Archive for April, 2010
We gave you the skinny on this collaboration when word first came out, and now Khiels has released a campaign to accompany their Earth Day initiative. Continuing its collaboration with high profile creatives, Kiehl’s looks towards Pharrell Williams as the music producer takes part in the brand’s new açaí damage-protecting toning mist, an antioxidant-rich spray. Pharrell joins the likes of Jeff Koons, Malia Jones, and Juliann Moore with this new campaign, which donates a portion of the sales towards the Rainforest Alliance. The bottle is now available via Kiehl’s for $26 USD....
Can you believe Earth Day is here? Not to mention the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. It seems like just yesterday we were brainstorming how to improve our eco chic ways for Earth Day of last year. Nowadays every day kind of feels like Earth Day. And thats how it should be! We should constantly strive to find new ways to incorporate environmental responsibility into our lifestyles. But if you want to get into the spirit of things and really take it up a notch on 4/22 here are some fun ways to get involved: For the Green New Yorker:...
Grammy-nominated and Songbook Entertainment/Atlantic recording artist Trey Songz teams up with Def Jam’s platinum-selling recording artist Fabolous for the Be Seen Being Green (BSBG) College Music Tour. Both Trey Songz and Fabolous are the headliners for the official BSBG Concert kicking off in Miami on April 16, 2010, at James L. Knight Center (400 SE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33131). “I am really excited about being a part of the Be Seen Being Green College Music Tour. It is vital that the Hip Hop culture is aware of the importance of living a ‘Green’ life. It is our personal duty...
The Samsung Restore comes with a laundry list of green features: 100% recyclable packaging (including a cardboard box made out of 70% post consumer materials and printed with soy ink), an Energy Star Version 2.0 qualified energy efficient charger, an online user manual (replacing the paper version), and strict RoHS compliance. Perhaps most importantly, the Restore doesn’t skimp on quality in favor of sustainability. The device comes with a slide-out QWERTY, 2.0 megapixel camera and camcorder, MP3 player with microSD card slot (supports up to 32 GB), Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology, Sprint Navigation and Sprint TV, among other features. It’s no competition for the iPhone or...
outh African designer Heath Nash unveiled a colorful, eclectic chandelier made almost entirely from recycled PET bottles at this year’s Milan Design Week. Dubbed Bottleformball, the brilliantly-hued recycled creation is crafted from multicolored pieces of salvaged bottles attached to a hand-made wire structure. We love how the artfully arranged bottle pieces look almost like colored ceramics when illuminated from within. To Learn More CLICK HERE HIT FROM: Inhabitat.com...
I’ve always had a bit of a problem with the idea of buying a necklace that is designed to “fall off” no matter how cute it is, but now they are available in a greener variety! Dogeared Jewels and Gifts offers adorable eco-friendly versions of the popular Make a Wish necklaces. Tie one of these dainty charms round your neck and make a wish. When the necklace falls off, your wish should come true (at least according to the Dogeared people!). Made from recycled silver hung on organic hemp, these necklaces are available in many different styles like peace signs,...
The amazingly talented and beautiful designer Rachel Roy has just released a new addition to her Rachel Rachel Roy RRR line and it will get along with mother earth! Specifically designed for Earth Day (4/22) Rachel has created a sweater made from ecotec cotton blend yarn using recycled material. This “green” sweater including it’s buttons is from recycled materials. This is one of Rachel’s favorite April items! At only $89.00 for this comfy throw on, I can’t wait to get my hands on one! “Green is the coolest shade of chic”… RRR’s earth day sweater $89...
They claim the new design bags – which took almost two years to develop – use 65 percent less paper than boxes. The distinctive packaging, dubbed Clever Little Bag, is made of sustainable cotton from Africa and recycled polyester. It’s due to be used from next year. Bosses at Puma claim the move will reduce the amount of paper used by the firm by a massive 8,500 tonnes each year and save 20 million megajoules of electricity. However, it’s not thought the new packaging will be anywhere near as good for storing random things in the bottom of you cupboards...
Scales. JAXPAC, the Jacksonville Public Art Commission, has put them to work on the streets of its hometown, in both the musical and the reptilian sense. The artists took old vinyl records and combined them with wheat-paste graffiti to create a new kind of urban fossil. While you can’t hear the music from the records, if you listen closely, you may be able to hear the call of creatures long extinct....
even Ply jewelry is giving us a really sweet excuse to utilize skateboards for the ecosystem’s sake. Named for the seven layers of a skateboard, Seven Ply, which uses recycled decks to create eclectic baubles, was founded in 2007 by skate enthusiast Lynn Weiler. “My mission was to breathe new life into these seven layers and convert this scuffed up boy toy into something beautiful,” says Weiler. Broken and tattered boards, which are rescued and accumulated by surf and skate shops, are subsequently hand-picked, cut, sanded, and sealed into one of a kind accessories....
