Levi’s Waterless
I never wash my jeans, ever. Once in a while I throw them in the freezer (yep), or have them dry cleaned at an eco dry-cleaner. But most people do, all the time. So what if your jeans could save…
Continue Reading →Nau Fall/Winter 2010
Nau is one of my favorite clothing companies right now. They are producing fashionable technical clothing that looks natural in an urban setting but still holds its own on a back-country hike or sloshing down the deep powder of the…
Continue Reading →Kuyban’s Sustainable Loafers
This loafer has been hand-stitched by Colombian, single women who are responsible to feed large households. I'm not big on Loafers– or, at least I didn't think I was until I saw Kuyban. Their range of men and women's shoes…
Continue Reading →Peace Bomb Bracelets
Check out this incredible Kickstarter project and support it if you can. I've just now become an Executive Producer. The bracelets shown here (and highlighted in the video) are made from scrap metal left from bomb scraps in Laos. During…
Continue Reading →The DBA 98 Pen
DBA 98 Biodegradable Pen from DBA on Vimeo. I want to replace every pen in my office (and my clients offices) with this 98% biodegradable pen with ecological ink. So great! Via Jeff Staple
Continue Reading →The Plumen: Low Energy Light Bulb
My friends behind Hulger have done it again. These are going to be everywhere soon, amazing. Plumen is the antithesis of low energy light bulbs as we know them. Rather than hide the unappealing traditional compact fluorescent light behind boring…
Continue Reading →Icebreaker FW10 Outerwear
Icebreaker, the eco-conscious performance wear company from New Zealand have really outdone themselves for their FW10 line. Taking some risks and focusing on their outerwear line, which I feel has been neglected in the past, they are set to launch…
Continue Reading →Studio Dunn Furniture
Nice sustainable furniture by a small outfit calling themselves Studio Dunn. Check out more on their website. The studio works with a network of local designers, artisans, and manufacturers in and around Rhode Island to develop and refine designs. Focusing…
Continue Reading →The Nonlife Zoo
These little guys from The Nonlife Zoo are so awesome. More than one kind of species vanishes from earth daily. And human activities have resulted in the extinction of 736 kinds of biological species as of 1600. Some proceeds of…
Continue Reading →Craftedsystems
Craftedsystems was Founded by Aurelie Tu, award-winning industrial designer. Basically, it's a community-based project built to help support local manufacturing and the women's community in Portland OR. We are a new company creating custom and modern felt handwoven products for…
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