A billion people currently lack access to clean drinking water. Levi Strauss & Co. and Water.org are committed to changing this. Starting March 22nd, Levi’s and Water.org will Go WaterLess. You too can join the partnership by visiting http://www.levi.com/waterless and taking the Go WaterLess challenge or learning more at http://www.water.org.
Levi Strauss & Co. believes that water is a precious resource and everyone should do their part to lead a more WaterLess lifestyle. Find out more about our waterless jeans and Go WaterLess at www.levi.com/waterless
Gorilla Workshop launches “Gorilla Kick-Off Set,” the first 6 shirts to be made through a partnership with San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance, Inc. (SFFAMA) and crowd funding site IndieGOGO. Design, Inspire, Create – Gorilla Workshop
San Francisco, CA. March 2012 – Gorilla Workshop http://www.gorillaworkshop.com announces the pre-launch of their first shirt designs to be put into production. Gorilla Workshop is a collaborative collective of artists, designers and illustrators intent on creating great and unique apparel. Check out the first 6 designs that have been chosen.
SFFAMA http://www.sffamainc.org, the largest and most innovative fashion organization in Northern California, has partnered with IndieGOGO http://www.indiegogo.com, the world’s largest global funding platform. This partnership enables anyone with a fashion-related project to raise the funding necessary to make their dreams become reality. “Gorilla Workshop” will be one of the inaugural campaigns featured on the dedicated SFFAMA page on IndieGOGO.
Jonathan Niemuth, founder of Gorilla Workshop, explains “Gorilla Workshop was created so other artists and designers could create and be recognized for their work knowing that their designs will be produced as the highest quality product possible.”
Gorilla Workshop, a San Francisco apparel collective founded in 2011, is intent on providing unique urban apparel while giving great artists the ability to showcase their talent and earn from their designs. Not only are we promoting the individual, but we are also using local businesses in any way we can. Our shirt manufacturers are in Los Angeles, our screen printers and cut & sew teams are in San Francisco and Oakland. Not only do we want to stimulate creativity, but we also want to stimulate the local economy. Design, Inspire, Create –Gorilla Workshop
Jonathan Niemuth (Founder). Jonathan Niemuth is a local San Francisco creative and entrepreneur. After graduating art school in industrial design, he immediately jumped into the construction business, but never lost his passion for design and apparel. In 2005, he made his first line of men’s jackets, successfully sourcing the fabric he wanted and finding local cut & sew shops to make his prototypes. His entrepreneurial spirit and passion for high-quality apparel lead him to collaborate with like-minded creatives and start Gorilla Workshop.
We are proud to announce the pre-launch of our newest functional fashion product “SOLZbag”, a solar powered backpack that functions as a personal portable power station. The bag is designed with three 1.5-watt solar panels that will give a total of 4.5 watt charge to a removable lithium-ion battery; the battery is versatile and also can be charged by a computer or any power source available. Once the battery is charged, it can be connected to almost any small personal electronic device using a variety of power adaptors that come with it. The bag also includes a front pocket, specially designed to hold a pair of SOLZshoes. The bag contains a dedicated padded laptop or tablet sleeve and an additional sunglass and accessory pocket.
This bag is perfect for days on the beach, picnics, hikes, or even just running around town. We all know how frustrating it is to have your smartphone or tablet run out of battery life. With SOLZbag, this never has to happen again.
The battery is removable and can be used without the backpack as well. This itself is a very useful and handy little lifesaver.
We have spent our own money designing and developing this product. We have our manufacturing ready and just need to raise $7500 to meet our initial minimum order quantity. Join this campaign and help us bring this amazing product to market.
SOLZ also has a soul. We have partnered with Nashville-based charity Soles4Souls to distribute shoes to people in need. We have made it possible so that for every SOLZ bag or pair of SOLZ shoes purchased, we can get a pair of shoes to people in need.
4.5 Watts of Solar Power: 1 hour in sun = 3-4 hours talk time.
Battery: Up to 20+ hours talk time or 50+ hours music playback.
SOLZ bag will help you stay organized, stay active, stay green and stay charged…
While our prototype was made to match our flagship white shoes (below), we will also be making them in black and gunmetal grey with red accents to match our other popular shoe styles. You can see the color schemes here: http://www.solzshoes.com/collections/frontpage
Mentors and Apprentices is a career workshop and a networking event for the fashion, technology and creative industries in the SF Bay Area. Business owners who work in fashion, marketing, technology, art and design related professions will introduce their businesses and/or products, explain what they do, discuss their industry challenges and the nature of their internship opportunity, followed by a Q&A session. Mentors will then be available to meet and interact with participants and for additional informational interviewing.
Students, entrepreneurs and those interested in additional career options are highly encouraged to attend. Internship opportunity and requirements are determined by each mentor and will vary. Resumes recommended.
FASHION+TECHSF (formerly FashionMashup) is the longest running monthly workshop and event series in the San Francisco Bay Area focused synergistically on building, promoting and educating the vibrant community of fashion and technology entrepreneurs, designers, developers, bloggers, business professionals, students, investors and numerous enthusiastic companies, schools, groups and individuals who share our vision of a world-class fashion and technology industry that is innovative, disruptive and uniquely San Francisco.
Our mission is to create educational, social and business opportunities for the fashion and technology industries. In the past two years, FASHION+TECHSF has become the leading network for all things fashion and technology in the SF Bay Area.
