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Africology Founded by South African native aromatherapist and holistic healer Renchia Droganis, Africology is a leading natural beauty and skincare brand that uses ancient healing traditions and homegrown ingredients including rooibos, aloe ferox, marula and African potato. Africology formulates luxurious, natural and eco-friendly products, creating instantly recognisable fragrances with only pure essential oils.

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Page 1: Africology - media.tbvsc.com · for the gorgeous vintage dresses she wore on stage. With a fondness for quality garments that have been handed down through generations, Charlotte

AfricologyFounded by South African native aromatherapist and holistic

healer Renchia Droganis, Africology is a leading natural beauty

and skincare brand that uses ancient healing traditions and

homegrown ingredients including rooibos, aloe ferox, marula

and African potato.

Africology formulates luxurious, natural and

eco-friendly products, creating instantly recognisable

fragrances with only pure essential oils.

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Albus & FloraClean beauty brand Albus & Flora creates modern botanical

formulas, which encourage skin to replicate alpine plants’

ability to adapt to changing conditions.

Founded by physiologist and expert in acclimatisation Rachel

Williams, Albus & Flora is dedicated to delivering healthy

radiant skin even in the most challenging climates.

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Alpha OmegaUK-based luxury accessories brand AlphaOmega London

understands the importance of fusing sustainability with

creative design and innovation.

The brand designs bold statement pieces for the empowered,

the avant-garde and the socially conscious, while working

directly with local craftspeople to create products using

ethical practices and sustainable raw materials.

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AltariLondon-based handbag brand Altari is on a mission to preserve

the ancient craftsmanship and traditions of founders Elvira,

from Tatarstan in Russia, and Alessio, from Italy.

Theirs is a story of connecting worlds and preserving culture to

redefine what it means to experience luxury. Crafted using an

embroidery technique dating back over 1,000 years, the Tartar

leather mosaic makes each bag truly unique.

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ApparealSwiss luxury womenswear label APPAREAL offers fresh

new designs inspired by women who are on the go every day.

APPAREAL is on a sustainability mission, using only

OEKO-TEX-certified fabrics made from recycled sources

wherever possible and manufactured in certified, solar-

powered factories in Europe to minimise transportation.

Best of all, APPAREAL makes garment care easy with high-

tech Italian fabrics that don’t require dry-cleaning or ironing.

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BucklesburyDesigned in London and crafted in Italy, Bucklesbury is a luxury

accessories brand created for men and women. The brand’s ethos

combines beautiful and enduring designs with distinct functionality,

as well as manufacturing techniques that are synonymous with

traditional European luxury.

Offering a range of bag designs, Bucklesbury also offers a selection

of trademarked ‘rain-tested in England’ umbrellas, which are

handcrafted using sustainable materials.

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AzimaMusayeva

London-based high-end accessories brand Azima Musayeva specialises

in handcrafted lace collars and cuffs. Playing with traditional and

contemporary fashions, Azima experiments with new techniques,

bringing unexpected fabrics and textures together.

Produced using the finest European lace, with some taking

up to eight hours to handcraft, each item is created in limited

amounts to minimise waste in production.

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CleversteinOffering an elegant modular footwear solution for women

on the move, Cleverstein is on a mission to create more

space, comfort and reduce its environmental impact.

Handcrafted, timeless and made-to-last, the shoes transform

to fit any outfit in your wardrobe or any event in your diary.

As well as planting a tree for every pair of shoes made,

Cleverstein’s aim is to achieve 4Rs in each pair’s circular life:

Reduce, Regenerate, Repair and Recycle.

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ClothesDoctor

Clothing care brand Clothes Doctor works to prolong

the lifespan of your wardrobe. Alongside a range of

clothing maintenance services, Clothes Doctor offers

a variety of eco-friendly products that are blended

with 100% natural ingredients and beautifully

fragranced with essential oils.

Committed to a more sustainable approach to

fashion and protecting the environment, it offers the

antidote to the damaging impact of dry cleaning.

Using sustainable packaging, these products will help

you reduce your carbon footprint with every wash

and encourage a more sustainable lifestyle.

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DEPLOYEstablished in 2006, London-based clothing brand

DEPLOY creates exquisitely designed and tailored

clothing for smart women.

With a zero-waste philosophy and emphasis on

customisation, DEPLOY is on a mission to make

fashion more sustainable, helping you dress better

while reforming the fashion supply chain.

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Eden Diodati Eden Diodati is a luxury jewellery brand that works with

an award-winning social cooperative of women to create

exquisite hand-beaded pieces.

