VIDEO: WhatGives!? on the MODERN LIVING Showhouse
Date: July 16, 2010 | Category: Green Building, Home Furnishings, Videos
The always hip WhatGives!? crew got the inside scoop on what it takes for beautiful design and conscientious decision making to meet in the middle, and why the environment is an important factor to consider when thinking about design. Check out the video below with interviews from ecofabulous founder, Zem Joaquin, Dwell Magazines’ President & Publisher, Michela O’Conner Abrams, Global Green USA CEO, Matt Peterson and Reclaimed Space’s Tracen Gardner and learn about lessening your impact while maintaining style in your own space! (more…)
VIDEO: Intro to the MODERN LIVING Showhouse
Date: July 7, 2010 | Category: Green Building, Home Furnishings, Videos
For those of you that missed us at Dwell on Design, (and for those of you still wanting more!) here’s the trailer that was playing at the event. This video shows the beginnings of the MODERN LIVING Showhouse presented by Electrolux, a 400 sq. ft. prefab house built by Reclaimed Space in Austin, TX.
Meet Zem Joaquin, our fearless ecofabulous founder, and hear from a few of the other players involved in this project: Tracen and Kimber, the founders of Reclaimed Space, discuss the “small house movement,” receiving their first call from Dwell Magazine, and take you through all of the salvaged materials used to build the MODERN LIVING Showhouse. (more…)
The MODERN LIVING Showhouse
Date: June 26, 2010 | Category: Cleaning, Garden, Green Building, Home Furnishings, Kitchen, The Home
We’re here at Dwell on Design at The MODERN LIVING Showhouse. Presented by Electrolux, and available for auction on eBay with proceeds to benefit Global Green USA, the house has been packed with attendees since the show opened (if you’re in LA, we’ll be here through Sunday - come by for a private tour!). (more…)
It’s a Wash
Date: June 23, 2010 | Category: Green Building, Home Furnishings, The Home
If you are anything like team ecofabulous, laundry is always the last thing on your to do list and happens on a rare but necessary occasion. But after getting a closer look at the fashionable Electrolux Washer and Dryer sets at the “Green Idea Swap” with Kelly Ripa, we have a whole new appreciation for the formerly mundane task. These beauties can do an entire load, wash and dry, in only 36 minutes and in fun colors like Turquoise Sky, and Red Hot Red, who could resist? (more…)
In Full Bloom
Date: June 8, 2010 | Category: Home Furnishings
It’s been said that color and music are the quickest and easiest mood enhancers on the market. For a quick at-home pick-me-up, we recommend infusing a healthy dose of Amy Butler’s colorful organic prints. With a plethora of styles in organic bedding, towels and fabric, there are poppy color options for any color palette. (more…)
Lollygagging
Date: June 7, 2010 | Category: Home Furnishings, The Home
Slowing down in the heat of summer? Relaxing in your garden, patio, or porch is perfectly acceptable when the furniture is 100% recycled. Outdoor furniture manufacturer, Loll, uses materials like milk jugs, detergent bottles, margarine tubs, and garbage containers to create colorful home additions for the modern lollygagger. All materials are sourced from the U.S. and Canada, then made in the U.S. (so emissions associated with shipping are kept to a minimum). (more…)
Bye Bye Birdie
Date: May 28, 2010 | Category: Home Furnishings, The Home
Sweet dreams take flight in this watercolor aviary bedding set from Anthropologie. Artist Shelley Hesse’s tropical parrots, macaws, and cockatoos create a nature-infused bedroom paradise, without harming nature in the process! (more…)
Light My Fire
Date: May 6, 2010 | Category: Home Furnishings, The Home
Women of all ages have an affinity for sweet-smelling candles. The mood-setters are hands-down the most inexpensive way to soothe your senses and brighten your day. But make sure you’re infusing the right kind of “essence” - conventional candles are made from petroleum-based paraffin (inherently non-renewable) and emit soot containing known carcinogens and neurotoxins - the same that’s let off by diesel fuel! Thankfully, petroleum-free, vegetable-based candles abound, like those from Linnea’s Lights, a mother-daughter run company specializing in hand-poured natural soy candles. (more…)
Take a Tour of the Original Ecofab Pad!
Date: May 4, 2010 | Category: Green Building, Home Furnishings, The Home
Lookiloos.com and Scene Magazine recently teamed up to profile ecofabulous founder, Zem Joaquin. The story (written by Julia Prodis Sulek) is a fascinating look into Zem’s life and unveils everything from her 1970 upbringing on a Palo Alto commune called “The Land,” playing with chickens, dancing in the central longhouse and singing with Joan Baez in the squatters camp off Page Mill Road, to the serendipitous path that led her to being the authoritative voice in making green glamorous. Coupled with the in-depth story are incredible photos (by Desiree Northend) of Zem’s Bay Area home, the original ecofabulous pad and the catalyst for her desire to start ecofabulous.com and share her resources. (more…)
Slide on Over
Date: April 19, 2010 | Category: Art, Holiday & Gift, Home Furnishings, Kitchen, The Home
Design school duo Scott Scoggin and Jacqui Savisky joined forces after graduation to form the creative studio, Slide Sideways. Filling the desire to create with their hands, the team uses all different mediums to make beautiful things that inspire and capture the imagination. From tea towels to t-shirts, posters to pencil pouches, journals and cards, Scoggin and Savisky have two hands in the entire process. (more…)
