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The Label You Should Really Care About

Most of the time, the label we look at as consumers is the brand label – we associate a brand’s values with how we want to feel and make a purchase decision based on, mostly, aesthetics and utility. There is a second label that is much more important, however, and it isn’t so easily dissected. […]

What Is A Social Enterprise?

Social businesses and enterprises are on the rise. One of the benefits of the rising tide of capitalism is the realisation that the mechanisms of the free market can be a powerful means to catalyse change. Herald the entry of conscious capitalism, the idea that “business is inherently good because it creates value, it is ethical […]

Why The World Needs Craft

Written for September’s theme of #sustainablefashion for The Huffington Post, we dig deep for the reasons why we do what we do. Imagine a world where everything that is exchanged, bought, used and consumed is made by machine, on an assembly line. Where every item is judged only on its functionality, valued for its utility, […]

6 Best Ethical Fashion Brands

Conscious consumerism is on the rise and here to stay. Ethical brands are finding their footing online, with the ability to reach a global audience, maintain a strong story and being involved in their customers conversations. It’s our philosophy at MATTER that everything you choose to buy is a vote in the direction of the […]

Pants To See The World In: Ren Ho, Founder of Matter Prints

With a dream to bring textile artisanship mainstream, Renyung Ho founded Matter Prints, a socially motivated lifestyle brand focused on travel ware. Matter Prints relies heavily on artisan knowledge and local input to influence their beautiful designs, creating a collaborative approach that acknowledges the expertise of the artisan community. We recently interviewed Ren about her […]

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The Power Of Storytelling For Social Businesses

In most of our communications, we tend to use analysis to persuade others, despite substantial evidence indicating that people are more effectively affected by stories. When it comes to getting people to act, the most brilliant piece of big-picture analytical reasoning is no match for the detail-filled and well-told story. Storytelling is one of the […]

We’ve Turned ONE!

We turned 1 recently and we would like to thank everyone for supporting and walking with us. To commemorate the joyous occasion, we had an anniversary party for everyone to celebrate with us. To many more years and milestones ahead!

How To Start a Value-Based Business

A business is made up of hundreds of decisions everyday. Who to work with,what to produce, what message to put out, when to launch a certain product or service? Where do you start looking if you want to create a business that does good alongside doing well? How do you make decisions? Since MATTER kicked off a […]

Good Morning 2015: Three Lessons, One Resolution

One week into 2015 might seem like a little bit late to write the first post of the year, but I’ve needed the time and space to reflect on a busy 2014 and end of year and collect the energy to start this year on an authentic note. What started as an idea early last […]

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Live With Meaning: A Love Letter From The Wilds

A lot of people ask why we’re called MATTER, and I answer simply that it’s about going back to the basics that connect us. MATTER is the stuff that pulls us together, and that was the vision we had right at the beginning when Yvonne and I dreamed this up in Mexico. We wanted to […]

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MAKING | The Consistency of Change

The experience of work that depends on the elements is an entirely different perspective. We’re so used to being enclosed within buildings, windows and cubicles that the changing weather outside seldom affects what we do. Developed economies pride themselves on being insular, on having built systems to conquer the whims of natural change. Rain? Ha! […]

A Love Note To Ourselves

Dear us, Lets always remember why we started this. Through the challenges and doubts that are surely to lie ahead, remember always this why : it matters how and why something is made. This is your manifesto. I want to make it matter. I will ask why, and when necessary, why not, even if it drives […]

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