Bestival Goes Green With Rapanui

Online, September 14, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Bestival organiser Rob da Bank is well known for his interest in green issues, and recruited local eco-fashion label Rapanui to design a signature t-shirt for the event. Rapanui make clothing from Ethical, eco-friendly materials in a wind-powered factory, and adapted their popular "I Love Wight t-shirt" for the Bestival.

With acts such as The XX, The King blues, Zane Lowe and Professor Green wearing Rapanui eco clothing, the Bestival has shown how powerful it's influence is, as the trend setter amongst trend setters - and how the power of fashion, of simply being cool, can be used for some good - to help the environment.

The Bestival is not just encouraging people to go green but leading by example too. This year sees the introduction of the Plugged In Eco-House with as kinetic dance floor and Hydrogen powered sound-system, the venue for the winners of the Bestival sound clash, Rob da Banks initiative to encourage local artists to participate in the event.

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Rapanui is about making cool eco-fashion for young people; that means clothing that is eco-friendly, ethical and sustainable: Made from natural organic fabrics in a Fairwear Foundation audited, wind powered factory. Through surfing the brothers saw and experienced the changing environment and climate at their local beach and as inspired, unemployed graduates in a recession, they took a different path; if you can't find a job, make one.

Rapanui has held Seminars and Lectures at UK and EU universities and multinational companies such as Centrica PLC on Sustainable Business and sit on the Panel at Plymouth University's All our Future Conference.

Rapanui has made bespoke versions of its clothing for multinationals and charities including Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream and the Marine Conservation Society.

Rapanui was set up by brothers Mart and Rob Drake-Knight in early 2008 with £200 of savings and was listed in the Top 100 Startups of 2008. Rob and Martin are listed on the Future 100 List of Top young Entrepreneurs and were recently finalists in Enterprise UK's Young Brits awards. Rapanui was the youngest company to win the Sustainable Business Awards in May 2010 and has recently been nominated for the internationally-recognised ISPO Brand New Award. Rapanui is a Finalist in the 2010 RSPCA Good Business Awards.