Nau Fall/Winter 2008 Collection: Gorgeousness!!!
Flourish Dress: I MUST have it. And I will, now that Nau is still around. Phew! Can you imagine a tunic this fab tossed into the design dustbin? Herewith, the reason I was so damn excited that Nau’s NOT Dead. Their sh*t is too sweet. Images above and below are…
Wolffer Estates: Sustainable Wine on Long Island
This week my husband wanted to take a crack a writing. It is a subject that he is very fond of so I have taken the editor role and he is the writer. Hope you all enjoy. Ok, I love wine. There I said it. I love it, and have…
Best Ecofriendly Coffins
I had read about people being cremated and adding their remains to coral reefs, but the other day, while perusing the Happy Hippie site, I noticed this tidbit on an eco-friendly company that sells many sustainable options if one is going to have a burial. I realized that there are…
Ocean Nitrogen on the Rise
A new study released by Nasa’s Earth Observatory focuses on the impact of anthropogenic nitrogen on our oceans. Up to one-third of the nitrogen entering the oceans is man-made, according to recent findings. The nitrogen increases biological activity in the sea, which, in turn, produces the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide…
Organic Booze?
My husband and I are not big drinkers but recently we both wanted a beer. In trying to make our home and lives greener, we decided to try an organic beer. On a recommendation from a Whole Foods employee, we bought Peaks Organic Amber Ale. The beer was tasty and…
Green in Paris
So I think I have used up my allotment of fossil fuels for at least the remainder of this year, or more likely the next decade. Why? My husband surprised me with a birthday trip to Paris last weekend. Americans have a love/hate relationship with the French. So of course…
Upcoming Exhibition: Fashion Conscious Designs that will change the world one garment at a time @ UC Davis
As part of their “Year of Eco-Exhibitions,” the UC Davis Design Museum & Design Collective in Davis, CA will host Fashion Conscious, an exhibition focused on sustainable fashion design from May 15th thru July 13, 2008. This exhibition explores sustainability and how it relates to the current clothing market, from…
Compost Modern 08 Wrap-up
Sustainability promises to be one of the defining issues of our time, one with profound affects on our personal and professional lives. For designers, it represents unique challenges as well as tremendous potential — nothing less than an opportunity to redesign how the world works. Compost Modern 2008, a joint…
Global War by Dawn Maxey
I was introduced to Dawn Maxey’s spoken word poetry at the recent AIGA Compost Modern event. Here’s some excerpts from her very spirited poem, “Global War” about eco-hype: But then/ just the other day, I began to notice people at Whole Foods with entire shopping carts full of ‘organic’ and…
Nature Kids, Hot Water Woes, and Pellet Stoves
I want my child to connect with nature, but how can a suburban park be designed to both protect visitors from Lyme disease–carrying ticks and restore the natural ecosystem? —Lena Crandall, Scarsdale, NY The funny thing about wildlife (even the kind that finds its way into parks and playgrounds in…
