I’ve had a beautiful salt lamp from Solay for about 2 years now. I love it. The pink salt comes from the foothills of Himalayan Mountains and apart from just being pretty to look at – they’re good for your… Read More »I’m loving Solay salt lamps
Andres Arango sent me a pretty pair of turquoise vegetable ivory earrings from his Muichic collection to give away to a reader. Andres is an architect & designer from Colombia living in Burlington, Vermont. His Muichic jewellery collection is made… Read More »Giveaway: turquoise vegetable ivory earrings from Muichic
I have just discovered (and fallen in love with) Karna Erickson’s creatures at her Cocoon Designs etsy shop. where do all good robots go – $295.00 USD They’re all made of recycled materials. the quilts secret no1 and 2 –… Read More »Cocoon Designs: using anything again
I’ve been a fan of TerraCycle stuff since we reviewed some of their products. They’ve been collecting recyclables from Americans for the past couple of years, paying for their junk, and making useful products for home, office and when you’re… Read More »Collect for TerraCycle and earn cash for charity
These sweet bottle gardens are made of glass bottles, cut in half and tweaked to take soil and herbs or other small plants and look gorgeous on your window sill. Full instructions here. we like it wild: bottle gardens [Design*Sponge]… Read More »EcoDIY: bottle gardens
I am repeatedly blown away by the beautiful eco-friendly goods out there, thanks to the work of some remarkable creative peeps. Here are some handbags that I’ve been coveting lately. 1. The ‘Hyphen’ Upcycled Seatbelt Bag, $35.00 USD, interrobang on… Read More »Bags of eco-friendly goodness
Look at the texture on that armchair cover. I’d love to run my hands all over it. Genius armchair cover made from left-over yarn by Els Van Hemelryck. Moral of the story: left-overs are beautiful, and shouldn’t go into the… Read More »Genius armchair cover made from left-over yarn
Working with my hands gives me a sense of purpose. Taking something that’s old and tired and turning it into something new makes me feel like I’ve achieved something really worthwhile. Lucky for me, the internet brings inspiration to my… Read More »7 go-to blogs for creative greenspiration
Turkish architect and graphic design artist Gulnur Ozdaglar makes beautiful things from old plastic bottles. tertium non data translated from latin means: the third is not given. it is an alchemic term which refers to the process of combining two… Read More »TERTIUM NON DATA: hand-recycled PET lovelies