Holiday Decor: More Than Your Tree Can Be Green!

Date: November 30, 2009 | Category: Guides, Holiday & Gift, Home Furnishings, Stores & Resources

When it comes to decorating for the holidays, green decor means more than hanging a pine wreath outside. This season, be inspired by all of the eco-friendly options available (including the DIY route!) and commit to creating a healthy home for your family and the planet. From lights to ornaments, to modern menorahs and sustainable stockings – we’ve got you covered! (more…)

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Top Sites for Holiday Shopping

Date: November 27, 2009 | Category: Holiday & Gift, Lifestyle, Media, Stores & Resources

As we all wake up pleasantly stuffed from yesterday’s thankful feast, it’s interesting how quickly the focus shifts from organic turkeys and mashed potatoes to holiday shopping. With Black Friday marking the biggest shopping day of the year (and Cyber Monday just around the corner!) we thought we’d share our favorite sites for holiday shopping so you can sit back and take care of all your gift giving from the comfort of your home – ensuring that you’re never too far from delicious leftovers! (more…)

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Coveting Coco: The Holiday Issue!

Date: November 25, 2009 | Category: Holiday & Gift, Lifestyle, Media

For this season’s Holiday Issue, Coco Eco Magazine truly showers us with the gift of “good, green, glam” content. Stunning cover girl, Alicia Silverstone, shares her new book The Kind Diet and gives a glimpse into her happy, healthy, and beautiful vegan world (she’s feeling younger than she did in her 20’s!). Couple a healthy meal and a healthy home with ecofabulous founder, Zem Joaquin, as she shares her top tips for “Easy Eco-Entertaining Ideas for the Holidays.” (more…)

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What’s Hot Nau: Men’s Riding Jacket

Date: November 24, 2009 | Category: Fashion, Men

British gentleman meets urban cowboy in this season’s hottest men’s piece – the eco-friendly Riding Jacket from Nau. Made of 100% recycled polyester (employing cradle-to-cradle technology), the jacket can be sent back to Nau and fully recycled at the end of its useful life – though it’s classic design will ensure that day won’t come for a long, long time. (more…)

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NYC eBay Pop-Up Marketplace is Open until 11/29!

Date: November 23, 2009 | Category: Events, Holiday & Gift, Lifestyle

If you’re in NYC this week, be sure to stop by eBay’s Pop-Up Holiday Marketplace, located at 3 West 57th at 5th Ave. With over 200 million unique gifts and inspirations listed at any given time, there’s sure to be something for everyone on your list. And whether you’re giving new life to a pre-owned product, buying something that’s sustainably made, or purchasing an item that is resource or energy-saving, eBay helps you shop a little greener this holiday season. Check out the complete Green Holiday Guide here. (more…)

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Eat. Sleep. Rock. Repeat.

Date: November 19, 2009 | Category: Clothing, Kids

There are few things in this world that we truly need: food, a place to rest our tired heads, and for us geeky rockers – the tunes to carry us through this crazy thing called life. Well-known designer, illustrator and music-lover, Willo O’Brien has created a line of eco-conscious apparel for kids and adults dedicated to the “geekyfantastic” rocker within us all. (more…)

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A Greener Gobble: The ecofabulous Thanksgiving Guide

Date: November 17, 2009 | Category: Events, Food & Drink, Guides, Holiday & Gift

This Turkey Day, we can all be thankful that preparing an organic meal and decorating with an eye towards sustainability needn’t be nerve-racking (unfortunately we can’t say the same for dealing with the in-laws). There have never been more eco-friendly products on the market, you just need to know where to look. This year, ecofabulous has done the shopping for you (OK, you still have to purchase the bits you want, but we make it easy!) (more…)

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Turning Oldies into Goodies: Eco Couch Upholstery

Date: November 16, 2009 | Category: Guides, Home Furnishings, Stores & Resources

By ecofabulous founder, Zem Joaquin. Presented by The eBay Green Team.

This past summer Ecofabulous designed the interior of the Reclaimed Space showhouse at Dwell on Design. Since the cottage was diminutive, everything had to be scaled down and easy to move. When we were sketching out the space I instantly thought of my grandmother’s couch from the 1940’s (I’ve been coveting it for over 20 years). It took some puppy dog eyes to convince grandma and some imagination to make it work with the rest of the decoration, but the process was well worth the end result. (more…)

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Join us in NYC at the eBay Holiday Pop-Up Marketplace!

Date: November 15, 2009 | Category: Events, Holiday & Gift, Lifestyle

We’re just back from L.A. where we created The Ecofabulous Lounge at The Opportunity Green Conference, and now we’re heading out to the Big Apple where Zem will be stationed at eBay’s Holiday Pop-Up Store on W. 57th St.! Showcasing some of the season’s hottest items in the “eco-excellence” category, the pop-up store gives visitors an opportunity to shop the entire eBay marketplace – via internet kiosks, handheld tablets and the eBay iPhone app – to find the perfect holiday gift at the perfect price for everyone on the list. When looking for environmentally conscious gifts for friends & family, remember that the greenest product is often the one that already exists! (more…)

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Case Study

Date: November 13, 2009 | Category: Holiday & Gift, Lifestyle, Tech

You’ve been waking up on the right side of the bed ever since you made the switch to the Vers 1.5R radio/alarm clock for the iPod. With the stylishly retro exterior cabinet made from either sustainably sourced wood or bamboo, and the energy-efficient Class D amplifier, you can’t help but rise with a grin on your face, telling everyone at the morning coffee joint about how the incredible piece reduces 80% of what could have been plastic! Now, you can take your show on the road with the latest Vers creation – iPod and iPhone cases! (more…)

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