VIDEO: Tour the MODERN LIVING Showhouse with Zem
Date: August 27, 2010 | Category: Green Building, Home Furnishings, Kitchen, The Home
Presented by Electrolux, ecofabulous’ MODERN LIVING Showhouse at Dwell was a huge success. From the reclaimed wood used to build the house to the stunning vintage furniture pieces and water-efficient fixtures, the house was a testament to style and sustainability. Check out the video below (more…)
Interactive Photo Tour: The MODERN LIVING Showhouse
Date: August 26, 2010 | Category: Cleaning, Garden, Green Building, Home Furnishings, Kitchen, The Home
Missed us at Dwell on Design this year? Or maybe you walked the 2010 MODERN LIVING Showhouse in Los Angeles and want more info on the eco-friendly products you saw? (more…)
Throw Down
Date: August 24, 2010 | Category: Home Furnishings, The Home
Cuddle up in eco-friendly comfort with a Mexican plaid blanket made of recycled fibers. Part forest ranger, part schoolgirl, at $34.95, you can make it any style you like. Or pair with an eco-friendly picnic box and head for a grassy nook for a fashionable outdoor date. Since the fabric is made of recycled content, each throw may vary - but a surprise is half the fun, right?
Tap that Water
Date: July 30, 2010 | Category: Kitchen, The Home
We all know that using tap water saves thousands of plastic bottles each year, but choosing an efficient filter for your home will ensure that the water you drink is as tasty as can be (free of yucky bacteria and chemical residue). We used Everpure’s ViruPure™ Filtration system in the 2010 MODERN LIVING Showhouse at Dwell on Design. (more…)
Talk Nerdy to Me
Date: July 28, 2010 | Category: Home Furnishings, The Home
There’s nothing hotter than someone that’s hot and has the smarts to match their looks. These intersections of beauty and brains are what get ecofabulous ladies all in a frenzy. The latest find? Heather Lins Home “Science Project” pillows. (more…)
Nutty about Granola
Date: July 23, 2010 | Category: Food, Food & Drink, Kitchen, Lifestyle
Wholesome and delicious? It’s no wonder we had a line out the door of our 2010 MODERN LIVING Showhouse at Dwell on Design. People came for the stylish interiors and stayed long after the private tour to nibble on granola bars from Nature’s Path. (more…)
Easy, Breezy, Beautiful
Date: July 20, 2010 | Category: Green Building, Kitchen, The Home
Brizo, the Greek goddess of mariner’s dreams, brings your dream home to a reality with energy-efficient and fashion-forward water facets. These fixtures are the epitome of style and function- we used both the Venuto kitchen faucet and the Virage lavatory faucet in the 2010 MODERN LIVING Showhouse at Dwell. (more…)
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…)
Case Matters
Date: July 8, 2010 | Category: Bags, Fashion, Office, Travel
While mainstream retailers can often be one of the harder places to spend consciously, American retailer, J.Crew, has recently given us a new shopping outlet. Known for it’s well-tailored, slightly preppy aesthetic, this season J.Crew has collaborated with the sophisticated WANT Les Essentials De La Vie accessories to produce an exclusive line of Ivy League-looking laptop cases and travel bags made from organic cotton and sustainably produced leather (read: vegetable tanned, rather than dyed with toxic chromium). (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…)
