Lindsay Seligman, a California artist and designer, deeply committed to the green movement won the hessnatur/Planet Green Eco-Tee Design Challenge with a simple and eloquent design. “It was easy for me to relate to hessnatur’s vision and create a design for them. The structure and heart of their business helps to alleviate some of what I feel are the biggest issues facing most industrial practices of today”, Lindsay said. Her winning design, “…a bird, cat, fish, butterfly, frog and human all interconnected and drawn by a single line to represent our connection to one another” moved voters and judges alike to pick hers to be manufactured and sold by hessnatur. “The phrase ‘One Life’ has a double meaning to remind us that we are all a part of one life and that we have this one life to make a difference”, she commented.

Lindsay, a graduate of Scripps College in Claremont, California has also participated in many green and socially responsible activities. “I volunteer creating cheerful mosaic tile floors for a school in Mexico and soon I will be participating in an internship constructing off-the-grid houses in Texas. I hope to continue to open people’s eyes to how precious the balance of nature is and how our actions matter.”

On being chosen as the winner of the Eco-Tee Design Challenge, Lindsay stated, “hessnatur not only helps make a difference through environmentally responsible production, they are socially responsible, too. It is an honor that my design was picked and I hope funds from the shirt bring education and opportunities to the students in Bangladesh.

Congratulations to Lindsay, a fine designer and a remarkable young person!