Posts by Laura Santamaria

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Finding Your Soul

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Lifestyle
Some years ago, I was talking to a young woman who, with her husband, was preparing to work with an aid agency in the developing world. It sounded like quite…

Lost in Samsara

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Entrepreneurs
Lost in Samsara is born to bring to the market a selection of products that respect both people and the environment. The founders, Marvi and Alessia, want their brand to…

Ciao Mr. Potter

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Good Brands
Sublime: How did the concept of producing ceramic bow ties, braces and collars came about?Mr. Potter: It all started out with a common goal: prove to ourselves and to the…
Photo by John McSporran

Britain’s Nature Treasures

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Environment
Seven Sisters There is something monumental and at the same time delicate about chalk cliffs lazily integrating with the sea. These cliffs in East Sussex erode naturally, meaning there is…

Brighton Fashion Week

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Fashion
Here’s a taster of the best talent showing this season at Brighton Fashion Week. Highly original, varied and engaged, this line-up promises the most exciting showcase of sustainable fashion we’ve…

Bag to Life

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Art & Culture
Approximately 830 airlines operate worldwide, with countless planes carrying life vests. For each flight over open water, a plane must carries life vests on board for all passengers and crew,…

New Life in the Desert

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Fashion
In a hot, dusty village on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, an old woman sits on a straw mat outside a mud-brick house. She holds a strip of…
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Fashion’s Rising Star

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Fashion
Brighton Fashion Week is the UK’s only sustainable and ethically focused fashion week. Their purpose is to show how sustainable fashion is taking off, and that is just as chic…

Uncommon Goods

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Good Brands
UncommonGoods, however, is where ingenuity meets social causes through design. They’re on a mission to bring socially responsible buyers and sellers together on one platform, and challenge the way business…