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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Win a Sustainable Cassia Weekender Bag from Canopy Verde
Spring has sprung, which means it’s time to dust off your sandals and emerge from your cave, but you’ll need company. We’ve teamed up with Canopy Verde to give away one of their awesome Cassia weekender bags which are worth … Continue reading
Enter to Win an Earth Day Cuff from Wrecords by Monkey
There are many ways to celebrate Earth Day but next year you can do it in style with your very own cuff from Wrecords by Monkey. Enter our drawing and you could be one of six people to receive this … Continue reading
Building Trust International Announces Winners of Competition for Sustainable Low-Income Housing in Cambodia
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Jake & Maya Launch Upcycling Denim Challenge
Have you got the blue jean blues? A new competition aims to turn your denim trash into treasure. When Levi Strauss created the first pair of blue jeans in 1873, little did he know that there would one day be … Continue reading
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Innovation Competition Aims at Reducing Global Plastic Pollution Problem
Curbing our plastic problem is no small task. That’s why the Plastic Pollution Coalition is giving away $50,000 to businesses working towards decreasing our plastic dependency. Plastic Pollution Coalition, a global alliance working towards a world free of plastic pollution … Continue reading
Parallax Landscape Re-Imagines a Low-Carbon Future for a Coal-Dominated Australian City
Parallax Landscape is a design collaborative consisting of Yu Ding, designer at Michael Van Valkenburgh and Associates in New York; Kees Lokman, assistant professor of landscape architecture at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.; and Melissa How, designer at Workshop: … Continue reading
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The Cultured Landscape Sets Out a Strategy for Sustainable Transformation of an Australian Brownfield
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You Can Now Apply to Become One of the Very First Humans to Colonize Mars
Do you enjoy dehydrated food, weightlessness and confined spaces? Then you might have what it takes to become one of the first to colonize the Red Planet. This week, the Dutch nonprofit Mars One released its basic requirements to apply to … Continue reading
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BOARD’s Recycled Apartment Playground is Made from Items Donated by Surrounding Apartments
BOARD began its design by first recognizing the competition organizers’ wish to involve the surrounding buildings as much as possible. The design team enlarged a typical neighboring apartment floorplan by 500% and presented it as the ground plan of the … Continue reading
WVTTK Architects’ Living Bus Shelter in Eindhoven is Overflowing with Plants
Read the rest of WVTTK Architects’ Living Bus Shelter in Eindhoven is Overflowing with Plants Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: ana lisa alperovich, Architecture, Competition, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, Gardening, green bus stop, green design, green … Continue reading