From Refuse to Rembrandt
Date: June 23, 2009 | Category: Art, Events, Featured, Home Furnishings, Lifestyle, Stores & Resources
Careening down the palm-lined streets of Los Angeles, visual distractions abound, mainly in the form of billboards advertising everything from premium liqueurs to summer blockbusters. Sadly, these oversized vinyl creations meet an end that is often far from sustainable, creating bundles of waste whose final destination is the local landfill. (more…)
Retreat to the Vie Bungalow
Date: June 8, 2009 | Category: Fashion, Featured, Women
Illustrious stylist and jewelry designer Michele Llanos has more style in her pinky than most of us could wish for - and her commitment to raising consumer awareness is just as admirable. Owner of The Vie Bungalow, a showcase for internationally acclaimed sustainable design and eco fashion, Michele serves as an important resource for Hollywood’s stylists, editors, costumers and other conscious tastemakers who influence the landscape of advertising and marketing. (more…)
MOOvin’ on Up!
Date: April 1, 2009 | Category: Featured, Lifestyle, Office, Stores & Resources
Looking for an edge in business these days? While everybody is excited about business cards being printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper with soy based inks (they accurately embody your company’s commitment to the environment), what you really need to MOOv ahead of the competition is this new SUPER ECO FRIENDLY business card. (more…)
Not Just for Australian Shepherds
Date: January 24, 2009 | Category: Beauty, Body Care, Featured, Hair Care, Pets, Skin Care, Stores & Resources
It’s tough to find a pet shampoo that doesn’t smell like, well, pet shampoo. With all the harsh insecticides that go into most of those bottles, it’s really no wonder that even the tastiest treats aren’t enough to lure your dog into the bathtub. But australianScent, a Brooklyn-based skincare company, has a wag-worthy solution. Their pet soap ($8), sold in bar form, is made up of a blend of eight essential oils, all of which repel fleas and mosquitoes the natural way. Combine that with the bar’s base of olive oil and cocoa butter, and you’ll have one happy – and soft – pup on your hands. (more…)
Smells Like a Perfect Palette
Date: January 21, 2009 | Category: Featured, Green Building, Home Furnishings, The Home
Saturated wall color used to come at the expense of exposure to toxic chemicals like ammonia and formaldehyde—that “new-paint” smell is courtesy of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which cause eye and throat irritation and have even been linked to cancer. Thankfully, times have changed and now you can finally have your hue and smell it, too. (more…)
A Zen(Bunni) Experience
Date: January 16, 2009 | Category: Featured, Home Furnishings, Lifestyle, Stores & Resources, The Home
Its name bespeaks a sense of play and whimsy, and its interior lives up to the titular promise. ZenBunni is a cozy gallery space nestled among boutiques on Santa Monica’s Main Street, only steps away from Urth Caffe’s organic coffees and decadent dessert selection. (more…)
Salt of the Sea
Date: January 2, 2009 | Category: Featured, Food & Drink, Holiday & Gift, Kitchen, Lifestyle
Need a little inspiration in the kitchen? Look no further than the ubiquitous answer to all dry, drab dining disasters – salt. But this isn’t just any old table salt. This stuff is magic. Forty Oaks Farm’s salt bouquets are culinary bliss, a simple solution for any kitchen quandary. (more…)
Happy Holidays
Date: December 25, 2008 | Category: Featured, Holiday & Gift, Lifestyle
Wishing you a happy holiday season from everyone at ecofabulous! We hope you are spending the days with friends and family (and good food!). We are so thankful for all our amazing readers and look forward to a great next year!
Cheers,
Team ecofabulous
No Time to Waste, the New Year is Upon us!
Date: December 19, 2008 | Category: Featured, Holiday & Gift, Office, The Home
Take a look around your desk. Aside from photo booth pictures, a rainbow array of highlighters and your prized rubber band ball, there’s probably not a lot of inspiration to draw from. An easy, eco-friendly update that’s sure to inspire is the 2009 letterpress calendar from Delphine Press. Complete with a mini easel for easy desktop display, the calendar has charming images of flora and fauna surrounded with elegant design details. (more…)
Feed the Whole World
Date: December 16, 2008 | Category: Bags, Fashion, Featured, Kitchen
According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. goes through 100 billion plastic shopping bags annually, and making them requires an estimated 12 million barrels of oil! Choosing reusable shopping bags is one of the easiest ways to cut down on your waste and take a simple step in the path towards living sustainably. Thankfully, there are now a lot of eco-totes on the market, but they are not all created equally! A little more fulfilling than most is the Whole Foods FEED 100 bag. (more…)
