As a trend forecaster and designer, I see the responsibility we hold in informing our clients. Season after season. Collection after collection. With more and more raw materials, resources extracted from the planet. I have chosen to focus on relationships that breed more awareness around sustainability and push an urgent agenda.

But above good will, we must change the system.

September starts with a bang. Here's what has been inspiring us at the studio and fresh off the press.

One week after World Environment day we have focused our Edit on all things concerning Mother Earth. With a special focus on Beating our Plastic addiction. We still can't shake off the image of a whale found with 17 pounds of plastics in her stomach. In an era charged with ethical, technological and environmental concerns,  we must reshape how we use, make and re-use. Here are some recent facts we came across in our research.