Archive for January, 2008
Time to Act
Date: January 31, 2008 | Category: Events, Lifestyle, Media
Leonardo di Caprio, Orlando Bloom, Salma Hayek, Penelope Cruz, David Duchovny and Kate Bosworth are just a few of the Oscar-worthy supporters of Global Green and the legendary pre-Oscar party that is rocking good fun. As a co-chair to the event, I can tell you the “Time To Act: Reduce Your Carbon Footprint” pre-Oscar party will be where it’s at in Hollywood, on Wednesday, February 20th, but it will also fund the amazing work Global Green is doing to rebuild a green New Orleans. In addition to Michelle Branch’s exclusive performance, the event will be chock-full of concerned celebrities and eco-surprises, including a copy of Domino Magazine’s eagerly-awaited green issue. To see how you can walk the green carpet, click here. I hope you will join me and let your Los Angeles cohorts know…after all, it is time to act.
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SOFAbulous
Date: January 31, 2008 | Category: Home Furnishings, The Home
Victorian in style and eco-friendly in design, Greener
Lifestyles’ line of Cleo furniture is an excellent eco-interpretation of classic shapes.
The line of chairs, loveseats and sofas offers organic choices like recycled
polyester fabric and FSC-certified and kiln-dried wool. Another boast-worthy
aspect of the furniture is the natural latex foam filling - the material in these comfy
cushions is not only made from sustainably harvested rubber tree sap, but is
also biodegradable and rapidly renewable. The furniture outfitted in polyester fabric ($1,930 – $4,320) is
crafted from recycled soda bottles, and the wool ($2,050 – $4,660) comes from
free-roaming sheep. With adhesives that don’t emit any VOCs, this is one couch on which you can become your innermost organic potato!
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Gettin’ Your Grid Off
Date: January 31, 2008 | Category: Green Building, Lifestyle, Media, The Home
Michael Reynolds founded Earthship Biotecture with a fresh vision of what a home should be: sustainable, off the grid and affordable. Out of those values, the Earthship was born, which commonly takes the form of a U-shaped, earth-rammed tire home, and though it’s not limited to such a rendition, it is the most common. Through his documentation, Reynolds has captured the beginnings of the Earthship movement in his new coffee table book, Journey Part 1 - being released this March. If you pre-order now, the first 1,000 customers receive a discount and an autographed copy. You and your guests will definitely be intrigued as you flip through these innovative pages. You may even be inspired to invest in your own off-the-grid abode.
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Organic Arigato
Date: January 30, 2008 | Category: Pets, The Home
We think our pooches should look as ecofabulous as we do while warming up on their morning walk. Sckoon’s dog kimono is sure to garner wags of admiration. Inspired by founder Satoko Asai’s Japanese heritage, Sckoon’s dog kimonos are made from fabrics with metal-free, low-impact dyes and boast 100% certified organic Egyptian cotton. We wouldn’t mind a human-sized version!
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New Twist on Grandma’s Casserole
Date: January 30, 2008 | Category: Kitchen, The Home
We seem to do a lot of worrying about food these days… Is it organic? Free-range? Shade-grown? Not to mention, we avoid plastics and (begrudgingly) gave up the, seemingly, magical power of Teflon. Now, Colombia’s handmade La Chamba cookware is the only thing we want coming between our locavore treats and us. The lead-free, non-toxic casserole dishes and bowls can be used in the oven, on the stove, and even in the microwave. The rich deep black hue comes from micaceous clay, native to central Colombia, and the pottery’s origins can be traced back 700 years. We say, tradition trumps a trendy fad any day!
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Aloha Baby
Date: January 30, 2008 | Category: Home Furnishings, The Home
Die hards aside, Aloha shirts rarely make it on the “to keep” list at the end of surf season. A family-run business, based in Hawaii, called Muumuu Heaven, rescues vintage Hawaiian shirts and creates decorative pillow cases that look as much at home on a contemporary sofa as they do on the beaches of Florida Keys. Handmade by the founder’s family, 1% of the proceeds are immediately donated to the preservation of the coral reefs in the region. Our pick is the konichiwa pillow, now on sale at one of our favorite fair trade and design-conscious boutiques, Shop Equita.
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Calendar Some Time to Plant
Date: January 29, 2008 | Category: Office, The Home
If you haven’t gotten around to picking up a 2008 calendar, this one will sit perfectly atop your desk with eco-chic pride. Charmingly designed by Kal Barteski, the plantable 2008 calendar, from Botanical Paperworks, is handmade with post-consumer recycled paper that the company gathers from businesses in their area (that being Winnipeg, Canada). As the months pass you by, extol your ups and downs by planting the pages in your garden and holding memories in their blooms. And, when the year is over, use the calendar’s reusable tin in any number of ways.
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Time to Shred
Date: January 29, 2008 | Category: Green Building, Home Furnishings, The Home
For all you snowboarders in the house, if you can’t hit the currently very snowy slopes, settle for one of these clocks on your mantelpiece instead (though it may just be a painful reminder). Made from recycled snowboards, Snow Shack will source boards from the manufacturer of your choosing (wherever possible) to personalize your clock. Most likely, you’ll be saving a busted board that was, tragically, on its way to a landfill. We know a few thrashers who would agree, it would be a shame not to reclaim these babies. Transforming old boards into these time-telling tickers is something we can all be stoked about.
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Ergonomically Speaking
Date: January 28, 2008 | Category: Office, The Home
Having a prime place to perch over your laptop is absolutely crucial if you’re going to be sitting for umpteen hours each day. And the Freedom Task Chair, from Humanscale, does address ergonomics while considering the health of the environment! Humanscale commits themselves to sustainability from product inception (design) to its packaging (40% recycled materials). Wherever possible, they utilize 100% recycled and recyclable aluminum - due to the fact that it never degrades and allows for continuous reuse. Overall, recycled and/or recyclable materials account for 85% of their office wares. Plus, Humanscale’s founder and CEO, Robert King, serves on the World Wildlife Fund’s National Council.
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Rococo Cocoa
Date: January 28, 2008 | Category: Food & Drink, Holiday & Gift, Lifestyle
Since Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, chocolate has been on our minds - even more than usual. Procuring the finest organic confections for an ecofabulous taste test is a tough job… but one we’re willing to undertake, in the name of bringing our readers only the tried and true. The Organic Artisan Bars from Rococo are retro-chic and sublimely delicious. In crafting their chocolates, Rococo encourages the planting of rare cocoa bean varieties and follows the principles of biodiversity as part of their Campaign for Real Chocolate. But if you have a commitment to buying local, this may not be your cup of tea… or chocolate.
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