MoSS

Oct 2—Oct 5 2008
Open 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Free Admission

Panelists

Sara Snow

Sara Snow has been called “first generation organic”, and “green living's real deal” and it's easy to see why. Sara grew up surrounded by organic gardens, compost heaps and a family with an infectious passion for green living. Her dad, Tim Redmond, co-founded some of the heaviest hitters in the world of organics: Eden Foods, American Soy Products and Blue Horizon Organic Seafood. Seven years into a career as an Emmy Award-winning television producer and news reporter/anchor, Sara left and created her own TV series with practical advice on living green for the Discovery Networks: Living Fresh and Get Fresh with Sara Snow, both of which have allowed Sara to reach millions of viewers with a message of simple, attainable green living. Today, Sara can be seen on CNN.com LIVE Thursday nights, and she's a featured blogger on Treehugger.com. Sara is a frequent speaker at events across the country and has been featured in The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Better Homes and Gardens, Lucky, Natural Health, Harper's Bazaar and Woman's Day Magazines. To learn more about Sara, visit her website at www.sarasnow.com.

Barry Bursak

Barry Bursak is a Chicago consultant specializing in sustainable design including furniture and interiors. He also created the plan for the development of the Green Exchange, a center for sustainable businesses opening in January 2009.

Lara Miller

Born and raised in Chicago, fashion designer Lara Miller’s work is strongly influenced by the city’s architectural and cultural landscape. Ecological sensitivity and fascination with both the built and moving form flow through each piece. Her modular designs are created with a playful geometry that connects to the personalities of the women who wear them. Both joyous and sophisticated, Lara’s work has attracted acclaim across the U.S. and recently in the UK. She has been featured on Elle.com, DailyCandy.com, The Today Show, the CBS Evening News, and in publications such as Lucky Magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, WWD and Newsweek.

Iris Wang

Founded in 1990 by Design Director Iris Wang and her husband and President E-Kwan Chen, Brentano has grown from a modest beginning of eight patterns to an internationally represented textile house. Brentano’s fabrics stem from Wang’s philosophy of balancing beauty and performance. Officially launched in fall 2008, the range of eco-fabrics expands her ideology by demanding textiles to meet thoroughly researched standards of environmental consciousness. Brentano hopes that by producing and manufacturing green textiles that are both beautiful and functional, they can help make smart design the logical and easy choice.

Alice Berry

Alice Berry has worked exclusively as an independent clothing designer for more than 25 years, earning her degree in fine art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Distributing her clothing and scarf line wholesale, she sells to boutiques and museums across the U. S. and internationally. Currently she is creating a line of separates, jackets, tops and simple well fitting bottoms that will answer the call for interesting and well designed garments for women not currently well served in the marketplace. The fabrics and textures of interest to her as she is developing this new line are natural, ecologically sound when possible, and unusual fibers and as well as shapes and cuts she's known for.

Frei Design

Anne Novotny graduated with top honors from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2004. After working with designers in New York including Gary Graham and Pamela Meyer, Anne returned to Chicago in May 2006 to start her own line, Frei Designs. With Frei, Anne strives to create a new hybrid space where clothing and art can cohabit harmoniously. She also sees the creation of Frei as an opportunity to participate in finding more sustainable ways to be fashionable. The main goal of Frei Designs is to create exceptionally beautiful clothing, possessing a high attention to fit and detail, with an emphasis on leaving behind a smaller footprint.

Noon Solar

The two founders of Noon Solar, Jane Palmer and Marianne Fairbanks, have backgrounds in fibers and textiles. They met in the graduate MFA program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Their company began as an art project in early spring of 2002 as a response to the impending war in Iraq. They were feeling powerless in the country's decision making process and felt the US was largely going to war for oil. They came up with a solution to give people not only personal power, but to integrate renewable solar power into daily life.

Brickermade

Joshua Height, the designer behind Brickermade, has been fabricating high quality custom furniture and functional art for the residential, commercial and design communities since 1999. Using reclaimed wood and industrial materials for many of his pieces, Joshua's designs present an unexpected beauty. Brickermade has been featured on HGTV and in several publications including Chicago magazine.

Verde Design Studio

Michele Fitzpatrick is the founder and president of Verde Design Studio located in Chicago. A designer since 1984, Michele began to design furniture for her clients 10 years ago. In 2005, she opened Verde Design Studio featuring a collection of fine, hand built furnishings with an eco conscience. Michele has quietly built a reputation for being the designer's source for sustainable, nontoxic, custom furniture.

