"Luis Valenzuela from Miami, seeks to spread, through art and fashion, the importance of the eco-sustainability" Vogue Italy

"Luis Valenzuela’s Spring/Summer 2011 lineup at the GreenShows for New York fashion Week was a parade of living, moving art. The artist and designer, who was inspired by his grandfather, was propelled by a desire to reappropriate existing materials into brand-new masterpieces, transforming everyday items like lampshade, chandeliers and brick bark into breathtaking, gasp-inducing gowns. Looks from a haunting, arachnid-like black collar to a gender-bending tailored frock that used to be a pair of pants. Through skilled draping and seaming, Valenzuela transforms waste materials into wearable couture" Ecoterre

"If Marie Antoinette's tailor crafted her 18th century-style couture from trash it would look something like Luis Valenzuela's elaborate gowns handmade from lampshades and chandelier crystals. On Sunday September 12, 2010, the Miami-based fashion designer showed his spring 2011 collection during New York Fashion Week at The GreenShows" Treehugger

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