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Entries in Customization (10)

Wednesday
Jun172009

The Uniform Project

Sheena Matheiken is at the beginning of a one year experiment in sustainable fashion. She and a friend have designed a dress that she is going to wear every day for a year (actually there are 7 copies of the same dress, but you get the point). Sheena calls this The Uniform Project. The idea was inspired by many years of having to wear a uniform to school. Working hard to make it unique each day. The money raised from the project is going towards the Akanksha Foundation, which is concerned with education in India.

Follow The Uniform Project website to view pictures of Sheena's daily mastery of accessories. I'm not sure how she manages to put together such interesting outfits. It is making me feel very fashionably uncreative. Sheena also happily accepts accessory donations, or outfit ideas.

Monday
Mar302009

Graze

Graze is a healthy alternative to your work place vending machine. It is a natural food company that delivers healthy snacks to your desk via the mail. They have a delicious looking selection of fresh fruits, dried fruits, nuts, seeds and olives. My mouth is watering.

The service is subscription based. They send you boxes once or twice a week until you tell them not to. You can customize how often you receive the boxes and what types of food you prefer. The type of mix can even be centered around your personal goals or activities, such as loosing weight, maintaining blood sugar, or boosting your immunity. Graze has also taken measures to stay green by using biodegradable packaging and standard mail service instead of custom deliveries. Each Graze box cost just £2.99 (including delivery). Unfortunately the service is currently only available in the UK.

Thursday
Feb262009

Golden Hook

There is something so, so, right and so, so, wrong about this idea. Golden Hook is a French company that allows you to customize your own knit hat, from a variety of hat styles and beautiful yarn colors... and then choose the Granny that you want to knit it. Ha! You can even send the Grandma special demands, I mean, requests. Or ask her to write your name on the label: knitted by Simone for Clemence. (Found through Springwise).

Sunday
Dec072008

i/denti/tee

i/denti/tee is a t-shirt company based on around the love of music. They create simple text t-shirts with music lyrics on them... but only lyrics beginning with the letter "i"... because as they state, those are the most personal lyrics. Some of the lyrics make for very entertaining t-shirts. Some of my favorites are "I wanna dance with somebody" and "I used to rule the world". The site itself is also very entertaining. There are lip sync videos (always a crowd pleaser) and you can vote for your favorite i-lyrics and post your list to your favorite social site. T-shirts are $35 and include 10 free iTunes downloads.

Sunday
Dec072008

Teeny Tile

I enjoy companies that come up with new and interesting ways to make stuff out of my photos or images. The newest addition to my Photo-To-Do-List is Teeny Tiles. They create small 2" x 2" tiles out of your pictures. The tiles can be used as tiles are intended to be used, or they are also backed with a magnet for less traditional mounting scenarios. I think this could get cheesy really fast, but I also see huge potential to do something creative. Tiles cost $5 each and take about a week to get.