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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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’.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.