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Fair and ethical production

DIFFAIR

DIFFAIR shows us you can have it all, cool contemporary designs with high level sustainability. It is an online designer clothing brand that delivers fashion where design and quality alongside the social, economic and environmental impact have all been considered with equal measure and down to the smallest detail….

IG Niutrex

For almost 10 years IG Niutex has made it their mission to support the development and processing of natural fibers in Switzerland. Offering a local and sustainable alternative to cotton and chemical fibres, they have been at the forefront of Switzerland’s expanding flax industry. More recently they have been…

Nudie Jeans

Nudie Jeans are all about keeping the right balance to create the perfect pair of jeans we just want to keep on wearing year after year. As they say, ‘the more you wear the more your lifestyle is revealed’. These are the pair of jeans you know will make…

Free The Bees

The honey bee is virtually extinct in its natural habitat in Switzerland and yet it is not protected. Just one visit to the FREETHEBEES website proves educational. Their unique position in the bee world sets them apart from other organisations as they do not represent the interest of beekeepers….

Changemaker Zürich

 

With 8 stores around Switzerland and a strong online presence Changemaker is the go to lifestyle store for original, quality products where design and sustainability are given equal importance.

 

Changemaker manages to offer a really broad range of products from fine kitchen utensils, to kids clothing and even eco-friendly tattoos….

Changemaker Baden

 

With 8 stores around Switzerland and a strong online presence Changemaker is the go to lifestyle store for original, quality products where design and sustainability are given equal importance.

 

Changemaker manages to offer a really broad range of products from fine kitchen utensils, to kids clothing and even eco-friendly tattoos….

schön&recht

schön&recht lives up to its name, showcasing local, designers producing beautiful ethical pieces. Stefanie and Nina have created a space which celebrates the uniqueness of the products of each designer they represent. Working only with designers they can really stand behind, their range extends from clothing, accessories to homewares….

Zum Guten Heinrich

Zum Guten Heinrich does what every caterer should. The company holds six main values at their core; those being crooked veggies against food waste, fairness and transparency, seasonal and regional bio food, emission-free transport, vegetarian and vegan dishes and finally education. Their chefs use foods that cannot be sold…

Kompotoi

Gone are the festival days where holding your nose in a sweltering and cramped plastic cabin is the norm. Kompotoi has revolutionised the ‘porta-loo’ market. By creating environmentally friendly porta-loos, Kompotoi brings into question the further use of traditional plastic porta-loos that are not only environmentally damaging but also…

Xilobis

At Xilobis simplicity, versatility and sustainability are embedded in the aesthetics and contemporary design of their modular furniture. A carpenter by trade Mario Bissegger developed this ingenious modular system as a solution for his customers’ changing lifestyle needs. Whether moving into bigger or smaller spaces, growing families or even…

Orlando Maroquinier

A passion for design, aesthetics and craftmanship.
It is the contemporary elegance and superb craftsmanship that makes Orlando’s leather handbags and accessories unique and timeless. Passion defines his approach to his craft and to his business with sustainability core to his philosophy. Whilst studying for his business degree Orlando discovered…

Erfolg

Founded on the principles of sustainable fashion, Erfolg has been designing and producing high quality environmentally friendly clothing in Switzerland for more than 20 years. Seasonal collections are produced using bio certified cotton, fine merino wool from bio-certified farms and locally produced bio linen from the Emmental region.

Production is…

Wildbiene & Partner

Wildbiene & Partner make it possible for every household with a balcony or garden to become a beekeeper of wild mason bees regardless of whether you live in the inner-city or in the countryside. Mason bees are absolutely harmless, do not sting and are disinterested in food and sweet…

QWSTION

For more than a decade the Qwstion team have been designing high quality travel accessories with Swiss modernist design as their foundation and sustainability at their core. Their aesthetic is contemporary, paired down minimalism; designed to look sophisticated and cool and at the same time be totally functional.

 

Whilst every…

Good Habits

Goodhabits is the online store that invites us to adopt good habits through the products we buy and use in our daily life. It was after reading,’it takes 40 years for conventional shampoo to biodegrade in water’ that Bruno felt something needed to be done. With a dream for…

Bienenwachstuch

Bienenwachstuch or beeswax wraps are an essential item in everyone’s kitchen. No more plastic wrap or aluminium foil. Made from cotton cloth and beeswax they are not only a more attractive alternative, they are much healthier; as beeswax has natural anti-bacterial properties.

Once used you just wash them, and reuse….

Changemaker Schaffhausen

 

With 8 stores around Switzerland and a strong online presence Changemaker is the go to lifestyle store for original, quality products where design and sustainability are given equal importance.

 

Changemaker manages to offer a really broad range of products from fine kitchen utensils, to kids clothing and even eco-friendly tattoos….

Changemaker Basel

 

With 8 stores around Switzerland and a strong online presence Changemaker is the go to lifestyle store for original, quality products where design and sustainability are given equal importance.

 

Changemaker manages to offer a really broad range of products from fine kitchen utensils, to kids clothing and even eco-friendly tattoos….

Changemaker Luzern

 

With 8 stores around Switzerland and a strong online presence Changemaker is the go to lifestyle store for original, quality products where design and sustainability are given equal importance.

 

Changemaker manages to offer a really broad range of products from fine kitchen utensils, to kids clothing and even eco-friendly tattoos….

Changemaker Bern

 

With 8 stores around Switzerland and a strong online presence Changemaker is the go to lifestyle store for original, quality products where design and sustainability are given equal importance.

 

Changemaker manages to offer a really broad range of products from fine kitchen utensils, to kids clothing and even eco-friendly tattoos….