Veja are considered by many to be the Green sneakers.
Veja works directly with Brazilian small producers, who are organized into cooperatives, of organic cotton and natural latex from the Amazon.
The Veja project created a supply chain that respects both humans and the environment.
Amazonia and the Seringueiros
2:02 - July 24 th 2006 /// Posted By /// Tags : amazonia, latex, seringueiro
One year ago, a photographer followed us on our run towards Amazonia to meet the seringueiros, people of the forest who extract the latex from the hevea trees.
The natural latex milk flows in small containers and is turned into “borracha”, natural …
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Veja + Christine Phung
5:35 - May 31 st 2007 /// Posted By /// Tags : amazonia, christine phung, collection, ecological leather, latex
A year ago, Veja invited the young French fashion designer Christine Phung to collaborate on the new Veja Tauá collection in ecological leather and natural wild latex.
The electric colours and optical sets of stripes on the laces …
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Veja Grama Collection
3:26 - November 02 nd 2007 /// Posted By /// Tags : amazonia, brazil, collection, ecological leather, latex, seringueiro, sneakers
Made of organic cotton, ecological leather and rubber from the Amazon, the Veja Grama collection has arrived since the beginning of November in a few stores. Particularity of this line: the amount of natural rubber contained in the sole is engraved under each sneaker. …
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Protecting the Amazonian forest
11:05 - November 27 th 2007 /// Posted By /// Tags : amazonia, brazil, collection, fair trade, latex, producers, seringueiro, sneakers
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