his sister Mara, an accessory designer; Debora Hirsch and Leticia Churba, also accessory designers; and Gustavo Stekolschik, Matias’s wingman in industrial design. They are an Argentine multidisciplinary design group, designing and producing their own collections of furniture, fashion accessories and objects.
Their signature aesthetic mixes a certain avant-garde look with a cheeky irreverence. Mara impresses that the consistent innovative use of various materials is what inspires every collection: rubber, plastic, eco-leather and aluminum are some of the basic ingredients in their research. With a commitment to sourcing products that are socially and environmentally sustainable, the simple, fluid forms and sensual curves in everything from lamp stands to necklaces to bottle openers to handbags have identified Perfectos Dragones as one of the most innovative and influential design team in Argentina today.

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Ans supporting Olney Theatre, October 17-23

SILENT AUCTIONS TO BENEFIT TREES FOR THE FUTURE!

Olney Theatre Center concludes its 2009 Family Entertainment Series with Tree Boy, its first eco-conscious play chosen to inspire awareness about the world in which we live. The production is presented in support of Silver Spring-based Trees for the Future, which helps international communities plant trees to restore life to degraded lands.
Tree Boy plays the Historic Stage October 17 through October 23. Tickets are $16; a $6 lap seat is available for children under three years of age who do not require a physical seat. Call the Box Office at 301.924.3400 or visit olneytheatre.org for tickets.
Silent auctions featuring eco-friendly products are being held during the four weekend performances on October 17 and 18. Patrons will be able to bid prior to the start of each performance, and the winning bidders will collect their items as they leave the theater after the show. A portion of the proceeds from the auctions will benefit Trees for the Future’s Tree Pals initiative. Tree Pals teaches students in developing countries about environmental issues. Classes in Honduras and Nicaragua are paired with partner schools in the United States.
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Blog action day 2009

Blog Action Day is an annual event that unites the world's bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day. Their aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion.
How you can help?
From the smallest online journals to huge online magazines, Blog Action Day is about mass participation. Anyone is free to join in on Blog Action Day and there is no limit on the number of posts, the type of posts or the direction of thoughts and opinions

Just arrived (Bi:drio)

After earning a BA in Graphic Design from the University of Buenos Aires Maria Tesolini Vincetic worked in several design and advertising firms in the areas of editorial design, corporative image and packaging. In 2002 she attended several workshops where she learnt the 'art' of glass fusion and decided to start up whit this venture named Bi:drio. Her designs are the result of playful experimentation with colours, transparencies and forms, combining glass with diverse materials to obtain different feelings and textures. Attention to details and care of the finishes identifies her pieces.



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New arrival (Pebeta Teta)

Inspired to create accessories that will tell stories of our lives, Maria Zwierzynski Sudak started Pebeta Teta. The name of this project comes from a words game which makes reference the women world, humour and tango, three universes with which she identifies



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New member of the Greca's family

New Arrival (Las Guata)

Las Guatas was born in Argentina in 2007 with the objectives of creating unique accessories. Merging elegance and originality with simple and modern designs, using dry seeds and metals as inspiration, they create unique pieces of contemporary art.


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Marina Callis

Marina is dedicated to the design and the making of jewelry with unconventional materials, especially textiles. Creating volume and structure through the exploration of texture and folding reflects a spontaneous and joyful soul; landscapes are recreated and combined with geometric and repetitive structures to make organic shapes.
The blend of these different processes generates a natural, delicate, attractive and
texturized piece. One of the most important parts of Marina’s production is the color treatment of the textiles. In some cases, a vibrant mixed palette merges in harmony, while other times the different tones of a single chromatic range are explored. The result is light, colorful, fun and timeless pieces that remind us of the organic lines of nature.



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Greca in Treehugger

Frogs, Elephants, Necklaces and Flowerpots from Recycled Buttons and Resin, by Greca.
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So l R o j o Summer 2009

Click the link below to see the wonderful designs for this summer
SolRojo Summer 2009

Greca in Puro Diseño 2009

Puro Diseño is one of the biggest design exhibitions in South America. This year, Greca presented their designs in their own stand, check out the video. Puro Diseño 2009

Lua Chea in Puro Diseño 2009

Puro Diseño is one of the biggest design exhibitions in South America. This year, Lua Chea creative minds presented their designs in their own stand, check out the video.Puro Diseño 2009

Check out the new designers just arrived

Our daily lives can stress and affect our organism through muscular contractures. Generally the places where we rest or relax aren’t usually adapted to obtain a repairing rest. The Piezas de Descanso cushions are designed with high quality materials, its filling allows you to mould the cushion to the shape of your head and the neck, producing an instant state of relaxation and harmony. Anatomical, comfortable, elastic and with a smooth anti-stress texture, they will stimulate all your senses. They are hypoallergenic They don’t absorb humidity, avoiding the formation of moulds. In order to help you harmonize and connect with your spirit, each cushion comes accompanied with a selection of incenses and a chill out music CD








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Check out the new arrivals from "Luli Grun"

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Check out the new arrivals from " Perfectos Dragones"

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Check out these new designs from "Greca"

Gruba

Founded by architect Maria Constanza Nuñez, the Gruba designs’ main concept is to communicate how important is to care for our natural resources. Their innovative handbags are made of eco-leather (recycled cow leather), and have two interior bags made of neoprene. The exterior shell is always black and the interior bags can be black, red, orange, grey or blue.











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Perfectos Dragones

The brand Perfectos Dragones was created in 1999 by a group of young Argentinean professionals with backgrounds in fashion, industrial and graphic design. Together they conceived a product line characterized by an avant-garde aesthetic and essential forms. The innovative use of various materials is what inspires every collection: rubber, plastic, eco-leather and aluminum are some of the basic ingredients in their research.





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VAG

VAG is a laboratory of design, integrated by industrial designers, who propose the use of alternative materials as a way to create innovative objects and accessories from the reusability of rubbers and fabrics. The strength of its design, resides in the search and constant experimentation of diverse technologies for the innovative combination of materials. The result is clearly seen on the authenticity of products, the originality of the proposal and the stamp of the materials. See more and buy

Objeto

The creative minds of the Objeto collection return to the world of Charles Perrault
(Little Red Riding Hood, The Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, among others) in their new collection; by a simple narrative structure, the good and the bad, animal and
human, woman and man, which illustrate this collection.
These distinctive designers launched their brand Objeto on 2000, opening their first store in the Palermo Soho, in Buenos Aires, the place for new trends of vanguard. Its style is characterized by the contrast of elements, printings and textures of a children-retro universe, the world of the animals and the plants and the influence of the new tendencies of Pop-Surrealism. See more and buy

Urbag

The Urbag collection is made with recycled PVC from street posters, as film promotions. This material has been designed to support any kind of weather, such as rain or wind. Other materials used for street advertisement can be easily recycled, but not this one; by using this material in their handbags and accessories, Urbag finds a way to reuse a difficult to recycle material, which as a result is beneficial for our planet. Each bag design is unique.

Bolsas de Viaje

The concept is to return to the old values of our childhood, family holidays, old friends, school playground, our old house, grandma’s food; feel free to live as we used to for a while.
The Bolsas de Viaje collection is made with high quality materials and finish. It comes in limited editions. See more and buy

Valeria Nicali

The basic concept is the come back of the traditional shopping bag material by applying it in sport, casual designs, for its new urban style. See more and buy