World Rhino day has arrived and as it’s the 10th anniversary, we thought we would share why this day is so important! Rhinos once roamed the world in their hundreds of thousands, today there are approximately 27,000 rhinos left in the wild. Now rhinos are only found in a few countries. Three of these rhino […]
Hello everyone, Ari here! For those of you who don’t know me, I run Ocean Sole’s social media and I also write their blogs too! Anyway, I am just about to head off on holiday to Greece for 2 weeks, which I am beyond excited about. While I was thinking about all the things I’d […]
From poaching to deforestation, consumption, pollution, and overpopulation, humans are causing an enormous amount of damage to the natural world. Some experts even believe we are currently going through a “Sixth Extinction” as the loss of biodiversity equates to about 10,000 species per year. Now more than ever, it is up to us to take […]
Have you ever wondered where our flip flops come from? Here is the story of Jacklyne, one of Ocean Soles oldest flip flop suppliers. She has been a part of our team for nearly a decade so there is a very high chance that your sculpture has been made using some of the flip flops […]
Bees play one of the most important roles in our ecosystem. They are the most efficient pollinators in the world. This basically means they help plants grow fruit by transporting pollen from one flower to another, pretty cool. So quite simply, without bees nothing would grow, humans would go hungry and animals wouldn’t have any […]
Kenya is famous for its lions and was home to Elsa and Scarface, two of the world’s most famous lions. Kenya is SO famous for its lions that Disney based The Lion King off Kenya’s topography and its prides. Anyway, you get the point. In this blog, we wanted to dive deeper into Kenya’s most […]
Ocean Sole X STOA169 Last year we were approached by Bernd Zimmer to design and make a column for STOA169, which we were really excited and delighted to be included in such a hall of art. We love making different animals of all shapes and sizes but working on this project allowed us freedom of […]
“Be better, together – For the planet and the people.” – Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is set to be one of the most sustainable Olympic Games we have ever seen and while all Olympic games are founded on the basis of passing on “legacies”, we think Tokyo’s legacy will be the best one […]
We must be honest with you, when we first heard of “Shark Awareness Day” our initial thoughts were; interesting, a day that spread awareness on the dangers of sharks and how to protect yourself in case you ever come across one (I blame Hollywood for this). But we were so wrong. Shark Awareness Day couldn’t […]
This month is Plastic Free July which is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution! So to help, we thought we would write about 4 of our favourite plastic alternatives! Plastic was once the most innovative and game changing products the world had ever seen. The […]
