Winner Announced for eBay’s Creative Reuse Competition!
Date: March 16, 2010 | Category: Events, Lifestyle, Media
Last fall, ecofabulous teamed up with eBay’s Green Team to launch the Creative Reuse Contest for the third and final phase of the re+purpose campaign. DIY maven and ecofabulous founder, Zem Joaquin, created three DIY projects (a cabinet, a telephone bench, and a couch) to serve as guides and inspiration for the contest, encouraging talented people across America to give new life to old objects and submit before and after pictures of the creative ways in which they’ve repurposed what already exists in the world today. (more…)
Ecofab TV: 2010 Global Green Pre-Oscar Party
Date: March 8, 2010 | Category: Events, Lifestyle
Last week’s 7th annual Global Green Pre-Oscar Party in Los Angeles saw Hollywood celebs like Jessica Alba, Leonardo DiCaprio, Radha Mitchell, Sebastian Copeland, Suzy & James Cameron, Serena Williams, former Spice Girl Mel B and more. Rockin’ out with environmentalists and citizen activists alike, these sustainably minded celebs came out to walk the green carpet and support the evenings theme, “Greener Cities for A Cooler Planet.” Check out the video below produced by Coco Eco Magazine with interviews by Katherine Butler from Greenopia: (more…)
Join Us At The Global Green Pre-Oscar Party
Date: March 1, 2010 | Category: Events, Lifestyle
This Wednesday March 3rd, join Orlando Bloom, Suzy & James Cameron, Sebastian Copeland, Penelope Cruz, Rosario Dawson, Adrian Grenier, Woody Harrelson and many more (including the ecofabulous ladies!) at this year’s Global Green Pre-Oscar Party in Los Angeles. The star studded rock-n-roll event will be held at the Avalon in Hollywood with performances by Camp Freddy, Benji & Joel of Good Charlotte and Mia Maestro. (more…)
Greener Gadgets Conference
Date: February 25, 2010 | Category: Events, Lifestyle, Tech
Calling all green techies! Stay tuned as ecofabulous editor Sara Little reports live from the Greener Gadgets Conference in New York - a day devoted to energy efficiency and sustainable design for electronics. From innovative recycling technologies to packaging solutions to greener product manufacturing to a focus on utilizing renewable energy when designing for developing nations, this conference covers it all. Follow Sara on Twitter at @saralittle as she sends out updates, and keeps us posted on the highly anticipated Greener Gadgets Design Competition!
5th Annual TTG Summit Recap
Date: February 19, 2010 | Category: Events, Lifestyle, Teens for Safe Cosmetics
The 5th Annual Teens Turning Green National Summit brought forth so much unbelievable energy and passion, united by the concept of global environmental sustainability. Adam Werbach, Global CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi S, kicked off Friday night with a tremendous keynote address - speaking to the importance of personal and corporate responsibility, micromovements and a holistic approach that addresses social, environmental, economic, and cultural factors. (more…)
Conscious Clothing, Je T’Aime
Date: February 16, 2010 | Category: Events, Fashion, Women
‘Tis the season - not for tinsel and gift giving, but wedding preparation. Brides-to-be who received proposals over the holidays, and perhaps as late as Valentine’s weekend, are now in the throes of big day planning. Talk of table settings, invitations, and the dress abound, inciting equal amounts of glee and stress in future Mrs. candidates. (more…)
Ecofab TV: Coco Eco Magazine Interviews Zem
Date: February 9, 2010 | Category: Events, Media, Videos
Anna Griffin, founder of Coco Eco, a magazine completely devoted to all things good, green and glam, interviews ecofabulous founder, Zem Joaquin at the onset of the 2009 Global Green Millenium awards. Hear about how Zem started ecofabulous, who she views as her biggest mentor (hint: Cradle to Cradle changed her world), what fuels her continued passion, and why she chose to wear a stunning milk fiber dress from Mr. Larkin. Plus hear from the very ecofabulous Adrian Grenier on why he (along with Arianna Huffington) was so honored to be the one to present Zem the award. (more…)
Teens Turning Green National Summit
Date: February 5, 2010 | Category: Events, Lifestyle, Teens for Safe Cosmetics
This Friday and Saturday, Teens Turning Green will host their 5th Annual National Summit in Marin County, California, bringing together students and community members with the foremost leaders and experts of the eco-space. We’re constantly amazed by what this group of passionate young leaders can accomplish (like the incredible Project Green Dorm and Project Green Prom), but even after 5 years, this summit continues to blow us away! (more…)
The Art of Dumpster Diving
Date: January 21, 2010 | Category: Art, Events, Lifestyle, Media
Cast aside any previous notions you had about digging through the trash. The Recology SF (San Francisco’s re-branded waste management system) Artist in Residence program is revolutionizing the way this city’s inhabitants view their castaways. By providing local artists with work space, a monthly stipend, and unlimited access to materials (namely in the form of recycled goods and found items at “the dump”), this innovative program is offering inspiration and education to the community. (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…)
