Koffi & Diabaté

The Ivory Coast architects, urban planners and developers that are boldly forging the future of urban Africa

Urbanization has gone from global phenomenon to the source of increasingly vital environmental, social, political and economic issues. In Africa, movement to urban centers has skyrocketed in the past decades with central planners unable and sometimes unwilling to plan for the future. Based in the coastal capital of Abidjan in the Ivory Coast, where palm trees and beaches abut a growing West African business center, …

Matter

Inspired by travels and dedicated to transparency, the new brand debuts with a collection of brightly printed pants

Chances are you’re not sure where the top or pants you are currently wearing was made—or who (or what) made it. Matter is a new socially motivated business that wants to change all that by documenting every step of their attire’s journey; from being dyed and woodblock-printed in Jaipur, stitched and finished in New Delhi and woven in Bihar on hand-looms. There’s a story behind …

Leave Nothing Print

A tangible reminder to leave the earth better than we found it, Holstee’s “Leave Nothing” letterpress print is as sustainable as the message it projects. Graphic designer Andrew Martis’ created this text-based illustration, which is printed on 100% recycled paper embedded with wildflower seeds. If you outgrow the print, simply plant it in the garden and watch the seeds take sprout.