Inhabitat is Looking For Design Bloggers!

February 28, 2010

Hey ers..Any of you out there want to write for the biggest green design news site on the web? We’re currently looking for a pro blogger (or two) who is knowledgeable and passionate about sustainable design and interested in contributing breaking news stories on a daily basis. the rest of Inhabitat is Looking For Design Bloggers! |
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[Source] Jill Fehrenbacher

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: The GreenShows at NY Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010

February 28, 2010

New York Fashion Week has come to a close, but we’ve got the all the highlights from the hottest shows in town. Check out our exclusive video coverage featuring some front row moments that would even get Ann Wintour wishing she was at the GreenShows. Plus, we’ve got inside scoops from designers Samantha Pleet, Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart of Vaute Couture, Melissa Kirgan and Xing-Zhen Chung-Hilyard of Eko-Lab, JoAnn Berman, and Lizz Wasserman of Popomomo on their eco-lines.WATCH THE VIDEO…

Hanging Gardens Kept Alive Through IV Drips

February 28, 2010

Hanging gardens have become art in Houston’s Lawndale Art Center. Local artist/designer Ned Dodington transformed a stark white gallery interior into a verdant landscape with 30 hanging eco-pods of Fescue and Ryegrass. How are they watered you ask? Each pod is plugged into its own life supporting IV drip.Via Inhabitat er Doddz – thanks for the tip!+ Lanwndale Art Center+ Animal Architecture |
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Olsenhaus Eco-Chic Vegan Shoes Made From Recycled TVs!

February 28, 2010

Wouldn’t it be amazing whether we could turn our humongous e-waste problem into a source of something we all need – like shoes? Well, vegan footwear company extraordinaire, Olsenhaus, is doing just that with their Fall Winter 2010 collection. Their always fashion forward heels, peep toes, and booties are all going to be made with a new polyester microfiber made from discarded television screens! Yes, really! MORE AT ECOUTERRE > |
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spalicious.

February 27, 2010

Hot tubs, spa tubs, jacuzzi’s, whatever way you put it whether its got chlorine it ain’t green. Why not take a tip from the ocean and convert your tub o’ chemicals to a therapeutic salt dip? Salt is actually half chlorine anyway but the chlorine the spa guy sells you is full of other junk. Regular old sea salt has amazing healing properties (just think back to how great you look, smell and feel after a beach side vacation) and is naturally sanitizing – not to mention dirt cheap. Tea tree…

A contemporary and Eco-Friendly Dollhouse by Brinca Dada

February 27, 2010

Our contemporary kids certainly don’t need to subscribe their imaginations to antiquated Victorian dollhouses, so why not replace those uptight, dim monstrosities with something a little more in-tune with the times? With six spacious rooms sp across an open floor plan, the uber-modern Emerson House  designed by Brinca Dada hosts a living room, kitchen, library/office, master bedroom, bathroom and child’s bedroom. You can additionally find awesome features like mitered glass corners,…

Stunning Rooftop Paintings Visible from Satellites

February 27, 2010

There’s no doubt that Google Earth has given us all a new perspective. Apart from being able to see our own houses from above (weird!), we can even monitor global deforestation and track migrating animals. And while US Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu would like us all to paint our rooftops white - sending excess heat and blinding glares back into space – artist Molly Dilworth is interested in a Google Earth eco-venture that’s a bit more colorful - vivid rooftop painti…

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