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How Circular Design helped me start this company - Astor & Orion

How Circular Design helped me start this company

It's a simple idea: Waste and pollution are designed out of the system, leaving only “resources” which are kept in a loop or returned to the earth in a regenerative way.
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How protecting the environment is step one for building a great business - Astor & Orion

How protecting the environment is step one for building a great business

Last time we talked about how building and keeping a team is important. Today we are going to talk about environmental controls. I believe it’s what set this factory on a different path. 
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Why are big brands still using bad factories? - Astor & Orion

Why are big brands still using bad factories?

Last post we talked about how we as a small start up ethical jewelry brand were able to vet and choose a certified factory to produce our jewelry. And naturally it lets to the question,  “Why are large brands are still using factories with substandard working conditions and unfair wages?”
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High quality work starts with a fair and safe work place - Astor & Orion

High quality work starts with a fair and safe work place

So much about the world is unfair. The amount of waste, the way women are treated…it’s all so unjust. But it doesn't have to be that way. It’s time for a revolution in the fashion industry.

From our recycled materials to the factories we partner with, we're proud to be a part of that revolution.

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ASTOR + ORION featured on Re/make, Humans of Fashion - Astor & Orion

Astor & Orion featured on Re/make, Humans of Fashion

I can't tell you what an honor it was to be included in their Human's of Fashion section along with other amazing designers like Carmen Gama of Eileen Fischer, Renew.
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Sustainable Fashion Forum - Astor & Orion

Sustainable Fashion Forum

One of the things I am looking forward to the most is the Sustainable Fashion Forum. It's April 27th and will be taking place in Portland. 
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ASTOR + ORION featured in Seattle Magazine's Holiday Gift Guide - Astor & Orion

Astor & Orion featured in Seattle Magazine's Holiday Gift Guide

So grateful for the exposure and we absolutely love the fact that our Dreamcatcher Earrings are featured in the self care section of the gift guide. 
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ASTOR + ORION-Featured on Sustainable Stylist, Lauren Engelke's blog - Astor & Orion

Astor & Orion -Featured on Sustainable Stylist, Lauren Engelke's blog

Go on over and check out our earrings getting a nice feature on Sustainable Stylist, Lauren Engelke's Blog. 
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Part 2 of why were are named ASTOR + ORION - Astor & Orion

Part 2 of why we are named Astor & Orion

Last post, I told you how I named my son after the constellation Orion. Today I will tell you about my daughter’s name.
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93% Stardust or Why our company is named ASTOR + ORION - Astor & Orion

93% Stardust or Why our company is named Astor & Orion

Love this quote so much because it reminds me of my kids and after reading it I want to say “except when you are people named after stars.”
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ASTOR + ORION Featured on The Woolfer! - Astor & Orion

Astor & Orion Featured on The Woolfer!

Nothing better than getting featured on The Woolfer, the website of the hugely popular Facebook group, WWVWD?
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Peak Behind the Curtain  (Part 2- Lost Wax) - Astor & Orion

Peak Behind the Curtain (Part 2- Lost Wax)

All around the world for thousands of years, people have been casting jewelry using the lost wax method. 
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