Pop It Like It’s Hot
Date: February 2, 2010 | Category: Food & Drink, Kitchen, Lifestyle
For most of us, popcorn is an iconic treat, reminding us of movie theaters and greasy, salt-soaked fingers. With all the fun of childhood, 479 Popcorn is an organic treat for the whole family, but make no mistake - this isn’t the regular butter-and-salt basic you grew up on. These tasty little kernels have risen (or popped, if you will) to a whole new level. (more…)
One Man’s Trash…
Date: February 2, 2010 | Category: Home Furnishings, The Home
Reusing old items (like furniture) tops the eco-list of planet conscious peeps everywhere, no question. But as much as we’d love to add a little pre-loved flavor to our home, the challenge often lies in picturing that discarded dresser or crumbling credenza living in your place when it’s just so… trashed. After a trip to Brooklyn based home décor company, Nightwood, it makes the visioning process a breeze: they gather, recover, and repurpose unwanted pieces and offer beautiful, one-of-a-kind goods. (more…)
Nesting Au Natural
Date: January 26, 2010 | Category: Home Furnishings, The Home
Home design is a passion of ours, but how we cringe when we consider that deforestation may have contributed to the wood furniture peddled by mass retailers. Lucky for us, and for you, nesting au natural does not mean having to throw your ethics or aesthetics out the window. We’ve already written about the vanguards behind environment, whose Los Angeles outpost is a regular ecofab stop when we’re in the City of Angels. In nearby Santa Monica, another green-friendly showroom is proving that design can, and should, have a conscience. (more…)
Pump It Up
Date: January 14, 2010 | Category: Cleaning, The Home
We’re happy to announce another revolutionary development from our friends over at Method, a leading innovator in eco-friendly cleaning products. Laundry piles beware, Method Laundry Detergent with Smartclean Technology™ uses a radical new patent-pending formula that delivers incredible cleaning power with only 1/4 of the dose of the leading national detergent brand. The world’s first ever Cradle to Cradle certified laundry detergent has been recognized for its formulation safety, green packaging design and manufacturing process. (more…)
An Environment of Sustainable Luxury
Date: January 12, 2010 | Category: Events, Home Furnishings, The Home
Green happenings are making waves at Environment’s expansive 5,500 square foot LA showroom of eco-luxury furniture. At last year’s “Opportunity Green VIP Mixer” executives from XPrize, Dwell, Disney, Global Green USA and Gensler met to mingle and view the hot, new MINI-E electric cars. Another co-hosted success was with “Greening Hollywood,” a lavishly divine dinner catered by MILK’s chef Bret Thompson for 20 people from industries such as landscape design, film studios (Universal), the Makeup Artist Guild, Sebastian Copeland and Zahava Stroud of Hollywood Goes Green. (more…)
Hanging Ten Never Looked So Good
Date: January 11, 2010 | Category: Home Furnishings, The Home, Travel, Women
Designer Heather Heron is a woman of impeccable taste, as demonstrated by the namesake line of bags we previously went head-over-hemp for. Heron’s green designs have transcended the eco-conscious masses, lauded by haute publications like Vogue and anyone with an eye for style. (more…)
The Light Stuff
Date: December 30, 2009 | Category: Home Furnishings, The Home
The latest and greatest in LED lighting has clearly arrived in the Pharox 60 LED Dimmable Bulb. With 19% of energy consumption worldwide used for lighting (most of that going to heat, mind you), it’s with illuminated excitement that we welcome this genius bulb. (more…)
Change is at Hand
Date: December 22, 2009 | Category: Beauty, Care, Cleaning, Food & Drink, Kitchen, The Home
The concept of “disposable” items is one that we try to regularly offer alternatives to here at ecofabulous. As we all know very well by now, there is no “away” and the fact that as consumers, we continue to offer a demand for one-time use goods, is something that we need to take responsibility for - change the demand (give them no demand!) and the market will shift accordingly. That’s why we were so excited to meet with the founders of PeopleTowels at this year’s Opportunity Green conference, to get a first glance at the new stylish, reusable towels. (more…)
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…)
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…)
