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Hot Pop Factory Debuts World's First 3D-Printed Wooden Jewelry

Extruded plastic baubles not your thing? Rapid-prototype firm Hot Pop Factory just unveiled the world’s first three-dimensionally printed wooden necklaces. Named after the…

Win a Recycled Earth Day Bracelet From Wrecords by Monkey (Worth $25!)

Flash your planetary pride this Earth Day with a limited-edition cuff from Wrecords by Monkey. Handmade in Brooklyn from recycled vinyl records, the “Looking Back” bracelet…

Buy One of Activyst's L.A.-Made Gym Bags, Help a Girl Play Sports

GIRL POWER But evidence abounds that sports participation reaps benefits beyond improving one’s fitness. Studies consistently demonstrate, for instance, that a girl who plays…

Ashton Kutcher Champions U.S. Manufacturing With Luxury T-Shirt Line

Ashton Kutcher wants to make over the humble T-shirt. The actor-entrepreneur, together with pals Ryan Donahue and Matt Lowe, has developed a line of the luxury basics designed to…

Flint and Tinder's American-Made Hoodie Comes With 10-Year Guarantee

There’s a reason why we have antique stores: stuff used to be made to last. Things have long shifted, however, in favor of a manufacturing business model known as “planned…

First Lady Michelle Obama Surprises in Naeem Khan at 2013 Oscars

First Lady Michelle Obama made a surprise cameo at the 2013 Oscars when she appeared via satellite on Sunday to announce the nominees for Best Picture. (Argo won, for those keeping…

Help Manufacture NY Bring Garment Jobs Back to the U.S.A.

MAKING IT IN BROOKLYN Bland doesn’t intend for Manufacture NY to compete with New York’s legendary Garment District, of course. Rather, she sees the proposed space as both a…

Holmes & Yang Plunders From the 1940s at Fall 2013 NY Fashion Week

GREAT KATE Indeed, Holmes & Yang’s Fall/Winter 2013 collection has an elegance that’s inoffensive to the point of unobtrusiveness. The 15 looks, which borrow their…

LAST CHANCE: Win an Eco-Fashion Starter Kit From Fashioning Change (Worth $150!)

If you’ve resolved to create a more sustainable wardrobe in 2013, today just might be your lucky day. We’ve hooked up with Fashioning Change to bestow one Ecouterre reader…

Billy Wolf's Eco-Friendly Dog Jackets, Bandanas Are Handmade in NYC

DOGGONE IT Billy Wolf stemmed from Drago’s fruitless search for a stylish coat for Cujo, her Chihuahua. Taking to her sewing machine, Drago transformed an old tartan jacket into a…

Woolrich Pledges to Increase Its Stake in American Manufacturing

Woolrich wants to bring manufacturing jobs back to United States. In an open letter issued at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market show in Salt Lake City on Friday, Woolrich president…

A Humanoid Robot Named Baxter Could Revive U.S. Manufacturing

Could a $22,000 humanoid robot named Baxter give American manufacturing a much-needed kick in the pants? That’s the goal of Rethink Robotics, a Boston-based robotics firm poised…

Walmart Pledges to Add $50B in American-Made Products

Has American manufacturing found a champion in the unlikeliest of quarters? Walmart, the world’s No. 1 retailer, has announced several major initiatives, including a plan to…

Everlane's Quality-Over-Quantity E-Commerce Model Espouses Less is More

Michael Preysman founded Everlane in November 2011 with the goal of overhauling the typical retail experience. Having quit his job at a venture-capital firm in San Francisco, Preysman…

Makers' Row: An Online Database That Links Designers With U.S. Manufacturers

Makers’ Row wants to make it easier for businesses to produce their goods in the United States. The New York City-based startup has launched an online database that seeks to…

The Harbinger Co. Crafts Intricate Bamboo Jewelry in San Francisco

We are already familiar with bamboo as a building material, clothing textile, and food. Versatile and attractive, the grain and texture of the plant makes for beautiful jewelry with a…

14 Eco-Friendly—And Vegan!—Women's Sweaters to Chase the Chill

SHAPE-SORTER All Knitwear’s Annie Larson designs, knits, and assembles every one of eclectic sweater designs to order in her home studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Her patterned…