Great Minds Think Alike
TS Designs boasts the Garden of Eat’n, a stretch of earth dedicated to fruits and vegetables grown by the lovely people of this sustainable t-shirt company. This concept is obviously contagious because we’re not the only ones getting back in touch with...Econ 101 Should Drive Energy Debate
Originally printed in The Charlotte Observer on August 1st. Last week I joined 6 fellow NC citizens in DC to convince our senators to pass a comprehensive energy bill. As you can probably guess, those who support it welcomed us, and those who don’t listened with...The Golden Girl
We may be the only North Carolina-based “dirt to earth” t-shirt company whose number one priority is sustainability, but we’re not the only ones getting creative with the way we do responsible business. AuH2O, or Goldwater, as the elemental compound...A Whopper from Your Neighborhood Burger King isn’t Quite what we Mean by Local…
On my first tour of TS Designs, I was immediately impressed by each and every sustainable innovation on the premises. One of my absolute favorite features, however, is the Garden of Eat’n. This extensive employee-grown garden provides veggies for those of us who...Elon’s Fusion of Art & Earth
This fall, the Art Department of our local liberal arts college, Elon University, will be working to add an Eco-Art course to its repertoire. A small student research team, led by Professor Samantha DiRosa, aims to create a brand new curriculum set to be introduced in...Raising the Bar
A few years ago, we looked at the production chain of a printed t-shirt and separated its impact into 3 categories: Where the shirts were made What the shirts were made of How they were printed We’re always striving to push the envelope of sustainability with...REHANCE: The Director’s Cut
What’s the solution to traditional screen printing? Eco-friendly REHANCE by TS Designs Did you know there are two main formats of screen printing ink – plastisol and water-based? A typical screen printer will take a dyed shirt (which is to say, a shirt that is...
More Local than Local
We’ve had several conversations with potential customers lately who prefer to do business with the screenprinter in their town because that printer is local. While we’re all about local business, the problem is that the vast majority of local printers just perform the...