Green Colored Glasses- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura ReviewElectropura is run by fashion designer Lynn van Gastel who creates fashions for kids in sizes o-5 from existing materials. In today’s world where nearly everything seems to be disposable, these fashions rescue fabrics that still have tons of wear in […]
- Skateboard Sculptures of HaroshiCheck out these fantastic skateboard deck sculptures by Japanese artist Haroshi. He’s got an extremely varied portfolio of artwork made from old beat up decks. These five pieces shown here are just some of his latest sculptures. His method of wooden […]
- Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas — For the CookLooking for a green gift idea for the eco-chef in your life?? Check out these kitchen spice racks available in bamboo. Bamboo is a great wood to use because it grows extremely quickly with little water and no use of pesticides […]
- Beads For ChangeAre you looking for an eco-friendly product for the fashionista on your shopping list this year? Check out Beads for Change. This program employs women of Uganda who live in hillside slums. They are refugees after decades of war in […]
- Oil Town LivingI’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a […]
- Penguin SweatersTo be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s […]
- Getting In Bernie Madoff’s PantsThey say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers […]
- The Ultimate Solar LightHere in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to […]
- Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles TeesTalking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding […]
- Quitting SmokingQuitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a […]
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Inspired by Nature: iPhone 5 Cases from Society6
Caress your tech with these nature-inspired skins and covers. In celebration of the new iPhone 5, here are ten cases and other gadget holding devices from Society6 that fuse nature with technology. Cost is $35/each. What is Society6? Good question, … Continue reading
Salvaged Bike Chain Chandeliers Defy Concepts of Wealth
File this under sexy: dripping chandeliers made from salvaged bicycle chains. LA-based multidisciplinary artist Carolina Fontoura Alzaga produces what she calls “reflections and documents of…shifting realities” inspired by her tri-cultural upbringing in Mexico, Brazil and the USA. Referencing tricycles at this … Continue reading
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Tagged bike culture, carolina fontoura alzaga, salvaged materials
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The Changing Façade of Urban Architecture
Big city, smaller footprint: blurring the line between landscape design and modern architecture. The trend of vertical gardening is up, as is the rise of the jolly green skyscraper. Easy on the eyes and easier on the planet, the trend … Continue reading
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Tagged green architecture, vegitecture, vertical gardening, vertical gardens
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Ideas, Inspiration & DIY: Oh, The Things You Can Do With Rope
Get roped into this year’s hottest trend. Sometimes naughty and often nautical, ropes are everywhere this year – from fashion to interior design. What started with a well-spotted rope entwined bowl by one of our shelter writers, has now unraveled … Continue reading
What the World Needs Now is Prayer Flags, Lots of Prayer Flags
Ever feel like the world’s a mess? Say a little prayer and spread a lot of love with an optimistic set of prayer flags. A prayer flag is simple enough: a panel of cloth imprinted with text or images strung to … Continue reading
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Tagged prayer flags, the prayer flag project, tibetan prayer flags
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What the World Needs Now is Prayer Flags, Lots of Prayer Flags
Ever feel like the world’s a mess? Say a little prayer and spread a lot of love with an optimistic set of prayer flags. A prayer flag is simple enough: a panel of cloth imprinted with text or images strung to … Continue reading
Why Design? Herman Miller Calls on the Industry’s Brain Trust For Answers
“I have never met a designer who was retained to keep things the same as they were.” – George Nelson Herman Miller, manufacturer of some of America’s most iconic pieces of modernist furniture (think the Equa Chair, Aeron chair, Noguchi … Continue reading
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Tagged Eames, Fuse Project, Herman Miller, why design film series, Yves Béhar
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20 Things to Do With a Chalkboard That Don’t Involve Detention
Write on it, muse on it – do anything you want on it. The chalkboard has busted out of the classroom and into a well-appointed home near you. Last week we showed you one very cool DIY idea; now here … Continue reading
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Tagged 20 cool things, chalkboard trend, chalkboards, DIY chalkboard
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Doing It Herself: The Fab ‘Can Do’ Girls of DIY
Kick-butt home improvement, by women for women (or anyone with a glue gun). The arts and crafts movement has heralded a new era of DIY, an alterna-consumer culture for “roll your sleeves up” boys and girls with a penchant for … Continue reading
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7 Unique, Budget & Downright Odd Euro Hostel Adventures
From IKEA “designer” hostels to concrete bunkers in Albania, European stopovers that are anything but conventional. News surfaced earlier this summer that Inter Ikea, the company that owns IKEA’s intellectual property rights, was segueing into the “budget design” hotel market. … Continue reading
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