GE Free butterfly…

June 22, 2011 3:10PM

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We have started to include the GE Free symbol of the Monarch butterfly on our packaging. At this point, New Zealand is totally a GE Free environment and we are able to source GE free raw materials. Long may that continue... There is an interesting story as to why the monarch butterfly was chosen to be the icon for the GE free product labeling campaign. It was chosen after a near miss in the release of a GE modified corn that could have had disastrous effects on the USA monarch population. As detailed in this article: Read More >

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Botanically Fashionable

January 20, 2011 8:23AM

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Ada Zanditon is fascinated by extremophiles and bacteria in Arctic ice. Her geometric cuts, bodycon shapes and kaleidoscopic prints have been singled out by Vogue for praise, but at times she sounds more like a botanist. Her ready-to-wear collections (www.youngbritishdesigners.com) are inspired by sustainable design innovation observed in the natural world. "It's using concepts that haven't been seen in fashion before," she says. Zanditon, a graduate of London College of Fashion, knew she wanted to be a designer (rather than evolutionary biologist) from the age of six, "but I also knew I wanted to do something different. Fashion is just a form of communication. Unfortunately now there is lots of repetition in the way fashion communicates." Read More >

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Erickson Longboards – Eco Friendly Gift

November 18, 2010 11:01AM

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With christmas coming up, Erickson Longboards are so stylish and would be a perfect eco-friendly gift for boys! "I care about the Earth, and art, and fitness, and see opportunity for fun at every street corner, every bend in the road. But the pursuit of fun is just part of it. I’m serious about my craft. These boards are made of wood that has been harvested sustainably or reclaimed. They are individually created works of art." - Bill from Erickson Longboards Read More >

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Can You Believe There Is An Urban Hotel For Insects?

October 1, 2010 10:06AM

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Well it's True! The British real estate company, British Land and the City of London recently hosted an original competition to design, innovate and develop a 'dense urban housing facilities for insects and arachnids'. Not your usual design project here. The challenge was called 'Beyond The Hive' and contestants had to provide specific habitats for a variety of species including spiders, moths, and beetles. Read More >

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Inspiration: Masaru Emoto

August 25, 2010 4:15PM

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Water is such a fascinating element. Here is one of our favourite ‘stories’, that inspired us to make sure that we use the purest water possible in all our products. Masaru Emoto (born July 22, 1943) is a Japanese author and entrepreneur, known for his claim that if human speech or thoughts are directed at water droplets before they are frozen, images of the resulting water crystals will be "beautiful" or "ugly" depending upon whether the words or thoughts were positive or negative. Read More >

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Inspiration: Bio-Mimicry

August 16, 2010 12:38PM

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Bio-mimicry is a topic that fascinates us. It comes from the idea that humans have evolved over millions of years, reliant on our natural environment. Through these eons, our bodies have adapted to nature’s forces, responding to her rhythms and pulses. Humans are another organism, generating and re-generating as part of the vast inter-linked cosmos. In very recent times, as our lives have become increasingly urbanised, we have divorced ourselves from nature. We cocoon ourselves in our air-conditioned offices, cars and houses. We bath in artificial light and we eat industrially developed food. We rarely go outside. Read More >

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What does ‘Kio Kio’ mean?

August 9, 2010 3:40PM

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Often the first question people ask us is, 'what does ‘Kio Kio’ mean'? In an artistic sense, a picture can say a thousand words. So here it is, in the above photo - a pretty native (indigenous) fern, that loves. Read More >

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We’re Here!

July 20, 2010 10:06PM

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This blog is written by us - the people of Kio Kio, it is not all about us. It is intended to be very little about us and a lot about the things that excite, confuse and sometimes frustrate us. Read More >

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