A Senior at UC, San Diego, our intern, Rose Eveleth, conducted interviews with some friends and colleagues about sustainability; here’s her post on Rishi Gosh.
Most college students spend their time shuttling between their bed, class, the library and a few occasional sweaty parties. They aren’t usually taking on the administration, founding businesses, keeping on campus enterprises alive, establishing campus wide policies and working on physics problem sets on the side. But that’s exactly what Rishi Gosh (photo, above) does.
As an active member of the Student Sustainability Collective, and the organization One Earth One Justice, you might assume you know his stance on sustainability, that he shops at Whole Foods and only buys organic. You’d probably be wrong. “My opinion is that products themselves are not ‘green’, the entire idea of a product is not green,” he says. For Rishi, it’s not about giving your money to the “good guys,” but rather keeping it away from the bad. “It’s about keeping money away from corporations,” he says, “I really just try to avoid companies that I know are terrible, like Coca-Cola. I stay away from super huge brands like Kraft, and the Nestle Corporation.”
Rishi’s experience as a budding businessman also informs his decisions about green products. “If I know they’re selling it at a 300% profit, I simply won’t buy it,” he says, “no matter (more…)
This organic looking piece of jewelry was created by Andrea of San Francisco-based Plum & Sage. The designer made a custom mold out of a fossilized Ammonite (an extinct Cephalopod) and kiln fired the piece at 1650 degrees to create this pendant. As if dangling an extinct Cephalopod around your neck doesn’t draw enough attention – the piece features a tiny champagne diamond in its center to add a little more sizzle.
Made from recycled materials, this handmade beauty will cost you $90 at the Plum & Sage online storefront.
In honor of Earth Day’s 40th Anniversary, (April 22, 2010), lots of special events are sprouting up all over the country.
Right here in NYC, a shout out to our friends at both TerraCycle and RESTORE Clothing — check out their bright GREEN-UP pop-up shop in NYC’s Port Authority.
Sign up for FREE Wednesday Workouts … receive big discounts on cool upcycled products… and learn how to conserve resources — from now through May 1, 2010. Open Monday – Saturday 11a-7p at 641 8th Ave. at 41st St., closed Sundays. – more @ terracycle.net
Related: (previously on altCon)
(5.12.08) – Terracycle – Creating an Upcycle Generation
(8.31.09) – RESTORE Clothing – fashion meets function
We recently featured the bel&bel sofa 600 which was created from the remains of a recycled Spanish automobile. 
We thought we’d further explore the Spanish designer team’s great conceptual work by presenting another of their prototypes, the Monobrac Vespa seat and ottoman (puff) combo, created from the remains of everyone’s favorite scooter, the Vespa.
Nice details: one of the scooter’s recycled wheels forms the chair’s base. The scooter’s rear storage bin is retrofitted into a ‘puff’ which can be used as low-rider auxiliary seating, or storage.
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