Founder and Oxford-trained lawyer-turned-designer Diodati is

passionate about progressive brand philanthropy, continuously

building on her social impact by providing marginalised

women with sustainable employment opportunities.

Diodati’s unique design aesthetic is heavily inspired by

these women and each piece is thoughtfully created using

centuries-old artisanal craftsmanship and techniques.

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Ethical KindThrough the coexistence of luxury, eco-consciousness and ethics,

Ethical Kind, founded by social entrepreneur and designer Lily

Chong, draws on her mother’s family heritage of silk farming.

Designed and made in England, the label’s elegant organic

silk nightwear and robes blur the line between

ready-to-wear and loungewear.

Crafted from luxuriously soft, cruelty-free organic Peace silk,

the debut collection introduces sustainable and renewable

solutions to preserve the natural landscape and provide a

sustainable way of life for silk farmers and artisans.

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EdwardMongzar

Based in the United Kingdom, Edward Mongzar is a

ready-to-wear womenswear brand that specialises in luxury,

handcrafted and ethically conscious designs.

Founder Edward prides himself upon creating pieces that

are gentle, ethereal and poised, using his signature marbling

technique as the medium to translate his vision.

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FloraBhattachary

London-based fine jewellery designer Flora Bhattachary draws

on her family connections with South Asia to create ethical fine

jewellery infused with Asian glamour.

Flora’s jewellery takes its wearer on a journey; each handcrafted

piece is inspired by ancient mythology, tradition and her ancestors’

experiences with the East India Company. Using conflict-free

diamonds, recycled gold and hand carving, each jewel is infused

with tradition, pattern and symbolism.

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GFGJewllery

Nilufer Kizilkaya founded London-based

fine jewellery brand GFG Jewellery in 2014.

With a vision to encapsulate timeless beauty, Nilufer

set about creating handcrafted collections that are

easily wearable and form a part of a woman’s daily

outfit ritual, believing that every contemporary piece

created is special and a ‘Gift from the Gods’.

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HasanovaEstablished in 2015, premium womenswear brand

HASANOVA focuses on timeless style and quality rather

than ‘fast’ fashion, operating on zero-waste basis.

Each garment is handcrafted individually, adding value

at every stitch. As a realistic approach to the matter, the

brand obtains the most competitive price points in the

made-to-order fashion market in London.

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Houseof Comyn

A singer-songwriter for 25 years, Charlotte Gordon

Cumming became known not only for her music, but also

for the gorgeous vintage dresses she wore on stage.

With a fondness for quality garments that have been

handed down through generations, Charlotte began

collecting vintage clothes. It was this passion for vintage

cut, styles and prints of the early twentieth century that

inspired her to create the brand known today as House of

Comyn, named after her ancient Scottish clan.

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Iota Iota is a design company with a social mission, striving to

create luxurious handmade interior furnishings, through

traditional hand-craftsmanship.

Iota’s mission is not bound by geography or culture, reflecting

the belief that knitting is an international language, with global

terms and signs, permitting knitters to overcome distance,

culture and language difficulties, and the ability to connect

communities worldwide.

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IndoiLondon-based womenswear brand Indoi launched

on International Women’s day 2019. Named after an

ancient name given to the people of the Indus Valley, the

brand celebrates a legacy of strong women and the rich

cultural heritage of this region.

The master craftsmen create each piece using ancient

techniques; from the cut of the cloth to the intricate

hand-embroidered finish, their passion, skill and

attention to detail shines through.

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La Pochette La Pochette offers environmentally-friendly accessories

for travel and fitness. The highly functional and solution-led

products address the needs of modern living while promoting

positive sustainable habits.

Offering stylish alternatives to single-use plastics, the brand

allows urban dwellers to maintain balance in their lives while

making practical changes for social good.

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Makal MAKAL is an ethical jewellery brand blending the use of

natural gold nuggets with contemporary Italian design to

transform natures rarities into remarkable jewellery.

Every MAKAL creation is unique, fully traceable and responsibly

sourced, from the mine to the artisan studios in Italy. The brand

believes beautiful jewellery can be created in a way that also

cares for people, communities and the environment.

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MALĀKOLovingly handcrafted in England and inspired by

the wisdom of traditional Thai healing, MALÃKO is a

therapeutic, natural skincare brand, with a mission to

ensure wellness of the mind, body and soul.

Each product contains carefully selected ingredients to

gently nourish and enhance the skin and muscles’ recovery

process, as well as soothing fragrances to awaken the

senses, balance stress and reduce fatigue.

MALÃKO’s products are packaged in consciously-sourced

eco-friendly materials that can be reused or recycled.

