This is the beautiful t-shirt in organic cotton that Miguel Adrover of Hessnatur designed for the Grameen Foundation, a $20 value.
Miguel Adrover is well-known in fashion circles for his fantastic and timeless creations, and he is now the designer behind German brand hessnatur. We’re going to be giving one women’s (medium) designer t-shirt away to a random winner (enter to win by commenting below).
hessnatur, the leading global pioneer in organic apparel have joined forces with Dr. Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Foundation and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, to launch a limited edition tee shirt designed by hessnatur Creative Director, Miguel Adrover.
The tee shirt, which will be priced at $20, will be made by Grameen Knitwear in Bangladesh. With every tee produced, hessnatur guarantees a 40% bonus over fair purchase price and donates 25% from the sale of each shirt to the rural education project of the Grameen Foundation.
The partners, who share a belief that the combination of microcredit and education can be an effective tool in fighting poverty, have merged Dr. Muhammad Yunus’ revolutionary microfinance program with the expertise in organic farming practices of hessnatur to help improve both the living and health conditions of workers in one of the poorest regions in the world.
In Dr. Yunus’ words, “poverty is the absence of all human rights. The frustrations, hostility and anger generated by abject poverty cannot sustain peace in any society. For building stable peace we must find ways to provide opportunities for people to lead decent lives.”
Empowering people to make change is fundamental to both hessnatur and Grameen, and the graphic symbol and statement, “The world in your hand,” was created by Adrover to highlight how the importance of a simple decision, such as purchasing an organic tee shirt, can sanction communities to protect nature and preserve the future of the planet.
Adrover explains “my designs have always been rooted in my observations of the world around me and I believe that fashion must reflect the harmony between humanity and nature. It may not seem that a tee shirt would mean so much to a fashion designer. But, since I believe that the world is in our hands – that we must take responsibility for all that we do – this is more than just another tee.”
Good luck! Contest closes at midnight, EST May 29th. Be sure to comment below to enter to win!
You can also buy the shirt (there’s a men’s version too) on the hessnatur site.
wonderful! just stumbled upon this. glad to hear fashion is going green
05/22/09 » 10:51 am »
WANT! How gorgeous!
This is such a great way of pinning down the problem of poverty: “poverty is the absence of all human rights.” I’m going to have to remember that.
05/22/09 » 11:08 am »
what a lovely design — and to benefit such a fantastic organization.
05/22/09 » 11:11 am »
I want to enter to win this shirt. Tooo cute!
05/22/09 » 11:43 am »
T-shirts like this are a great way to get everyone around you thinking, even subconsciously, about their own impact on the environment.
05/22/09 » 1:14 pm »
It’s a great design – and a great way to generate interest. Who wouldn’t want to comment?!
05/22/09 » 5:46 pm »
Hi There!
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05/22/09 » 6:08 pm »
Beautiful shirt that really does seem to express his goal of harmonized reality and nature. Its the goal of every eco-educator and passionate environmentalist. To learn to bridge the gap and inspire others to do so in their own lives. You should be proud to wear this shirt and display this inspiration.
05/23/09 » 12:52 pm »
Love the design! So, organic and simple yet has an impact. Very inspirational for this graphic designer.
05/23/09 » 4:41 pm »
Lovely! I want one!
05/23/09 » 6:17 pm »
Wow. I really like the design. I’m quite glad to hear that fashion is going a little bit more green and that more well known designers are trying benefit charitable organizations like the Grameen Foundation. Miguel Adrover definitely gets a thumbs up!
05/25/09 » 7:33 pm »
Thanks @ all for the great comments.
05/26/09 » 8:00 am »
Would love to win!
05/26/09 » 12:13 pm »
It’s my birthday on Saturday! (-:
05/26/09 » 2:11 pm »
really cool shirt.. I wouldnt mind winning!
05/26/09 » 8:00 pm »
what a lovely design — and to benefit such a fantastic organization.
05/26/09 » 11:09 pm »
Awesome… this is one of the best t-shirt prints I have seen in a long time, and it has a great cause!
05/27/09 » 10:05 am »
I really like the idea of combining microcredit and education to fight poverty.
05/28/09 » 1:55 pm »
What a wonderful way to promote the foundation and get people involved.
“Know that there are many possibles outcomes for any given condition, even for those that may seen impossible to overcome.”
05/28/09 » 2:36 pm »
so pretty… love organic cotton.
05/29/09 » 12:55 pm »
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