Archive for 'Bamboo'

UPDATE:  December 1, 2008
Our Random Drawing took place on November 28.  And it’s now official - our two lucky winners are Oona and Jennifer R.  Congratulations!  Thanks to everyone for participating.  And don’t forget to bring a reusable bag with you whenever you shop.

Bag the plastic bag, and shop with sustainable style by using Envirosax [...]

Sexy eco-furniture designer, PIE studio’s, “END OF YEAR SALE SALE SALE” is a limited offer with a limited amount of items and for a limited time only.  The ‘once a year sale’ features select items reduced 25%-45% off retail value.

PIE’s eco-friendly furniture is composed of water hyacinth, liana, bamboo and rattan.  The sale runs through [...]

Now you can buy cool-looking, eco-minded sunglasses and support a socially responsible company at the same time. Unite for Sight, a non-profit that strives to eliminate preventable blindness and promote general eye health in developing countries such as Ghana, India and Honduras estimates that 80 percent of blindness is curable or preventable.
Jamie Lim, founder of [...]

Eco friendly, sustainable and good looking — does that sound like you? These bamboo tile placemats come in black and brown.
find @ pfeiferstudio.com

Lightweight, sustainable and tasty to look at; this bamboo table also features a removable top for storing a pillow, throw, or a bit of your miscellaneous clutter.
16″d x 18″h
find out more @ pfeiferstudio.com

An in-depth focus on bamboo building, presented by Guest Blogger, Sam Small, of Bamboo Technologies and Bamboo Living. The article (below) appears with the kind permission of Hotel Executive.
Structural Bamboo is growing in it’s applications worldwide.  Bamboo is one of, if not the fastest growing plant on Earth. And wherever it grows it is [...]

It’s getting a little drafty around my sparsely follicled dome.  Winter must be approaching. Time to break out the protective, eco-friendly head-gear.

These beanies from action sports hat maker, Bula, are part of their Green Line which features a wide variety of beanies made from sustainable materials.  Hats in the Green Line contain bamboo/wool and recycled [...]

I’m intrigued by the idea of bamboo homes.  Perhaps because of the unprecedented, current economic debacle, the idea of flying the coop and living on a Caribbean island for a spell seems very appealing.

If I were to put any effort in this direction, I’d check into living in a pre-fabricated home like this, built to [...]

This one’s for all you folks turned-on and tuned-in to a retro vibe, listening to Hurdy Gurdy Man or Knights in White Satin, sipping an organic Chablis in front of your EcoSmart fireplace.  Throw out that Sarah Palin-inspired bearskin rug and replace it with this soft and silky, bamboo shag rug. A perfect surface to [...]

Love the sweet lines of this sexy table lamp.  Created from sustainable spun bamboo, with a high gloss lacquer finish, this lamp also features a black silk shade. Designed and created by Kansas City’s Barbara Cosgrove.
find it @ pfeiferstudio.com

Designer Bryan Parks has created these unique bowls from used bamboo chopsticks.  The designer developed his techniques for reclaiming, sanitizing and constructing the bowls while living in China.  The bowls are dyed brown in an environmentally low impact process using tea and fold flat when not in use..
large chopstick bowl $26 / medium bowl $20 [...]

Fun and flirty eco undies, jewelry and clothing can be yours from web boutique, Enamore.

Bedrock Betty leopard-designed camisole and knickers debut in September but you can stealthily place your order now.  made of 95% bamboo and 5% spandex.  (set, £92) @ enamore.co.uk

Also new to the green scene are Catarina Vassalo’s collection of beautiful, ethically sourced [...]