sustainable style

A new company MassInnovation is renovating abandoned mills and turning them into sustainable lofts! This one, Monarch on the Merrimack, boasts the largest geothermal heating system in North America.

Aren’t you all bored with mass consumerism, marketing and corporations selling us products that we don't actually need for our hard earned money?

Check out these sexy sustainable swimsuits for summer...

Passenger Pigeon was started in 2005 by Heather Schibli and Wendy Traas. They have a small studio at 135 Tecumseth Street, where they design, sample, print and warehouse their items. All their clothing is constructed locally in downtown Toronto.

The Keel Dress, shown on the left, has a soft gathered neckline, a flattering grey waistband and a pretty forest and bird motif on the skirt.

Sustainable is Good does a review on the Radius Source Toothbrush calling it comfortable like a fork or knife? Say what?

Jeff asks us just how green is our toothbrush? He admits he does not spend much time thinking about the "eco-ness" of his toothbrush.

As part of the on-going Year of Eco-Exhibitions, and in conjunction with the exhibition Fashion Conscious, curators Susan Taber Avila, UC Davis design professor, and Julia Schwartz, freelance writer, designer and UCD Design alum (’05), present Designing with Conscience, a speaker symposium looking into the fashion industry and the move towards eco-consciousness.

:::To attend this free event, please register through the Design Museum website, http://designmuseum.ucdavis.edu/registraion.htmlPresented ByDesign Alliance, and the UC Davis Design Museum.

Admit it--You love the environment AND you love your hair.  Here are the top five most sustainable hair-dos.  Stick to these styles and you’ll reduce your net hair-do impact on the planet.

Going to the great beyond in a ufo-shaped urn made of paper that slowly dissolves seems like a good idea.

Pet faeces are unpleasant, smelly - and dangerous. Just in the US, dogs and cats produce 10 million tons of waste a year! It is not a good idea to just let them sit there or bury in a landfill. They contain harmful bacteria and organisms that can spread diseases. Although traditionally there has been many methods to dispose of these wastes, means to do so in eco-conscious manners that at the same time benefits the pets or animals owners are being seriously considered nowadays.

These guys are really giving new meaning to the phrase “straight-outta Brooklyn!” Brooklyn Farm Table not only builds extremely tasteful furniture, they do so using century-old wood that has been rescued from buildings in the five boroughs of NYC.

President of one of the Top 25 advertising and public relations agencies in the country, specializing in the sustainable sector, writes on the pitfalls of the green movement

In an ideal world, products would be sustainable and their profits would benefit good causes. This is what the Sustainable Style Foundation is all about! They know that trends are powerful...

  Introducing Bangledox Eco-Friendly Clothing, a new Latino owned t-shirt company thats helping set the standard for green fashion while incorporating environmentally safe materials in their clothing line.

Good use of natural and recycled materials to make fashionable wallets

Introducing Bangledox [ban’gel-dox] Clothing® , a new Latino owned t-shirt company is helping set the standard while incorporating environmentally safe materials such as organic cottons and earth friendly inks and dyes in their clothing line, sustainable and recycled materials.

Leather is a durable material that's been used by humans for thousands of years to create everything from shoes to hats. But, in recent years, environmentalists have become increasingly aware of livestock farming's adverse effects on the environment. Why not consider cruelty-free clothing? Here are a few starting points.