GREEN JAR

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Jun 19 2011

Nike’s Ecological Efforts Take Center Stage at Summer Speaker Series

As the sun set beyond the hills of San Juan Capistrano, more than 60 locals gathered in a courtyard beside the Ecology Center. They spent Thursday’s early evening hours listening to the opening speaker of the center’s third annual summer speaker series. Mark Smith, the creative director of Nike’s Jordan Brand,...

Archived in News & Features Sports/Health/Fitness
Jun 19 2011

Sarah Kauss’ ‘The Swell Bottle’

Sarah Kauss spent a year designing, developing and testing the S’well Bottle, and her diligence in creating a more sustainable steel bottle isn’t lost on us. But athletes and travelers aren’t the only ones to benefit from the non-leaching, non-toxic bottles: women and children in rural areas are to have improved...

Archived in Art/Architecture/Design Sports/Health/Fitness
Jun 19 2011

Artist Kylie Stillman Carves Stacks of Books Into Classic Natural Imagery

We are all aware that books come from trees, but artist Kylie Stillman readapts them by turning them back into a version of their original form through sculpture. Carving carfeully into stacks of books, Stillman creates these beautifully delicate inverted reliefs that brings us a whole world of trees and birds...

Archived in Art/Architecture/Design
Jun 19 2011

Artist For Humanity Youth Develop Plastic Bag Bar Stools

From Artists of Humanity comes an innovative design that turns more than 200 plastic shopping, dry-cleaning or newspaper bags into a colorful plastic bar stool, called “ReVision.” Made by inner-city youth in Boston, Massachusetts, the stools received the Social Responsibility Award by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) at the...

Archived in Art/Architecture/Design
Jun 02 2011

Etnies Jameson 2 Eco Shoe

Through a partnership between Etnies, a Costa Rican indigenous tribe, and a reforestation foundation, Etnies will be reforesting Costa Rica through its “Buy A Shoe, Plant a Tree” project. For every pair of etnies Jameson 2 Eco shoes sold, etnies will plant one tree in Costa Rica. Much of the...

Archived in Fashion
May 31 2011

OS CANDLES by Orchard Street Designs

It is so essential to be able to flip the mood in your personal space, whether it be at home, in the office, or while traveling, and be able to relax! Sometimes after a long day, we need a little more than just music to set the mood. I strongly...

Archived in Beauty
May 31 2011

“I AM NOT A PAPER CUP!”

This is the absolute greatest cup I have seen in a minute. As a tea and coffee drinker I give credit to a good mug when it’s due. Wanna add some flavor to your J.O.B., buy a reusable porcelain coffee cup. Looks just like the ones you buy from the carts on the...

Archived in Art/Architecture/Design
May 30 2011

VICTORIA’S SECRET IS OUT!

VICTORIA’S got another SECRET up her sleeve – the introduction of organic cotton into the company’s lingerie line! At this time there are only a handful of basic pieces in the “Victoria’s Secret Organic” Collection, like the organic wireless bra and organic hiphuggers. But the ultimate favorite is the sweet one-piece...

Archived in Fashion
May 30 2011

We Love HERMES But…

Designer label HERMES has announced that they are breeding their own crocodiles to meet demand for their leather bags. Go ahead and read that again. Chief executive Patrick Thomas told Reuters: “We are now breeding our own crocodiles on our own farms, mainly in Australia. We cannot face demand. We have...

Archived in Fashion
May 30 2011

ACORN STUDIOS RECYCLED CUFFLINKS

These stylishly geeky cufflinks are hand fashioned from old recycled computer keys by Acorn Studios. Who hasn’t been to a wedding where you wish there was an escape key? Gift boxed and tied with a ribbon, these make great stylish eco gifts for your friends, your geeky boyfriend or even...

Archived in Art/Architecture/Design