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Last week Milan’s annual furniture fair – the world’s biggest – wrapper up its 48th edition in fairly typical style. Although, if one thing about this sexy showcase for new furniture designs seems to be changing it’s the proportion of green and environmentally friendly models being unveiled every year. 2009 was another big year for [...]

This morning we featured an article about the ongoing fight against plastic bags. Sadly, these little nature-chokers still tend to be handed out thoughtlessly with every small purchase. Often, entire landscapes will be littered with plastic bags, making for an eyesore that will take centuries to biodegrade.
Some artists, meanwhile, have seized upon the familiarity of [...]

The other day we were biking down a windy street and saw the prettiest thing: a swirling, spinning cluster of little off-white petals dancing in the street and up into the sky. Then we realized that it’s winter and there shouldn’t be any petals around. They were styrofoam packing chips, and we suddenly felt very [...]

By now we’ve all see the Obamaguration satellite pictures, which brought home once again the tremendous power of the space-bird’s eye view. Of course, there are also the various creepy government surveillance possibilities of satellite imagery, but we feel those have been adequately explored in several Hollywood blockbusters. No, for us satellite images are simply [...]

As we enter the final weekend before the “holidays”, why not spend a few hours crafting a nice personalized “holiday” wreath to adorn your front door and welcome jolly “holiday” carolers? Our companions in craft over at Apartment Therapy have these useful how-tos for making living and regular wreaths. Before plying you craft, however, why [...]

In keeping with today’s wintry posts, and ahead of the greenest holiday shopping season ever, here’s a way to keep healthy in cool temperatures and reduce contributions to global warming. Amid imperatives to hydrate in cold weather and stop expanding the Pacific’s plastic continent, why not pick up a reusable water bottle for you, your [...]