Glassphemy!: A Creative Recycling Center For Glass and More
Glass broken at Glassphemy is recycled. Image by Chris Mottalini. David Belt, Creative Director of Macro Sea, is the man who last summer in Brooklyn conjured swimming pools out of dumpsters. Belt and the team of creative developers at Macro Sea have brought their ingenuity to the fore again with…
(Re)Fashioning Fiber Exhibit on NOW at Greenspaces, NYC
If you can’t make it to NYC, check out my visual tour of the (Re)Fashioning Fiber Exhibit Abigail Doan curated the (Re) Fashioning Fiber exhibit (now through August 13th at Greenspaces in Manhattan) because she thought that among eco fashion and sustainable style showcases, there wasn’t enough focus on the…
TOMS Wedges: Best Green Shoes for Summer, 2010!
TOMS wedges are available for $69 on their site, for any of the styles offered. As originally reported by Emma Grady at Treehugger, TOMS, the company that donates a pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair that we buy, is now offering these fantastic wedges in…
Eco Chic Exhibit Now On at Scandinavia House, NYC
Righteous Fashion Leave it to the Swedes to put together an exhibit concerning eco fashion that’s both beautiful and seriously thought-provoking. Eco Chic: Towards Sustainable Swedish Fashion, which runs through August 21st, is a multimedia endeavor that showcases the whys, the hows and the hows of sustainable design. Video by…
Eco Chick Giveaway: Win an Everyday Minerals Smokey Eye Set!
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Everyday Minerals. What’s not to love? A dazzling array of colors to complement all skin tones, impressively natural organic & vegan ingredients, no animal testing and great prices make Everyday Minerals the kind of brand you’ll blab on to other women…
Starre's Healthy Summer Coffee Energy Drink Recipe
Too many so-called energy drinks are missing key ingredients to give you truly sustained and healthy power. Too many refined sugars and caffeine, but no sustenance, and ingredients are processed and packaged months before you drink it. Fresh is always better and more life-sustaining– and if you’re looking for real…
Recipe from Emeril LaGasse's New Book "Farm to Fork": Crostini with Ricotta and Spring Peas
Emeril LaGasse’s newest cookbook, Farm to Fork (available June 1, 2010), embraces local, organic, healthy food and recipes. From the man who hosts the popular Emeril Green cooking show on the Discovery Channel, the book covers how to cook up leafy greens, herbs, milk, eggs, cheese, meats, fish, grains, homemade…
Brooklyn Designs 2010: Frameicarium's Ant Farm Art
FRAMEicariums are the brainchild of designers Katie Vitale and Hugh Hayden, and they are seriously one of the coolest pieces of affordable art I have ever seen. They are ant farms reimagined as wall art, literally living sculptures made by the hard work of the ants enclosed in them. Using…
Pine & Calendula: Two Magical Herbal Oils for Beauty & Health
I’m no Drew Barrymore – I don’t use the word ‘magical’ very often. But sometimes it applies, and I’m not talking about supernatural phenomena here. I mean magic of an earthly sort, those moments of amazing interaction between us and the natural world where everything seems to fit together –…
First Princeton Sustainable Fashion Competition: Creative Recycling at Its Best
The Sustainable Fashion Competition was held at the lovely Princeton Art Museum Galleries I was lucky enough to be asked to judge Princeton University’s first-ever Sustainable Fashion Competition a few weeks ago, and it was so much fun. The event was organized through student group Greening Princeton. Kelly Rouser, Chenyu…
