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Sourcing made easy

18. Nov 2010 Source4style, the design-community which aims to share supply-chain information about sustainable suppliers, is now open and functioning. It was launched in London at a celebrity-studded event; but most importantly it is now open for business.

Here is what Source4style says about themselves: "We are the premier online destination for designers and retailers to search and source the world’s leading sustainable materials and services from a network of global suppliers. Our design portal allows you to search through a comprehensive and curated selection of materials and services, review technical and sustainability specs, calculate lead and ship times, connect with suppliers, and source swatches, yardage and product through a seamless online transaction. Whether you're an emerging designer, retail sourcing specialist or interior decorator, Source4Style is your premier destination for sustainable design."

 It is ecomodel Summer Rayne Oakes, who also wrote the book Style, Naturally: The Savvy Shopping Guide to Sustainable Fashion and Beauty who together with fair trade entrepeneur Benita Singh has started this on-line sourcing-tool which aims to ensure that designers spend their time designing and not sourcing for eco-friendly materials. Summer has co-launched environmentally-preferable brands with Payless ShoeSource, Portico Home, and most recently the first certified-recycled line of eyewear and optics with MODO.

The site has a sustainable review team, advisors and academic associates that would make any on-line resource green with envy, in this case the color is perfect for their environmental dedication. The resource is so well-developed that you can see the materials in detail, they have their own well-thought.through guide on sustainable issues and it will also tell you lead-time and price, along with availability where you are. Minimums, the eternal question for designers, is also part of the service.  

So why hesitate? Order swatches! Connect with suppliers around the globe... and click your way to sustainable sourcing.