Now is the time to finally peel off those many layers of warm winter clothes. We feel like wearing something fresh, light and brand new. But, check the deepest corners of your wardrobe first for those forgotten gems, hiding there, in need of a nouveau combination to ma...

With the trade shows Green Show Room, Ethical Fashion Show and an extensive program of talks, discussions and lectures, Berlin Fashion Week has managed to put a bright spotlight on ecological and social issues in the fashion industry. Yet not only in those fairs especi...

By Signe

All garments by young designer Signe are designed and produced under one roof in Denmark. The upcoming Autumn/Winter17 collection presented at Greenshowroom Berlin this month both offers slim silhouettes and an oversized look, with clean cuts and the brand’s No...

Everybody knows it’s not healthy to sit at the desk all day but nevertheless many of us are forced to do exactly this, day after day. So we have asked sports therapist and healthy lifestyle expert Gianna Thiess what we could do to keep our bodies healthy and relaxed in...

This year, the world will generate 2.6 trillion pounds of garbage, last year, it wasn't any less, and next year, that number might grow. As our population continues to expand, and we continue to consume more, we have no choice but to move away from products which will...

From the 19th to 22nd of January, 39 international fashion brands presented their new collections at Greenshowroom during Berlin Fashion Week A/W 2016. Check out my top five of the tradefair. Enjoy!

Abury Collection: A Non-Existent Tribe

Pam Samasuwo-Nyawiri, designer f...

This isn’t simply an article, nor is it just a fashion shoot. This project is the collaboration of a multidisciplinary group of Japanese creatives living in Berlin, brought together by hu!’s art director Natsuko. She developed the concept inspired by a poncho made by h...

How hard is it to connect sexy and sustainable? Apart from the problems of finding solutions to produce fair and ecologically correct, the fashion industry is struggling to discover a way to communicate these garments. It is also true that many designers with no clue a...

The hu!-team has selected some special tips for making your Christmas time a bit more conscious, climate-friendly and creative – but also cosy, joyful, funny and even sexy.

In the upcoming weeks we will present you lovely gifts we'd like to receive ourselves, ideas for...

In 2005, after a personal breakup with the Wall Street lifestyle followed by a worldwide hunt for new ideas and innovative production systems, French entrepreneurs François Ghislain Morillion and Sébastian Kopp launched Veja Shoes: a brand designed in Paris, made in Br...

Do you remember how your life was before Uber, Airbnb, Linux, car sharing apps etc.? Hard, right? The sharing economy has had a real boost in the last couple of years and - according to 100% of trend surveys, the business model is here to stay; be aware!

The rising mi...

Ocean pollution, especially plastic waste, has become one of the largest concerns for environmentalists in the last few years. The issue is on top of the discussions, from the surfer and videomaker Alison Teal, who has a humerous approach to it, to the frightening vide...

Not a crazy, toxic rainbow, but healthy, beautiful and basic colours that you need for nice makeup. This is the idea behind Und Gretel, a cosmetic line from Berlin that uses organic, natural and BDIH-certified ingredients.

The wish to have a palette with natural...

Are you aware of how many cool second hand shops are around, and how this has changed in the last years?

Today a second hand shop sells, well, used clothes of course, but may also have a cold coffee brew to offer ... or records, organic beauty products, new magazines an...