Designer Juliane Camposano in a Rosel shrug

Sustainably-designed knitwear isn’t something new, but really fashion-forward knits are.

Rosel designer Juliane Camposano is one of those trendsetting knitwear lines to watch.

Camposano grew up in Northern Germany, on the North Sea, where knits were commonplace garb. She says an additional influence to create came from her Aunt Rosel, a fashion designer and illustrator for a Berlin fashion house in the 30s.

What really interested me about Camposano (besides the fact that she makes a boogie suit) was that she wanted to design a line …

Tags: berlin , eco-friendly fibers , eco-movement , Juliane Camposano , knitwear , Rosel , sustainably designed

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In Germany, prostitution is legal and provides work for an estimated 400,000 people. But like many industries, it has been hit hard by the economic downturn.

In an effort to attract more business, one Berlin brothel is offering an ‘eco-discount’ to any client that arrives by bike or by public transport. Just show a bus ticket or bike padlock key, and the client receives a five euro discount.

It appears to be working.

According to brothel owner Thomas Goetz, the ‘discount’ has brought in up to five new customers …

Tags: berlin , eco discount , germany , green brothel , sex industry goes green

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