Today is Martin’s birthday.  Martin is not only a great friend and associate but seriously one heck of a guy.  He just returned from Puerto Varas, Chile, where he was working on some projects with Stiven Kerestegian.

One project in particular worth noting is Es Sustainable – and whether you’re looking at this project from an environmental or design standpoint, either way, these guys are on the right track.  They provide sustainable products to the design community and in turn, sales from these products go back to the local Patagonian communities and towards the efforts to keep alive the indigenous craft traditions that also happen to have little to no impact on the environment.

From cured salmon pelts that come out looking, feeling, smelling – and even with the surprising strength of cow leather to woven products and crin jewelry – there is a solid range of design products that needs to be seen – not only by the public but designers and stores looking to make high quality sustainable products a priority.

Without a doubt, I’m buying some of the salmon leather this summer and sending to my friend Marjorie (of Maud & Marjorie) in Paris so that she can make me the coolest bathing suit in the world.  How about it, swimming in fishskin?

Anyway, happy birthday Martin, and I hope you enjoyed your “Coconut-covered-lemon sponge with blueberry/strawberry surprise filling” cake.  I have to come up with a better name for it. Coconut Lemon Bomb, maybe?

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