Black Star: Latest News

From Kampala to Berlin Kreuzberg: T-shirts for ONE.org

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:56:00 +0200

On behalf of ONE Germany we received 2000 T-shirts from Uganda. The T-shirts are produced under fair conditions and are made of 100% organic cotton. Black Star printed the T-shirts with the One.org logo and is doing the storage. The organization stands for the fight against extreme poverty and preventable diseases, particularly in Africa. One of the most popular events of ONE was the co-organization of the Live 8 concerts, initiated by Bob Geldof, Bono of U2 and others.

Alicia Fernández Blázquez from ONE Germany wrote to us about the T-shirts:
"We got our t-shirts printed in Berlin Kreuzberg from Black Star. Black Star uses wherever possible textile manufacturers, who keep environmental standards and refrain from using child labor, and therefore they are the t-shirt printers of our confidence."

New catalog with organic and fair traded textiles now available for download

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:53:00 +0200

A comprehensive overview of eco-textiles from T-shirts, Polo Shirts, Sweats, Hooded Sweats, Children's Clothing to Bags, Caps and Towels is now available for download: Organic Textiles Catalog (5 MB, PDF)

Textiles from these brands are in the catalog:
Fruit of the Loom, Sol's, Tender Loving Clothing, EarthPositive, Green Concept, Anvil, wombat, Okarma, Tee Jay, Bella, Quadra, BagBase Westford Mill, Beechfield, Series Graffi, Kariban, Premier.

On our website you will find the articles of Anvil and EarthPositive presented in more detail, including the price for printing. Plus even more choice in the Organics category.

Brands of fair and ecologically produced textiles which are not represented in this catalog: American Apparel, Continental Clothing, Switcher. The catalogs of these brands you can find under Downloads.

A customer becomes Worldchampion

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:54:00 +0200

The discus thrower Robert Harting won at the World Championships in Athletics Berlin in an exiting final the gold medal. Therefore congratulations from our side. The 2,01m Giant from Berlin had been a customer for quite a while. We printed on some sportswear and tournament jerseys before he gave us the assignment to design and produce fan shirts for the biggest contest of his life. His ideas and our knowledge let to a shirts which was greatly accepted by his fan base.

Robert Harting said this about us:

Vielen Dank an das Black Star Team, ihr seid ein coole Truppe und habt
sehr viel für mich getan. Ein Druckerei wie Euch gibt es kein zweites
mal. Dazu kommt das eure Klamotten super in der Qualität sind.
Mein Namensfetter hat meine Vorstellungen unglaublich gut umgesetzt
und mich absolut überzeugt.
Danke

Printing for the office of Renate Künast, chairman of the green party Germany

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:44:00 +0200

A T-shirt printed as a love letter to Renate Künast, Chairman of the green party to initiate the campaign for the German election.

From the office of Renate Künast we received this feedback:
„In Berlin Renate Künasts campaign is on its way with many supporters. It was clear that we wanted an organic fair traded T-shirt. Thanks you for good printing and the fast delivery! "

Welcome Mr. Jyrkkiö, our first finnish customer!

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:16:00 +0200

For our services we offer EU wide shipping with competitive prices. We
like to welcome our first customer from Finland, and are happy with his
feedback:

"I was 100% satisfied with the service from Black Star! My original
design would've been slightly too small and they were kind enough to
give me some advice on that. Because of that, the end result turned
out to be perfect. The communication couldn't have been any better
from their part - they were really helpful all along the way. My
company will certainly continue ordering from Black Star in the future
and I encourage other European firms to do the same thing. There is no
extra hassle and the pricing is really competitive.
Lassi, Finland"

Only the shipping by DHL took quite a while with almost 10 days...

Frischlinge unterwegs mit Bundesaußenminister Frank Walter Steinmeier

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:14:00 +0200

Wir haben T-Shirts für Günter Baaske (Vorsitzender der SPD-Landtagsfraktion) und Frank Walter Steinmeier gedruckt und dieses Feedback bekommen:

„Liebe Anne,
anbei die Bilder.
Die Shirts sind super angekommen!!!
Links: Günter Baaske (Vorsitzender der SPD-Landtagsfraktion)
Mitte: Frank Walter Steinmeier (Bundesaußenminister)
Rechts: Franz Müntefering Dazwischen: lauter Frischlinge“

German Football Association Chairman Dr. Theo Zwanziger, Herthinho and the Biesalski School shirt

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:36:00 +0200

On June 10th the "Biesalski Cup" took place under the patronage of German Football Association chairman Dr. Theo Zwanziger. It is a soccer tournament of special schools for physical and neumuscular development in Berlin and Brandenburg. We´ve printed the school´s shirts and received feedback from one of the teachers: "...our soccer tournament and school fest was a raving success. Enclosed you can see three pictures, one with Dr. Theo Zwanziger, Herthinho and a cool shirt printed by Black Star..."

T-Shirts printed for the UN climate negotiations in Bonn

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:59:00 +0200

"How old will you be in 2050?" was asked by youthclimate.org for the UN climate negotiations in Bonn, and our graphic designer did this simple but great shirt design. We printed 1000 shirts and got this feedback from Thomas Spencer:

"Earth Positive? For sure! We plead for the conversation of the climate, which provides the livelihood of nature and mankind. With less CO2, fancy designs and the excellent service of Black Star, Earth Positive was the perfect choice for us. With our "How old will you be in 2050?" Earth Positive shirts we brought our message to the UN: to take decisions with a view to sustainability and the future of every generation.
The pictures show the chairman of the main task group of the UN convention, and a delegatee from Norway."

"Sponsorenlauf": more than 6000 € for Nürtingen School in Berlin Kreuzberg

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:16:00 +0200

"Our first Sponsorenlauf was a great success! More than 200 children (and a few adults) took part! More than 2,600 rounds made more than 1,000 kilometers! About EUR 6600 have been collected! Great! We had never expected to get so much money for the school." - Quote from the school´s homepage www.nuertingen-grundschule.de

We also took part as a sponsor, and print the school´s shirts. Anybody who wants to organize a Sponsorenlauf is welcome and can get contacts and support from us.

German environment minister receiving EarthPositive T-Shirt

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:27:00 +0200

Citation from kohle-nur-noch-zum-grillen.de (only in German)
"Immerhin darin sind wir uns mit Sigmar Gabriel einig: Der Ausstieg aus der hochriskanten Atomenergie muss unbedingt beibehalten werden! Die Alternative besteht in der engagierten Umsetzung von Energieeinsparungs-potentialen, Energieeffizienz und einem Mix der Erneuerbaren Energien.
Unsere ernst gemeinte Forderung und das passende T-Shirt “Nur noch Sonnenblumenkernenergie” nahm Bundesumweltminister Sigmar Gabriel sehr gerne an. Auch wenn wir dieses Shirt leider nicht in der passenden Größe vorrätig hatten, meinte er, dass es seiner Frau oder seiner Tochter schon passen könnte. Wir warten auf ein Foto von Gabriel junior im Shirt!!
Es bleibt spannend.
Wann wird sich Sigmar Gabriel auch der Forderung “Kohle nur noch zum Grillen” anschließen können?"