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Manasi7 Swedish beauty brand MANASI7 merges the performance of

conventional beauty with the nourishing properties of natural,

wild-harvested and certified organic ingredients.

The collection exists to offer the most sustainable way possible of

using beauty items, creating timeless and multifunctional products

through development processes and production cycles that

emphasise minimising their environmental footprint.

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Matt & NattMATT & NAT is the go-to brand for cruelty-free vegan

accessories. Covering handbags, small ‘leather’ goods, lifestyle

pieces and footwear for men and women, the brand has been

committed to using linings made solely from 100% recycled

plastic bottles since 2007.

Today, they have recycled over six million plastic bottles in the

manufacture of their bags. MATT & NAT is driven by a simple

motto, ‘Live beautifully’, which stands for appreciating the

humanity, creativity and positivity found in all of us.

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MichaelaJedinak

Made in the UK with the highest quality craftsmanship

and the finest Italian cloth, Michaela Jedinak’s clean-

cut, figure-flattering and empowering dresses reflect

contemporary classics and the latest trends.

Her design fuses impeccable tailoring and styling to create

timeless, elegant dresses for every occasion. Sustainability is

at the heart of the brand ethos with every piece created seen

as investment, a considered purchase which is made to be

loved and worn again.

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MotleyFounded by Cecily Motley, a former Christie’s director, and

former Innocent business brainbox Ilana Lever, Motley London

is a pioneering jewellery brand which works with an incredible

atelier in Turkey to bring to life coveted, collectible designs by

the world’s finest jewellery designers.

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MyriamSOSMyriamSOS is a contemporary fine jewellery designer who

uses recycled metal and pioneering design to produce,

hand-crafted, ethically-sourced pieces.

Founder Myriam Soseilos produces each piece from materials

that are sourced responsibly, with careful consideration for the

environment and social impact. 90% of the precious metal used in

MyriamSOS pieces is 100% recycled and paired in her designs with

fully traceable conflict-free diamonds.

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Olivia Grace Olivia Grace is a London-based jewellery brand creating

socially and environmentally responsible fine jewellery.

Founded by Helena Fine, the brand is committed to obtaining

precious metals and gemstones and crafting its jewellery in

ways that are socially and environmentally responsible.

Crafted by Italian and British artisans, the colourful designs

champion stunning combinations of high-quality precious

stones and European craftsmanship.

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OfficinaDel Poggio

Hand made in Italy and founded in 2014 on the core ideals of

timelessness, heirloom quality, and artisanal Italian craftsmanship,

Officina del Poggio offers classic leather accessory collections.

With understated elegance and classic silhouettes, the iconic styles

combine modern luxury with utilitarian practicality. Each creation is

designed to be cherished for a lifetime, encouraging a tradition of

thoughtful purchasing and less waste.

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PHVLO PHVLO [flow] was founded in 2017 by British-Chinese fashion

designer and Central Saint Martins graduate Johanna Ho.

More than a fashion label, PHVLO is a counterbalance to

wasteful and exploitative practices, making use of fabrics and

technologies that have minimal impact on the environment.

Developing functional season-less fashion for a 25-hour

lifestyle, each piece is designed with the active, dynamic, and

ever-changing individual in mind.

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Pippa Small Pippa Small has been at the forefront of ethical jewellery for

over 20 years. Pippa was named ambassador of the human

rights organisation Survival International and awarded an MBE

by the Queen in 2013 for ethical jewellery and charity work.

She continues to venture further in exploring ways of

making jewellery, reviving traditional skills and techniques in

communities in Central and South America, Southern Africa,

Asia and the Middle East.

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PurEarth Founded in 2012 by Kavita Khosa and born from a desire to

reconnect with the earth, PUREARTH seeks to foster a culture

of conscious consumption and invites you to celebrate raw,

transcendent beauty and craftsmanship that nourishes both

your skin and soul.

The award-winning skincare collections are formulated using

rare botanicals sourced from glacier-fed terrains and mineral-rich

uncontaminated forest soil, that actively go to work on your skin.

Each creation you purchase makes you a co-creator, supporting

fair trade and income generation for marginalised producers and

reducing gender inequality.

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Sandy LeongSandy Leong’s sustainable fine jewellery is designed

and manufactured in New York using the highly skilled

techniques of master craftsman.

Conscious of the long-term, global impact of mining,

Sandy Leong thoughtfully constructs each piece in

18-carat recycled yellow gold and ethically sourced,

conflict-free diamonds and gemstones.

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SAYA S A Y A Designs creates unique hair accessories

handcrafted from materials salvaged from old plantations.

