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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Category Archives: green packaging
Glad’s Brilliant Trash Bag Tent Could Solve the Waste Problem at Music Festivals
California-based company Glad may specialize in dustbin liners and food storage containers, but they recently unveiled a brilliant one-person trash bag tent for camping, music festivals and other outdoor events. The concept was launched at the SXSW 2013 music festival … Continue reading
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Alien and Monkey’s Sand Furniture Turns Back to Dust at the End of its Lifecycle
Read the rest of Alien and Monkey’s Sand Furniture Turns Back to Dust at the End of its Lifecycle Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Alien and Monkey design, chair design, earth furniture, furniture design, green design, … Continue reading
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Zona Tortona Designers Experiment with Natural and Innovative Materials at the 2013 Milan Furniture Fair
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We Uncover the Salone del Mobile’s Finest Green Design Gems in Milan’s Brera District
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rPETable: UK Company Makes First Ever 100% Recycled Food-Safe Plastic Products
UK company Invicta Group has become the first company in the world to make food-safe products from 100% recycled plastic bottles, containers, tubs and lids. Their new rPETable patented process focuses on products made using a breakthrough plastic injection moulding … Continue reading
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Tagged Bisphenol A plastic, food production, food safety, food security, food-safe plastic, health issues, Healthy Eating, injection moulding technology, Invicta Group recycled plastic, polycarbonate plastics, Recycled Materials, toxic additives, toxic plastic bottles, toxic plastic food containers
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Designer Aaron Mickelson Shows How a Product Can Be Its Own ‘Disappearing Package’
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Cute Organic Bakery in Amsterdam Boasts Recycled Shipping Pallets Interior
Read the rest of Cute Organic Bakery in Amsterdam Boasts Recycled Shipping Pallets Interior Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “green furniture”, Amsterdam, ana lisa alperovich, Architecture, bakery, cafe, cakes, De Laatste Kruimel, ecycled Materials, green materials, … Continue reading
Seed Savour: An Eco-Friendly Kit For Growing and Sharing Heirloom Seeds
There are over 7,500 tomato species in the world, yet most people only buy and eat what the local supermarket has to offer — which isn’t much at all. To address this issue, Sebastiaan Sennema (Studio Harvest) created the Seed … Continue reading
Amazing Natural Packaging: Cork, a Sustainable Classic
Photo: Background pattern of wine bottles corks via Shutterstock If you are involved in the creative community, you will have noticed the slowly-but-surely growing preponderance of cork as a material used in design. Just in the past few months, my … Continue reading
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