Kayla Jones

In her blog description, Kayla Jones writes, “My life is my biggest art project.” And in fact, her vibrant graphics and art bring life to whatever brand she’s designing, don’t you agree?

I especially love her treatment of the brand Ghana.

You can see more of her work on Behance, Flickr, Vimeo and her blog.  Leave a comment or two on her work while you’re at it! Tell her we sent you ;)


Sheabutter Cottage

Sheabutter Cottage is an independently and ethically run business.  Owned and operated by Akua Wood, Sheabutter Cottage is home to a variety of shea butter products, including raw shea butter, famous African soap, jewelerry and other wonderful concoctions.

Those with natural hair know how useful shea butter can be to a daily hair care routine, but it’s also useful for the skin.  As such, Sheabutter Cottage offers a variety of fragrant and essential oils and even containers so you can create your own shea butter experience.

Sheabutter Cottage takes pride in its ethical practices.  Working with cooperatives of Ghanian farmers, Akua Wood makes sure they get fair deals for their products and that you receive exactly what the packaging says you’re receiving.

Check out the Sheabutter Cottage shop and Akua Wood’s blog for more.


CLOTH

Oona and Candance team up to form CLOTH, a fashion label that employs displaced women from Somalia, Afghanistan, Togo and the United States.  The fashion is fresh and vibrant and socially sustainable.

CLOTH: The Video Book from CLOTH on Vimeo.

CLOTH arose to confront a lack of understanding among cultural groups in the United States and to successfully align fashion, social change and sustainability. Produced in the USA by displaced women from all over the world, your hood included, means no outsourcing or exploitation.