Credit: Hemera One year ago we covered the commencement of the Great American Apparel Diet ; participants have staved off clothing consumption for — gulp — 365 days. In a little over 10 days the anti-shopping experiment ends. To help dieters avoid a disposable fashion shopping binge, Sally Bjornsen, creator and founder of the Great American Apparel Diet, has curated “Conscious Shopping” , a new section to her blog, updated thrice weekly, which features eco-friendly app…
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Photo by Paolo Torchio Veteran wildlife photographer Paolo Torchio made a bizarre discovery while visiting Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve : a mysterious “bearded” antelope. While one expert suggests the animal might only be suffering from hypertrichosis, a condition once known as werewolf syndrome , Torchio’s experience is the only known … Read the full story on TreeHugger Images: LOUyLOU Those ubiquitous plastic play-kitchens for kids may be a thing of the past, if massive recalls and a recent upsurge of interest in non-toxic, higher-quality toys mean anything. That’s why these vibrant play kitchens (made from empty olive cans) from Berlin-based “family project” LOUyLOU are especially appealing — they are uniquely handmade and have a nostalgic touch to them. But true to their motto “made f… NYC’s bike-share is likely to be similar to other existing programs. The team at Meyer Wells. Image Credit: Meyer Wells If you’ve ever been upset to learn that a tree you loved either fell or had to be chopped down, you’ll be glad to hear about Meyer Wells , the furniture company based out of Seattle . Operating under the motto “furniture with modern roots,” Seth Meyer and John Wells take felled trees and turn them into custom wooden tables Have you ever looked at a product the size of a pea wrapped in a layer of clear film, with a 20 page instruction booklet, vacuum packed in hard plastic, covered by another layer of cardboard and thought, “Why?!”? Image credit: GreenHouse International & Mickou (Creative Commons) No sooner do we hear that the Scots have developed a biofuel from whisky distillery byproducts , that the tequila industry announces it wants in on the waste-to-energy act too. This is not without good reason— the growth of the tequila indus… images from Wallpaper* Wallpaper* Magazine has always been a bit over the top, but they did have an eye for beautiful things. However the money-no-object aesthetic can be a turn-off. Thus I am a bit conflicted showing their International Bike . |
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