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- Good Homes - June 2008
- Six of the Best - Eco Bags ... Plastic bags take an estimated 1000 years to decay in landfill sites, go green and buy a reusable bag. The 'Betty' bag from adila (just & fair) Handmade from discarded printing materials. Available in various colours.
- New Consumer - Feb 2008
- The Latest Eco-Home News with Chris Haslam: Plastic Fantastic! UK based adila specialise in ethical homewares and innovative exciting design, and these credentials are certainly echoed in the slight BARMY Kunye Kube. Made entirely from rescued waste plastic this side table cum foot stool is certainly not for the faint hearted, but don't worry if pink isn't your thing, several 'sensible' colours are also available ...
- Style - Feb 2008
- Green Goddess Issue: Stella McCartney on eco skincare. Fab 'fair' Fashion - Louise Cummings shows you how to go green and buy with a conscience...
- Cosmopolitan - Dec 2007
- 89 Perfect Pressies ... Our brilliant gift guide has the ultimate present ideas, whatever your budget - and all can be snapped up at the click of a mouse. Guilt-free ethical gifts include the 'Frida Kahlo' necklace from adila (just & fair). Cosmopolitan ... For Fun Fearless Females.
- The Independent on Sunday - Oct 2007
- Green Sustainable design is now elegant and contemporary ... Sustainable thinking is about to hit your home furnishings too. The key tenets of sustainable design are recycle and reduce, so expect to see products such as tables made from offcuts of manufacturing processes, chairs made from cellulose (a plant-based material) and organic fabrics that minimise the use of toxic dyes... "The 'eco egg' pot from adila (just & fair) is hand-made and fired in a kiln that uses waste sawdust as fuel...
- Design Indaba - Oct 2007
- Buying Green Back ... Greening the shopping trolley is possibly the easiest place to start going carbon neutral. Louisa Power from adila (just & fair) The United Kingdom Fair Trade company specialising in South African designs, shares this handy guide. Read more ...
- ecoliving - Oct 2007
- Power to the people ... Making a small change can make a big difference - computers, TV's and phone chargers left on standby will rack up your bills needlessly and waste energy. British Eco's Bye Bye Standby device lets you synchronise several appliances to one switch... "Or turn down the heat and wrap up in a pure, hand loomed throw by adila (just & fair)"
- News of the World - Oct 2007
- Metallic magic ... Add a touch of class to your home with this season's smart silvers and greys. adila (just & fair) holds it own amongst the high street big names such as Habitat and John Lewis. Mohair 'fair trade' throw from adila (just & fair) £80.00
- Home - July 2007
- Shop with a Conscience ... adila (just & fair) is an on-line retailer that has adapted traditional South African craft for the contemporary European market. They emphasise quality, the use of natural materials, eco practices and fair trade in their work. Their philosophy is that you should shop with a conscience, but purchase something to be treasured, admired and loved. The idea was the brainchild of Louisa Power, her range of products includes the 'kunye kube' made from discarded plastic. It can be used as a bedside table, side table or chair. adila also sells handbags, scarfs, jewellery and artworks.
- Woman & Home - July 2007
- Heal the World By Shopping... Change the way you shop to help the Planet. Craftspeople often lose a fortune to intermediaries that's not the case with websites like www.capecraftanddesign.org.za who promote local craftspeople. Visit adila (just & fair) www.adila.co.uk their selection of interiors, accessories and other goodies are locally produced and sold around the world.
- Tuin Paleis - April 2007
- Africa Renaissance ... South African craft is very special, hand made objects which you can use daily. It is something unique in today's era of mass production. These crafts have been part of the African persons daily life for ages. The shepherd boy would weave indigenous grasses while looking after the sheep and the girls learnt to make different articles from beads and bake pots. They always kept to strict social codes in the production of craft articles. Men worked with wood and grass, while beads and clay were the domain of women. There is new world wide interest in products from Africa and it is becoming much sought after. The 'Ellie' bag is available through the UK fair trade on-line store adila ...
- House and Leisure - December 2006
- GIVING BACK enjoy guilt-free spending by choosing gifts that give back to the communities and charities that produce them ... Adila is a UK based fair trade web site selling fashion accessories and decor items made by South African upliftment projects including Mielie, Lime, Kunye, Ollymolly and Xhenoga. The web site also sells the work of Dutch artist Altaf Kramer. Ten percent on the profit from Altaf's paintings goes to Bowy House in Paarl, which cares for infants and children diagnosed with HIV/Aids.
- Fairlady - November 2006
- Would you buy FAIR TRADE? here's how you can ensure that what you're buying is ethically produced
... Louisa Power who heads up adila, an online UK retailer whose mohair throws and recycled plastic decor items are sourced and manufactured through empowerment projects in South Africa, has just been accepted into the BAFTS (British Association of Fair Trade Shops) after trading for just a handful of months. "If you want to purchase in the knowledge that the person who actually strung the beads, weaved the mohair, and stitched the lining was fairly paid for their time and skills, then shop with us," she says ...
- Natural Health - December 2006
- IT'S A WRAP ... for last minute Christmas pressie inspiration, check our pick of the best ethical gifts to suit every pocket ...
- Cambridge Matters - December 2006
- Inspiring Christmas Presents ... are you worried you'll end up with socks again this year? Leave a few hints around the house and you're sure to end up with something better - and of course! RECYCLED! We recommend the 'Molly' bag from adila, the new on-line shop with a great range of gorgeous fair trade gifts.
- Cambridgeshire Journal - November 2006
- OUT OF AFRICA When Louisa Power went to South Africa to work on a photo shoot she fell in love with the country and it's people - so much so she was determined to knit her two lives together, The result was a successful business 'adila' selling handmade products made by women in the townships of South Africa ... "It's hard to explain why I love South Africa, someone said to me 'there are those that are born here and those that belong' and that's how I feel, my heart is there" ...
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- Africa Travel Extra - November 2006
- Louisa Power Had A Big Idea ... Adila, from the Swahili for “just and fair”, is a web-based, fair trade company with a difference. Fairly-traded products, yes. Eco-friendly products, yes. But products that are also
stylish, contemporary, and made to a very high standard. And all from South Africa ...
- Cambridge Evening News - July 2006
- Eco-friendly online business takes influence from Africa ... Louisa Power doesn't beat about the bush, feeling a lot of fair trade craft on offer is an insult to the sophisticated western shopper... "I was looking for an eco-friendly present for a friend, and to be honest it was all bird boxes and the like" says Louisa. Never mind, Louisa realised there was a business opportunity staring her in the face, and she was in an ideal position to exploit it. The result is adila (just & fair) the web-based business launched this week, selling fashion accessories and art online and all of it 'fair trade' and nothing remotely bird-boxy ...
- Homes Worldwide - March 2006
- Funky Fair Trade ... Louisa Power was dazzled by the contemporary interior and fashion accessories spotted in South Africa - so much so that she's starting up her own fair-trade company called 'adila'. Many of the items on sale are made from recycled materials, such as the Funky 'Molly' bag made from waste plastic, or the 'Beth' made of waste cotton from T-shirt manufacture. The fair-trade goods all help keep workers in the Cape Town area employed ...
