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 […]
- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura Review
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Johan Scherft Creates Amazingly Realistic Birds From Paper
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Amsterdam’s Futuristic New Fletcher Hotel Blends Sustainability with Luxury
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Off-Grid, Solar-Powered Isolée Retreat Opens Like a Cupboard
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Dutch Biotech Firm to Make Car Tires From Hybrid Dandelions
You see them popping up in your garden, and soon the dandelion may also parked in your driveway. Dutch biotech firm KeyGene has plans to use the latex found in dandelion roots to create a new material for tire production. … Continue reading
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Tagged apollo vredestein, arjen van tunen, dandelion, dna profiling, dutch, flower, gm crop, green technology, Green Transportation, keygene, root, Rubber, Sustainable Materials, tire, weed
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Pepe Heykoop’s Bamboo Lampshades Empower Mumbai Craftsmen
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Tagged bamboo diamond, bamboo lampshades, carousel showcase, copper lampshade, Decorative Objects, dutch, Eco Textiles, Green Home decor, Green Lighting, Green Materials, hamara foundation, india, label 13 by gigi and marly, Mumbai, pardesh, Pepe Heykoop, prof asha rane, Recycled Materials, tiny miracles
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The Goedzak is a Special Rubbish Bag for Curbside Donations
One of the great joys of living in the urban jungle is the daily discovery of treasures left out on the sidewalk. Sadly, the elements have a way of destroying the best finds before hunters have a chance to give … Continue reading
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Tagged altruism, Amsterdam, bag, curbside, donations, dutch, goedzak, kringloop het goed, Recycling / Compost, Recycling initiatives, rubbish, sack, second hand, simon akkaya, trash, urban design, waarmakers
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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
Former Director of NYC Dept. of City Planning Says Giant Rotterdam-Style Floodgates Could Protect NYC from the Next Superstorm
Before Hurricane Sandy, building giant sea walls to protect NYC from storm surges may have sounded extreme, but now respected urban planners are considering it as a viable solution. The New York Observer recently spoke to Vishaan Chakrabarti, the director … Continue reading
Studio Roosegaarde’s Lotus Dome is a Marriage of Science Fiction and Nature
Like the opening scene from a science fiction movie, a figure walks into a dimly lit 17th-century church only to discover a giant, 7-foot-tall shining silver dome. As they reach to touch the futuristic globe, foils on the ball’s surface … Continue reading
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Tagged biomimicry, dutch, flower, foils, france, Green Materials, Interactive Objects, lille, lille 3000 fantastic, lotus dome, polyester, renaissance, sainte madeline church, Studio Roosegaarde
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40,000 Plastic Bags Re-purposed to Create Florentijn Hofman’s Gigantic Slow Slug Sculptures
Amidst the fast-paced, modern environment, it is nice to be reminded to slow down every once and a while and take in the scenery. Florentijn Hofman’s two massive, brightly colored slugs, could be seen slowly making their way through the … Continue reading
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Tagged accroche-coeurs festival, angers, dutch, florentijn hofman, france, North, plastic bags, Recycled Materials, slow slugs
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