Class of: 1997

Ben Freedland

Ben Freedland (CAS’97) of Austin, Tex., is the founder and creative director of the accessory company ZINK. He writes, “After years of being an exotic-skin accessory brand, we are now a vegan brand with sustainable and fair-trade components. I recently launched a handmade fair-trade jute collection that empowers women, is 100% natural and vegan, is sustainable, uses natural or AZO-free dyes, and is PETA approved. The organization I partner with teaches women in South Asia how to weave jute and how to run their own microbusinesses.”

From the Winter-Spring 2017 issue.