The Lettuce Isn’t The Only Thing That’s Green
This past Sunday, The New York Times ran an article entitled, "Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler" about the environmental impact of America's mass consumption meat industry. Some of the green statistics are...
Sustainable Social Swiss Design
These belt buckles are made out of old bike license plates. They are part of an amazing collection of wearable and home accessories made by long-term unemployed persons. The Social...
Macabre Beauty
While doing some research on sustainability, I came across Chris Jordan’s amazing photographic art. His work is both appealing and alarming. Unsparingly depicting American’s mass consumption, his imagery portrays the...
Repurposing Styrofoam
A while back Apple sent me new laptop. I hung onto the Styrofoam sheets in the box because I loved the circle pattern. Today I was cleaning and about to...
Hey Rockefellers, Make an Eco-friendly, Fake Tree
Have you heard of the term "greenwashing"? That's what Rockefeller center has been doing with the media. I'm seriously sick of hearing about how the Rockefeller center Christmas tree went...
The Poconos Made My Holiday
This year, I spent Christmas with my girlfriend's family. This was the first time I was away from my family and my first time on a snowy mountain – we...
Designer Gum
Korres, a Greek beauty company, recently opened their first store in New York on Wooster St. in Soho. They market themselves as "natural products" (whatever that means these days), with...
More Eco-friendly Than a Tree?
I came across this eco-friendly wooden Christmas tree on a few blogs this weekend. Apparently this tree is 80% more eco-friendly than real trees and it is made from environmentally...