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Heidi Atwal

Heidi Atwal
An aesthete with a passion for culture, food, fashion, and travel, Heidi strongly believes that style and social-consciousness go hand in hand. She graduated with Honors from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in English and a Minor in Gender and Women’s Studies, and has held lead editorial positions at both Splendora and ARTISTdirect since. An international traveler who has lived in the Bay Area, Barcelona, Los Angeles and most recently London, Heidi can often be found frequenting restaurants with a focus on local, sustainable cuisine, unearthing vintage gems at markets the world over, and seeking out chic finds for ecofabulous at every opportunity. Heidi's writing has also appeared in The San Francisco Bay Guardian, SOMA Magazine, and Condé Nast Digital outlets Jaunted and HotelChatter.

Food, Food & Drink, Product Spotlight:

Green Bag It

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When a brown bag won’t cut it, turn to Fluf’s cute, wipeable, organic cotton totes and snack packs to package your mouthwatering homemade lunches.

Product Spotlight:

Children of the Organic Cotton

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Uber cool hoodies, chic holiday dresses, and wee-sized yoga pants are just a few of the decidedly fashion forward pieces you’ll find in Teres Kids’ collection of organic cotton goods for young’uns.

Product Spotlight:

Bad Girl Gone Good

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Designer Emily Baker of sword + fern creates jewelry made of found items like old car parts, recycled glass, reclaimed leather, driftwood, and vintage chains, making for a cool and edgy collection of baubles.

Product Spotlight, Talk Techie To Me:

TRTL Power

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Apple accessories by TRTLBOT are earth- and iPhone-friendly, offering a “shell” for 3GS, 4, and 4S models that’s made of recycled plastic bottles (read: way green and way accident resistant).

Product Spotlight:

Head Trip

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This all-natural organic latex pillow is the crème de la crème of headrests, regulating temperature throughout the evening and helping to induce a case of the “zzz”s.

Food & Drink, Product Spotlight:

A Little Thing Called Love

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The sleek glass creations by Love Bottle give our favorite BPA-free water containers a run for their money. If it’s a stylish, reusable bottle from which to quaff H20 you’re after, look no further than the capped, curved, and creatively decked-out designs from this company.

Hair, Product Spotlight:

Sweet Smell of Successful Hair

Neuma

Using only renewable, beneficial plant-based ingredients, Neuma leaves you and your hair happy, healthy and beautiful. The Nuema collection is a wonderfully refreshing, genuinely sustainable brand that is never tested on animals, free of synthetic fragrance and packaged using 85% post consumer recycled bottles.

Green Building, Product Spotlight:

Make Your Nest Cozy & Smart

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Just in time to keep you cozy during the winter chill, Nest Learning Thermostat makes an electric entrance.

Product Spotlight:

In Full Bloom

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Breast self-exams are a must for any woman vigilant about her health, and with Blossom Organics’ Revitalizing Breast Exam Cream, there’s no reason why the process can’t be energizing or even a little bit decadent.

Food, Food & Drink, Product Spotlight:

Pi Pan in the Sky

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Over three billion cardboard pizza boxes are discarded each year in the U.S. alone. Pi Pan is a revolutionary answer to this rubbish problem. The reusable cylindrical pan is super-thin, BPA-free, and makes for a hotter, crispier, and much more delicious pizza.