An Idea and a book: Collaborative Consumption


Authors Rachel Botsman + Roo Rogers believe a 'Big Shift' is occurring in our lifetime: a shift away from the 20th Century defined by hyper-consumption towards the 21st century Age of Collaborative Consumption.
Collaborative Consumption describes the rapid explosion in traditional sharing, bartering, lending, trading, and swapping which has been made possible through technology and peer communities. I love love this idea as it's good for you, your community, your pocket book and the planet! I am hoping to begin a collaborative consumption group at Artscape where members can not only swap books + dvds but also their skills and expertise. A good way to live methinks.
Watch a groovy video on the concept here.

Inspiration: Whitney Pozgay + WHIT




Kate Spade's niece Whitney Pozgay (what kind of fantastic name is that?) has just launched her own clothing line called WHIT and it is full of crisp, smart, Polka dotty goodness! Witney's clothes are inspirational to me but even more so is her whimsical styling (including models with wineglasses and eggs on their heads) as well as her quirky website. The clean white background of the site combined with photos of carefully curated items reminds me a lot of the 'behind the curtain' section of the kate spade website. (One of my top 5 places to go for inspiration!)
Clearly Whitney was influenced by her fabulous Aunt Katie.