Long's
Peak: Epic Winter Ascent
Aron Ralston Away I went, feeling as strong and
prepared as I've ever felt for climbing a winter 14er. Via the
iced-over Keyhole Route, I summited Longs Peak for my 41st winter
14er solo in 4-1/2 hours...
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Photo Essay on Peace Join Meniscus Magazine in downtown Boston
during political season to see what the people have to say.
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bella Designs in Peru Michael Weintrob Photographer Michael Weintrob travels
to Peru with è bella Designs, to capture how è bella
has helped to revive the art of weaving and the Peruvuian economy.
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bella designs
in the High Andés
of Peru
Photos by Michael Weintrob
Published 5/15/04
“In the end, everyone involved discovers
the connections and similarities that define humanity, that with
our art we can all reach out to a community beyond our own,”
says Nicole.
è bella reminds us that together we can
work towards a global community.
Since founding è bella in 1999,
Nicole Linton has emerged as a top designer fusing contemporary
themes with ancient Peruvian weaving techniques.
Using
her knowledge of design aesthetics combined with her modern taste
in fashion, she has developed a commercially viable product that
has also helped revive a weaving tradition in a region devastated
by the Peruvian civil war of the late 80s and early 90s. In doing
so, Nicole has improved the standard of living for many weavers
and their families.
In
1992, Nicole traveled to Central America where her connection
to the natural world and native peoples grew. She realized the
importance of thinking globally as she taught Western tourists
about the fragile ecosystem of the rainforest, and, along with
human rights lawyer, Graham Russell, met torture victims of Nicaragua’s
civil war.
It
became Nicole's goal to create a bridge between cultures.
"Our goal at è bella is to create unique
functional products full of artistic integrity and cultural history
while maintaining a global connection between each artist. We
hope to be an example for social responsibility not just in the
world of art but in the world itself."
Here we see Nicole buying wool fleece from a Quechua
woman.
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bella designs
Using
her knowledge of design aesthetics combined with her modern taste
in fashion, she has developed a commercially viable product that
has also helped revive a weaving tradition in a region devastated
by the Peruvian civil war of the late 80s and early 90s. In doing
so, Nicole has improved the standard of living for many weavers
and their families. 
It
became Nicole's goal to create a bridge between cultures. 
