443 million school days are lost each year from water-related illness according to our friends at Water to Wine. Savage Senses donates to clean water programs to help create healthy, educated children.
![Behind the Scenes @SavageSensesNYC: Jeremy Gossert (@tressog) strikes a pose with one of our new #scarves (and not much else!) at the “#Water: Raw Materials” collection #photo shoot. #fashion #models #cleanwater #nyc #photography (Taken with Instagram at Joseph Moran Photography)
Tumblr Bonus: I sat down with Jeremy at the shoot and asked him a few questions. This is the first in a series of upcoming posts where I introduce you to the Savage Senses team and collaborators. Hope you enjoy! - Farah
How did you first get involved with Savage Senses?Gary [one of the SS co-founders] saw me working at a cafe. I was interested in working with the brand because Gary’s vision was very raw, exact, and passionate.
What’s your favorite Savage Senses item?The Hand-Dipped V-Neck T-shirt from the “0212” collection.
What do you find inspiring about water?Its diversity — the ability to find its own flow in its noise and its silence.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5qfsfEu0V1rtapr4o1_500.jpg)
Behind the Scenes @SavageSensesNYC: Jeremy Gossert (@tressog) strikes a pose with one of our new #scarves (and not much else!) at the “#Water: Raw Materials” collection #photo shoot. #fashion #models #cleanwater #nyc #photography (Taken with Instagram at Joseph Moran Photography)
Tumblr Bonus: I sat down with Jeremy at the shoot and asked him a few questions. This is the first in a series of upcoming posts where I introduce you to the Savage Senses team and collaborators. Hope you enjoy! - Farah
How did you first get involved with Savage Senses?
Gary [one of the SS co-founders] saw me working at a cafe. I was interested in working with the brand because Gary’s vision was very raw, exact, and passionate.
What’s your favorite Savage Senses item?
The Hand-Dipped V-Neck T-shirt from the “0212” collection.
What do you find inspiring about water?
Its diversity — the ability to find its own flow in its noise and its silence.
We’re big fans of Cory Kennedy’s style over here at Savage Senses, so we’re thrilled to announce that she’ll be DJing the Launch of the Savage Senses June Collection: “Water: Raw Materials” next week!
You probably know this already, but just in case you’re one of those rare birds who hasn’t picked up a fashion magazine or read Page Six in the last few years: Cory first got noticed by photographer Mark Hunter (aka The Cobrasnake) while still in high school in L.A. and went on to create and star in NYLON TV with NYLON magazine when she met editor-in-chief Marvin Scott Jarrett in NYC. She has also starred in music videos for bands such as The Sounds and The Cribs, and was on the first episode of the CW’s 90210. Cory’s blog is one of the best out there for an insider look at what’s hot in fashion and music, and we suggest you bookmark it ASAP if you haven’t already!
What water inspired songs do you think she’ll spin for us next week? I’m gonna go old school and put in a request for TLC’s “Waterfalls,” but I can’t wait to hear Cory’s picks!
- Farah
We’re so excited to be hosting our launch party and pop-up shop for the “Water: Raw Materials” collection at Environment Furniture’s New York showroom next week!
We love that all of their pieces are both sophisticated and sustainable as that’s what we aim to do with the clothing, accessories, beauty products, and home goods we produce at Savage Senses. Environment uses recycled and reclaimed materials such as Peroba Rosa wood from the Brazilian rainforest and vintage military canvas. Every piece in the New York showroom is gorgeous, but I chose a few of my personal favorites to share with you.
The Boya Lamp, inspired by beacon lights and marine buoys, would look just as amazing on a bedside table as it would in a living room or office. The Neo Shaker Lounge Chair is the perfect softness for curling up for a few hours with a great book, and the fabric is dyed with organic ink. I would love to eat at the Biscuit Table, made from reclaimed Brazilian wood, and I’d be just as happy to sit and blog from it.
If you’re in NYC, come visit us at Environment next Wednesday and Thursday (June 20th and 21st) for the Launch of the Savage Senses June Collection: “Water: Raw Materials.” I’ll be on the sales floor with all the Savage Senses pieces, so if you’re following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or here on Tumblr, please say hi!
- Farah
[Photos courtesy of Environment]
Behind the scenes @savagesensesnyc: Filmmaker Jessica Bennett shoots some video at the photo shoot for the “#Water: Raw Materials” collection. She set up some amazing scenes, and we can’t wait to show you the results. Stay tuned! #fashion #savagesenses #cleanwater #behindthescenes #nyc #photography (Taken with Instagram at Joseph Moran Photography)
FYI: You can also check out Jessica’s website here: http://jessicabennettdp.com
Behind the scenes at Savage Senses: Jeremy Gossert (@tressog) takes a break in between shots at the “#Water: Raw Materials” collection photo shoot. More next week! #fashion #savagesenses #cleanwater #models #preview (Taken with Instagram at Joseph Moran Photography)
Behind the scenes at Savage Senses: Model @Erica_Lawrence in the #makeup chair w/ Elena Giannini on the shoot for our upcoming “#Water: Raw Materials” Collection. #fashion #savagesenses #nyc #models #preview (Taken with Instagram at Joseph Moran Photography)
A health clinic worker helping @winetowater fist bumps a 16-year-old boy in #Haiti who now has access to #cleanwater. And that’s exactly why we at Savage Senses donate 10% of all sales to WTW. They do amazing work! #water #winetowater #savagesenses #globalgiving (Taken with Instagram)
We invite you join us on June 20th and 21st for the launch of our “Water: Raw Materials” collection! You will be able to browse and buy our wares at Environment Furniture’s showroom (at 352 Bowery, NYC) from 10am to 7pm on both days.
As always, 10% of sales go to Wine to Water, a non-profit organization that works on providing clean water access to people in need of it around the world. We can’t wait to show you the new products in this water-inspired collection, and we hope you to see you there!
(Source: savagesenses.com)
Greenacre Park, Midtown NYC | Photo by Farah Momin for Savage Senses
“If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.” — Loren Eiseley, American anthropologist, educator, philosopher, and natural science writer
Photographer’s note: I happened upon this little oasis of a park about a month ago while on the way to the subway to run an errand for work. I was in a hurry, but I’m glad I stopped to snap this. It was indeed a magical moment, and I can’t wait to find my way back there on a sunny Summer day.
In December 2005 in southern Sudan, a boy drinks water from the Akuem River, near the village of Malual Kon in Bahr el Ghazal State. Only about one-third of the population has access to safe drinking water, and the threat of water-borne disease has increased as towns swell due to the return of displaced people and refugees following decades of civil war.
2005 © UNICEF/NYHQ2005-1987/Georgina Cranston
What a powerful photo! Images and stories like this are the reason why we are such strong advocates of access to clean water for this young man and others like him around the world.
Hi, everyone!
I’d like to introduce all of you to one of my favorite products in our Etsy shop: the Recycled Glass “Beach Charms” Suede Necklace. Each of the charms - Water Pebble, Save the Surf, and Clean Water Tag - is individually cut from recycled glass bottles, making each necklace one-of-a-kind. It’s also entirely adjustable: you can re-tie the suede like I did with mine! As with all of the other products in the shop, we’ll be donating 10% of all sales of the Beach Charms necklace to Wine to Water, an organization that does amazing work to give clean water access to people around the world who don’t have it.
As a “thank you” to our first Tumblr followers, we’d like to share a code to get 20% off any of the products in our Etsy shop with you. Be sure to check your fan mail for that soon! We’re really excited to be a part of the Tumblr community, and we look forward to getting to know all of you better.
- Farah
