Summer Rayne Oakes

Summer Rayne Oakes has calibrated her career to perfectly combine her values with her work. A graduate of Cornell university with degrees in environmental Science and entomology, she is the author of a bestselling style guide, Style, naturally and co-founder of Source4Style, a B2B marketplace that connects designers directly to sustainable material suppliers around the globe.

She has developed environmentally favorable collections for various brands, including, MoDo eco eyewear, Aveeno, and Portico home.

Oakes is editor-at-large for Above Magazine and recently wrote and produced her first film – an environmental art short called extinction. A true ‘eco-optimist’, her environmental activism has been widely acknowledged and honored by Vanity Fair, CnBC, outside magazine and many others.