It takes waste material and turns it into something

beautiful and purposeful while giving back to those

dedicated to protecting our planet.

For each accessory purchased up to ten endangered

trees are planted in local forestry projects. At a time of

globalisation, industrialisation and climate change, S A Y A

Designs is a medium for exploring environmentalism and a

way to encourage others to do the same.

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SDressSince 2012, womenswear brand SDress has been

championing sustainability with a smart approach to

dressing that combines style, comfort and practicality.

Beautifully and ethically made in Italy, SDress pieces

have a small carbon footprint throughout their long lives,

minimising waste, maintenance costs and energy.

These timeless designs are made to last

using eco-certified fabrics.

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SimonHarrison

Based in London, Simon and his team have a total of 250

years of experience in jewellery making between them.

Creating each piece with extraordinary attention to

detail, Harrison’s collections are infused with stories of

old and new, every necklace, bracelet, ring and pendant

has a story and a message behind it, to be interpreted

and retold by the wearer.

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Tabitha James KraanPioneering organic hairdressing since 1999, Tabitha James

Kraan has developed a multi-award-winning, certified organic,

professional haircare range that works in harmony with your

body for the ultimate hair and scalp health.

A confessed hair geek, Tabitha James Kraan aims to deliver

the cleanest possible options for haircare with professional

performance and delicious scents. The organic and natural

products are designed to nourish and feed your hair without

harming the planet.

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TherapiMeaning ‘healing through the bee’, Therapi is a

British-born indie skincare brand specialising in certified

organic honey-based skin nutrition.

Pioneering a new approach to beauty, Therapi harnesses the

therapeutic properties of raw honey to treat the skin, blending

this liquid sunshine with powerful, nutrient-rich botanical

extracts to create products that hydrate, brighten and

rejuvenate the skin. As a thank you to the wild,

5% of all profits go towards bee conservation.

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TinctureAward-winning, non-toxic cleaning brand

TINCTURE is on a mission to fight the home air

pollution crisis in cities around the world.

Creating 100% natural, sustainable, non-toxic home

cleaning and lifestyle products that are high-performing

but do not compromise the health and wellbeing of the

user or the environment.

Made with pure essential oils, botanical extracts

and active silver, the products are clinically tested and

designed to leave you feeling uplifted and restored.

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Tiny OmTinyOm is an ethically sourced jewellery brand,

hand-crafted by skilled artisans in Bahrain. Founder,

Virginie Dreyer aptly named the brand after the Om

mantra, which celebrates the birth of the universe,

imitating its original vibration.

Each piece of TinyOm jewellery is designed as a

talisman, weaving a precious link between soul and world.

Highlighting craftsmanship in the Middle East, all

TinyOm creations are made by skilled artisans in the

workshop of Al Zain Jewellery House of Bahrain, the oldest

jewellery house in the region, using ethically sourced gold,

diamonds and gemstones.

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Tribe & Glory Contemporary jewellery brand Tribe + Glory, is built on the single

premise that investing in female entrepreneurs has the power to

actively transform individual lives and entire communities.

Each unique Tribe + Glory creation is intricately crafted by a

woman on an entrepreneurial journey to change the global stories

of extreme poverty and gender inequality. Each piece of jewellery

is produced sustainably from recycled materials, using ethically

sourced horn as a by-product, to create a handcrafted and

stunningly unique world-class piece.

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Valentina Karellas

A sustainable approach to urban chic, Valentina Karellas

produces one-of-a-kind knitwear using surplus yarn from

large factories that would otherwise have gone to waste.

Dedicated to the highest craftsmanship through

sourcing and handcrafting everything locally, Valentina

Karellas focuses on trans-seasonal designs that are

suitable for any time of year.

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Vjera VMade in London and Croatia, Vjera V is a soul stitched

luxury womenswear brand offering beautiful ethically

made clothing and accessories, embellished by hand.

Each piece is made in consideration of the

environment and the artisans involved in the process.

Vjera V brings to life ethical luxury in the form of

feminine silhouettes and romantic shades.

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With Love Darling

With Love Darling is a Montreal-based jewellery

brand with a dainty and minimalist aesthetic and

symbolism running through each design.

With Love Darling is the first jewellery brand to

have interpreted the UN’s Global Goals by way of a

dedicated collection. With each piece representing

one of the Global Goals, the aim is to engage and

inspire the world to create positive change.

The pieces are sustainably produced at workshops

in developing countries, creating income and

opportunity for those most vulnerable and

ultimately to help the Sustainable Development

Goals become a reality.