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		<link>http://www.brandnuproject.com/brandnu/t2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Upcycled Fashion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[brandnü worked with fashion designer Sarah Yun and Zhangna specifically designed fashion products, which can ]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>brandnü worked with fashion designer Sarah Yun and Zhangna specifically designed fashion products, which can use all the unwanted secondhand clothes also catering to migrant women’s skill set. We are working on design more products include bags, accessories, and home deco.</p>
<p>brandnü於2011年四月和同心互惠留守女工合作社合作，並與時尚設計師雲稀，張娜使用廢舊衣服根據女工技能開發和設計環保時尚。經過半年的市場實踐我們將開發更多的產品包括包，配件和家居用品。</p>
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		<title>brandnü Shop</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[brandnü charity shop as the front window to promote and sell fair trade handicrafts from ]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>brandnü charity shop as the front window to promote and sell fair trade handicrafts from different charity projects or social enterprises.</p>
<p>brandnü 五道營商店作為北京唯一的專業機構宣傳和推廣公平貿易和銷售公益機構和其他社會企業生產的時尚和手工藝品。</p>
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		<title>brandnü</title>
		<link>http://www.brandnuproject.com/brandnu/norlha-shawls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[About]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[About brandnü: brandnü believe the beauty of sharing: 1+1&#62;2. brandnü is building a platform attracting ]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>About brandnü: brandnü believe the beauty of sharing: 1+1&gt;2. brandnü is<strong> </strong>building a platform attracting most Chinese talented designers and artists, most recognizable Chinese and international NGO, social enterprises, rural women cooperatives in China and pairing the groups together and trying to create beautiful handicrafts and market in bigger market to help rural women become economically independent.</p>
<p>brandnü’s name means to create brand new life for Nongjianü that translated as rural women, nü is Chinese word for women. brandnü project is created for Chinese rural women going to have brand new life from the sharing platform.</p>
<p>brandnü project is aiming to build the creative tank then build the bridge to connect between urban and rural, rich and pool, foreign and Chinese, modern and traditional to create more opportunities for the rural women community.</p>
<p>brandnü 項目相信互愛互助的力量：1+1&gt;2。因此構建了一個愛心平台吸引時尚設計師，產品設計師，藝術家幫助農村婦女合作社，城鄉接合處的留守婦女合作社以及城市內的弱勢婦女群體設計更時尚和更有市場的產品來幫助她們達到經濟自立。</p>
<p>brandnü 是我們自創的詞意思是給弱勢婦女提供嶄新的生活！</p>
<p>brandnü 項目目的是建立一個設計和信息資源庫然後通過這些資源建立一座橋梁來連接城市和農村/富裕和貧窮/西方和中國/傳統和現代。通過這座橋梁為弱勢婦女提供更多的就業機會。</p>
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		<title>Online Store</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Online Store]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Coming soon. 即將開業]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Coming soon.</p>
<p>即將開業.</p>
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		<title>Founder 创办人</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nathan Zhang or &#8220;Xiangzi,&#8221; is the founder of brandnü project. Born in Liaoning, Nathan is a ]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nathan Zhang or &#8220;Xiangzi,&#8221; is the founder of brandnü project. Born in Liaoning, Nathan is a designer and communications professional with a passion for connecting creative communities with rural artisans. Nathan was first inspired to found brandnü while living and working abroad in Canada, where he studied leading models of social enterprise. In 2008, Nathan and his wife moved back to China with a mission: to help rural women. Through brandnü, Nathan aims to build bridges between East and West that promote China&#8217;s socially-conscious designers and entrepreneurs. He is working hard to make brandnü a place where love can be received and spread to others.</p>
<p>祥子，Nathan Zhang, brandnü项目的创办人。他是一位充满激情的创意人士并全身投入建立一个设计和艺术家平台来扶持和改善农村妇女的生活。在加拿大生活十年的祥子一直对NGO，社会企业充满兴趣并研究成功机构的运作模式。2008年底，他们一家人搬回到中国定居在北京来实现祥子的“扶持农家女”的梦想。通过brandnü这个项目平台，祥子在中西方之间搭建桥梁同时宣传和帮助社会企业和其他具有社会责任感的手工艺项目。他在日夜不停的工作去建立这个爱心平台来接受和捐赠来自四面八方的爱。</p>
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		<title>Rural Women</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[More than half  the population in China lives in rural areas with living standards much ]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>More than half  the population in China lives in rural areas with living standards much lower than those in the cities. With little to no education, and very limited marketable skills, the status of women in rural areas is pitifully low. Many international and Chinese NGOs are working towards improving conditions for rural women. Many have started handicrafts projects to enable rural women to work towards some degree of economic independence. While many rural women have unusual embroidery skills, their finished products still lack innovation and flair. Design, if any, is dated, conventional and rarely takes into account market preference. Most NGOs/social enterprises cannot afford the necessary product designers and/or marketing resources nor do they have the proper retail space.  As a result, poorly designed handicrafts are being purchased by fewer customers, and usually as trinkets instead of the piece of artwork that they can be. Most of these well meaning projects continue to struggle and the rural women in China are not significantly better off than before.</p>
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		<title>brandnü accomplishments</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[brandnü accomplishments: Established in the fall of 2009, brandnü is Beijing’s first charity-focused store that ]]></description>
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<p>Established in the fall of 2009, brandnü is Beijing’s first charity-focused store that carries exclusively ethically sourced and eco-friendly goods made by rural women from different NGOs and social enterprises projects. The majority of brandnü artisans are female, disabled or unemployed and the network is partnered with “Rural Women,” a local development organization.</p>
<p><a href="http://zara.brandnuproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_0025.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-80" title="DSC_0025" src="http://zara.brandnuproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_0025-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a></p>
<p>In July 2010, brandnü organized and hosted the “First Beijing’s Ethical Trade Fair,” which will bring together over one dozen artisan groups, NGO representatives, and entrepreneurs to promote fair and ethical trade in China.  The event is supported by China’s most prominent womens’ rights advocate, Wu Qing. Over the past year, brandnü has led a variety of charity projects including building two rural libraries in partnership with Dulwich British School, and hosting an exhibition of works by artists from the Beijing Huiling Community for people with learning disabilities.</p>
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</a>Covered extensively in local media and supported by Beijing’s emerging and established artists, brandnü is recognized for its work connecting the energy of young urban designers with the age-old traditions of Chinese craftsmanship. A broad network of design and fashion professionals have supported brandnü projects and plan to contribute to future collaborations that build new resources for China’s female rural artisans.</p>
<p><a href="http://zara.brandnuproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_7230.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-82" title="IMG_7230" src="http://zara.brandnuproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_7230-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>In the Fall of 2010, brandnü will launch its first branded product in partnership with Femmes du Ningxia and Fashion designers Na Zhang. This product launch will build the foundation for a line of high-end, ethically produced handicraft and clothing products that will fuse China’s rural history and urban energy into globally relevant goods.</p>
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		<title>Partners</title>
		<link>http://www.brandnuproject.com/brandnu/partners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[most Chinese talented designers and artists, most recognizable Chinese and international NGO, social enterprises, rural ]]></description>
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		<title>Products</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[brandnü products are all made by migrant women or rural women cooperative]]></description>
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