We  started our Spring Eco-Collection. Discover the beauty of green – in every color and style! My favorite natural is the Organic Linen/Cotton Sports Jacket.

Lindsay Seligman, a California artist and designer, deeply committed to the green movement won the hessnatur/Planet Green Eco-Tee Design Challenge with a simple and eloquent design.  “It was easy for me to relate to hessnatur’s vision and create a design for them.  The structure and heart of their business helps to alleviate some of what I feel are the biggest issues facing most industrial practices of today”, Lindsay said.  Her winning design, “…a bird, cat, fish, butterfly, frog and human all interconnected and drawn by a single line to represent our connection to one another” moved voters and judges alike to pick hers to be manufactured and sold by hessnatur.  “The phrase ‘One Life’ has a double meaning to remind us that we are all a part of one life and that we have this one life to make a difference”, she commented.

Lindsay, a graduate of Scripps College in Claremont, California has also participated in many green and socially responsible activities.  “I volunteer creating cheerful mosaic tile floors for a school in Mexico and soon I will be participating in an internship constructing off-the-grid houses in Texas.  I hope to continue to open people’s eyes to how precious the balance of nature is and how our actions matter.”

On being chosen as the winner of the Eco-Tee Design Challenge, Lindsay stated, “hessnatur not only helps make a difference through environmentally responsible production, they are socially responsible, too.  It is an honor that my design was picked and I hope funds from the shirt bring education and opportunities to the students in Bangladesh.

Congratulations to Lindsay, a fine designer and a remarkable young person!

As you may know we sponsored an eco-tee challenge in partnership with PlanetGreen.com.  The public was invited to enter designs for a tee shirt to highlight the importance of organic apparel. Applicants from all over the United States entered unique and original designs. From these 50 designs the voting public chose 5 finalists.  Then a distinguished panel of eco-conscious and fashion-savvy judges — Blake Mycoskie, Chief Shoe Giver and Founder of TOMS Shoes, Miranda Purves, lifestyle editor of ELLE, Summer Rayne Oakes, model and environmental activist, and our own Miguel Adrover, internationally renowned fashion designer — picked the winner.

And she is…Lindsay Seligman!  Her design, a delicate and powerful green line drawing of a bird , a face, mouse, frog, butterfly and cat emerging from the words “one life” captured the imagination and interest of the public and judges alike. The winning tee will be sold internationally, beginning on December. Lindsay’s  design will be produced at Grameen Knitwear in Bangladesh,  an affiliate of the Grameen Bank.  A portion of the proceeds from the sale will be donated to the hessnatur Scholarship Program at the Grameen Shikkha Project for its work in eradicating poverty through education.

Congratulations not only to our winner, Lindsay Seligman, but to all the entrants for their exceptional designs and commitment to a healthier planet!

Today hessnatur’s US-Blog is launched. That means for us to tell every day some story about hessnatur: a story about our projects, our collections, our people etc. For you it means: to learn every day more about us, our company and our business – which makes a real difference in the world of clothing and fashion.

What’s really important for me: It’s not only that you can read what’s happening “inside” hessnatur. It’s also that you are able to give feedback, talk and start discussions with us.

What is on my schedule today, beside the start of the hessnatur-Blog in the US? I’m currently working with the team of the advertising department on the images of the autumn/winter-season. We had a great photoshoot on the balearic island of Mallorca and a great collection – inspired for example by alpaca fabrics from Peru or cultural designs from the eastern hemisphere. You’ll find out more in July in our webshop hessnatur.com

There you can discover today our current and beautiful spring/summer collection. Just have a look for our dresses made of organic linen which we grow here in Germany, close to our headquarters. Or the organic cotton tee from the international known Miguel Adrover which says that you have “The world in your hand”. This special shirt is produced in Bangladesh at Grameen Knitwear, a company belonging to the Grameen Foundation of Nobelpeace price winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus – I’ll blog more about this soon!

For now please enjoy our blog – and feel always free to get in touch with us!

Wolf Luedge