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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Tag Archives: Israel
Israeli Electric Car Company Better Place Files for Bankruptcy
The once-promising electric car company Better Place has filed for bankruptcy. The company sought to put in place a large and innovative electric vehicle network with interchangable batteries, which could be switched out and replaced in about the same amount of … Continue reading
Schwartz Besnosoff & SO Architecture Unveil Plans For Jerusalem’s New Museum of Nature and Science
According to the architects, the new Museum of Nature and Science in Jerusalem will be an open structure capable of communicating with the surrounding environment. It will consist of a series of interconnected single-story buildings with large windows that will … Continue reading
Econtainer Recycled Shipping Container Bridge to Provide Gateway to Tel-Aviv’s Ariel Sharon National Park
Read the rest of Econtainer Recycled Shipping Container Bridge to Provide Gateway to Tel-Aviv’s Ariel Sharon National Park Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Architecture, Ariel Sharon National ParkX, container bridge, Econtainer Bridge, green resources, green transportation, … Continue reading
Recycled Shipping Pallet Pavilion Springs Up in Christchurch, New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand suffered a number of devastating earthquakes in the past 2 years, which left almost 200 people dead and thousands without a home. Now artists and architects are rebuilding the city with innovative projects that seek to revitalize … Continue reading
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Itay Kirshenbaum’s Transforming Chair is Four Seats in One
Designer Itay Kirshenbaum has a created a 4 in 1 chair that can be turned into four different seats with a simple flip. Kirshenbaum developed his chair during his industrial design studies at Hadassah College in Israel, and it’s capable of … Continue reading
Nitsan Debbi Cooks Up a Batch of Gadgets Made From Bread
We’ve featured furniture made from baked goods before, but now Israeli designer Nitsan Debbi has cooked up a batch of working electronic products made of bread! Debbi removed the original exterior cases of clocks, radios, and flashlight, and then baked … Continue reading
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Tagged baked electronic goods, baked electronic products, baked goods, baking, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, bread, carousel showcase, electrical products, gallery, Green Products, Holon Institute of Technology, Israel, israeli designer, Köln International School of Design KISD, nitsan debbi
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Nitsan Debbi Cooks Up a Batch of Gadgets Made From Bread
We’ve featured furniture made from baked goods before, but now Israeli designer Nitsan Debbi has cooked up a batch of working electronic products made of bread! Debbi removed the original exterior cases of clocks, radios, and flashlight, and then baked … Continue reading
Posted in Art
Tagged baked electronic goods, baked electronic products, baked goods, baking, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, bread, carousel showcase, electrical products, gallery, Green Products, Holon Institute of Technology, Israel, israeli designer, Köln International School of Design KISD, nitsan debbi
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The Otarky Rocking Chair is an Elegant Electricity-Generating Seat
The Otarky was recently on display at an annual design exhibition at Isreal’s Shenkar College, where Gitelstain studied Industrial Design. The chair stands out not because of its sleek and elegant design, but because many people can actually imagine having … Continue reading
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Tagged "green furniture", Electric Generator, gallery, Igor Gitelstain, Israel, modern furniture, Otarky, rocking chair
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Alice Walker, Palestine, SlutWalks and Hirsute Nipples
The writer Alice Walker was interviewed in Guernica recently, and the article is definitely worth reading. The eloquent intellectual shared her insights with Michael Archer; she had quite a bit to say about a number of issues, including her recent … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Walker, feminism, feminist, Gaza, Guernica, In the Middle East, Israel, middle east, nipples, occupation, Palestine, reclamation, slut, slut walk, SlutWalk, terrorism, toronto, war, weapons
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