Lara Miller

Born and raised in Chicago, fashion designer Lara Miller’s work is strongly influenced by the city’s architectural and cultural landscape. Ecological sensitivity and fascination with both the built and moving form flow through each piece. Her modular designs are created with a playful geometry that connects to the personalities of the women who wear them. Both joyous and sophisticated, Lara’s work has attracted acclaim across the U.S. and recently in the UK. She has been featured on Elle.com, DailyCandy.com, The Today Show, the CBS Evening News, and in publications such as Lucky Magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, WWD and Newsweek.

• Melissa Baswell, Mountains of the Moon Eco Fashion
• Elise Bergman
• Caleb Dawson & Shawn Gnann, Roscoe Jackson
• Janet Ecklebarger, glean design
• Lisa Elkins & Ron Elkins, 2 point perspective
• Kaelyn Garcia
• Celia Greiner
• Abigail Glaum-Lathbury
• Ted Harris
• Jote Kaur Mahem, Sunia
• Terrence Karpowicz, Karpowicz Studios
• Melissa Kolbusz, [wired]
• Kate Mitchell, Twig Designs
• Aaron Michael Pahmier, Green Sawn
• Kate Robertson, Mayu
• Kristin Rosynek Hassan, organiK Revolution
• Sighn, Multi Polar Projects
• Sean J. Scott, s2design
• Teddy Varndell
• Robert Wayner

Jessa Brinkmeyer

Jessa Brinkmeyer is the owner of Pivot, Chicago's first boutique devoted to eco-fashion. After graduating from Northwestern University, Jessa worked at a Chicago publication as an associate editor covering fashion and lifestyle. It was through her reporting that she discovered the eco-friendly fashion industry and became passionate about promoting its growth in Chicago and beyond. In September 2007, Jessa opened Pivot featuring more than 40 designers from across the world using sustainable materials and processes. To continue Pivot's mission of promoting the beauty and importance of sustainable design Jessa created the concept for MoSS, with its first installation as a featured Fashion Focus Chicago 2008 event.

One Design Company

One Design Company is an interactive design agency based out of Chicago. We are a collective of artists from many corners of the industry, all with one thing in common: limitless passion and unwavering love for great design.

Jerad Koskey

Jerad Koskey is an artist and designer working in Chicago. He has worked on creative projects as a freelancer, for agencies, and fortune 500 companies. He is also currently serving as art director for Newcity magazine. When not devoting his time to creative endeavors, he can usually be found in front of his reef aquarium or out enjoying the city.

Alex Fuller

Alex Fuller is a graphic designer/illustrator living in Chicago. An entrepreneur at heart, he is a founding member of 485, a strategic branding and graphic design team, The Post Family, a letterpress and screenprinting studio, and Illustration Corporation, a diverse group of illustrators for hire. When Alex is not working the majority of his awake hours,he enjoys playing R&B tunes on his guitar, eating hippie food, "nerding out," riding bikes and looking at picture books.

Elizabeth Redmond

Elizabeth Redmond earned her BFA from the University of Michigan School of Art and Design where she studied subjects from physics to industrial design to urban planning. As a consultant and designer, Elizabeth strives to combine education and function with radical concepts relating to energy and sustainability. Elizabeth works for Ecolect as the Materials Activator where she corresponds with manufacturers and works on consulting projects. She is also inventor and designer of POWERleap- a flooring system that generates electricity from human footfall. Elizabeth's work has appeared in the NY times, Metropolis Magazine, NPR, and The Sundance Channel.

Jonathan Shaun

Jonathan Shaun has worked with various companies including Vail Associates, Threadless.com, and Nau Inc. He has been a self-declared serial entrepreneur since 1994. His diverse background in Sustainability Consultancy, Conscious Marketing Development, Environmental Retail Strategies, and Apparel Manufacturing has authentically created a well-rounded skill set for companies needing a wide-range of expertise. Enter 3.ZERO, A Not Just For Profit Sustainability Consultancy focusing on advertising, marketing, and creative strategy agencies within Chicago. Oh yeah, he has been known to throw conscious fundraising events, which include individuals jumping off 30 foot balconies, street artists flinging VOC-Free paint to recycled canvas, and a breaking dancing crew spinning around on bamboo for the kids.

Jill Logiudice

Jill Logiudice is the founder and owner of J. Marie Agency,a full-service PR and Marketing agency that works to provide eco-conscious, design and lifestyle clients with integrated, results-driven campaigns. With offices in Chicago, we pride ourselves on giving our clients the personal touch of a boutique business while offering the high- quality creativity and strategic thinking of a big agency, without the lofty overhead.

Tanja Deshida