Soul Economy

Marina Cavalieri Textile Design & Decor create and design sustainable and unique hand printed fabrics, along with limited editions of soft furnishings, homewares, fashion bags and stationery. If you are in sunny Northern NSW, drop into the studio or visit the online store. Soul Economy had the pleasure of speaking to owner and soulful entrepreneur [...]

Heartweave design and manufacture surf to streetwear for women that is fairtrade and organic. The inspiration behind the company is Henrietta. Soul Economy spoke to this soulful entrepreneur recently about why she started the label and her long-term vision for Heartweave.
1. What inspired you to start Heartweave?
Wanting to make a difference in the way [...]

Join Greenfest at Southbank in Brisbane and meet creative, innovative and like minds from many origins and ages. This free, outdoor festival will feature over 150 exhibitors, including some of the Soulful Entrepreneurs featured on Soul Economy.
While there enjoy learning from a wide range of inspiring speakers including Dr Jane Goodall, listen to great music [...]

Soul Economy had the pleasure of asking soulful entrepreneur, Kelli, from Pure Pod about their organic and sustainable clothing range. After 20 years in the clothing industry, she followed her passion for the environment and nature and integrated this with her design experience.

1. What inspired you to start Pure Pod? What were you doing [...]

“People are universally becoming much more concerned with the honesty of the company that they’re buying the product from and the environmental impact,” says outspoken fashion designer Katherine Hamnett on the current mainstreaming of organic and sustainable clothing. (see clip here)
Hamnett, who forged an image in the 1980’s with bold protest slogan T-shirts is now [...]