what I wish to create, what I wish to transmit through fashion and design. They are the result and also the source of my inspiration. This series of my photographs from Ipanema are the opportunity to share the moment before they become decodified to design, to fashion, they’re my moment of pure art” says Oskar Metsavaht, Creative Director of Osklen.
Oskar Metsavaht has been recognized as one of the forerunners of the movement for sustainability, bringing the market the idea of “new luxury”. His work was defined in a deep study research by the Word Wild Foundation (WWF- UK) as a “Future Maker”. In 2011 for the first time a brand from south hemisphere was recognized as luxury, Osklen was awarded as ’emergent luxury brand of the year’ Founder of the E-Institute, a non-profit organization located in de Janeiro, dedicated to the promotion of human sustainable development, he was also named in 2011 as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.
Brazil Foundation
Brazil Foundation is a non-profit established in 2000 with the goal of generating resources for social entrepreneurs who propose creative and innovative solutions to challenges faced by communities throughout Brazil. In 10 years Brazil Foundation has raised over $17 million dollars and supported more than 300 social projects in Brazil in the areas of Education, Health, Culture, Participatory Development and Human Rights. Brazil Foundation provides project grantees with financial support while stimulating local advocacy and promoting access to goods and services, empowering communities to take responsibility for their own development.
