Hibiscus DAO Whitepaper

- Blockchain-enabled "Total Design" should allow us to invest in creative communities while casting off old world confines. Total design equates craftsmanship with artistry since it left an indelible mark on art & design practices until today. - It’s in the spirit of Total Design within the current paradigm that we must revisit present structur... See more

Imagine buying the perfect pair of pants. Their hem length and bagginess were debated and voted on by their future wearers. Their fabric was sourced ethically, and you can look up the metadata of where it was milled. They have been minted on the blockchain, so if you resell them, the next buyer knows they’re legit. And instead of the pants pattern ... See more

Through token incentives and community ownership, we are able to unbundle the role of a publisher through a bottom-up set of contributors, players, and guilds which instead drive worldbuilding, product development, and governance.

Decentralized "brand factories" are using a DAO-based model to give consumers a stake in community-owned brands.

Service DAOs create decentralized working groups for individuals to work for the open internet - essentially acting as crypto-native talent agencies.

So far, chatter around blockchain in fashion has largely centered around legacy brands using ledgers of provenance to nip high-street cooptation and Canal Street counterfeits in the bud. Karl and Angelo are more interested in establishing provenance for the sake of profit redistribution, especially for creators who have accrued cultural capital wit... See more