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Greenman Lamp

Michelle Lesser — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:30:19 +0000

Practical, minimalist and with substance for its uses, say hello to the environmentally pleasant table mood lamp, Greenman.

Italy based designer duo Valentina Del Ciotto & Simone Spalvieri desgined a lamp that combines several sustainable products such as energy saving LED bulb, storage batteries charged by a mini solar panel and a bio-plastic corn trimmed off with a bamboo – that makes Greenman’s design eco-friendly.

Queen Of Love Armchair

Michelle Lesser — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:00:19 +0000

Revisit Louis XV style with this modern and whimsical Italian interpretation by Graziano Moro and Renato Pigatti from Design Of Love. This fun indoor/outdoor armchair is made of eco-friendly recyclable linear polyethylene and is available in 8 catchy colors: pink, red, mandarin, yellow, green, celestial, black and white all of which are UV resistant.

Jardipo Recycle Flower Pot

Michelle Lesser — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:30:29 +0000

What a beautiful pot for your home or a great gift idea for your next house warming party.
Jardipo is a useful and sustainable, can be used indoor or outdoor.
100 % reclycled material in Pévetex .

Couple Series Pillow

Jessica Oesterle — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:30:22 +0000

These sustainable, handmade pillows come from the mother and daughter design team, K Studio, in Grand Rapids, MI. Choose from a variety of cartoon figures to adorn the off-white cushion. This is an ideal gift for an anniversary! A truly eco-friendly buy, the fabric is 100% hemp/organic cotton, and the filling is 90% natural feathers and 10% down. Pillows are available in 14” squares/rounds, 18” squares, and 22”squares.

Price: start from $134

Buy it here: Branch

Bobble Filtering Water Bottle By Karim Rashid

Michelle Lesser — Fri, 21 May 2010 11:00:09 +0000

Leave it to Karim Rashid to design an ergonomic water bottle that does everything but run a marathon. It’s BPA-free, FDA-approved and USA made of RPET! That means the bottle is made of recycled plastic and it can also be recycled (ditto the packaging!) and has a carbon-based filter which lasts about the equivalent of 300 water bottles.There’s six different filter colors to choose from too.

Price: $10

Buy it here: A+R Store

Cardboard Future Furniture

Michelle Lesser — Mon, 03 May 2010 12:21:43 +0000

Cardboard Future turns Grade A, double walled, corrugated board into modernist, green furniture. The paper board used in their products is 74% recycled. The remainder is 100% certified sustainable raw materials from the UK and Europe. To seal and assemble, the board is varnished with a water-based protective skin and held together using high-bond, water-based glues. 100% recyclable. 100% sustainable.

The Paperweight Desk kicks off this eco-friendly product line. The double chamfered legs can be inset or outset for aesthetic customization. The power/data management is an integral deep cable management tray accessed by cable outlet slots and twin flaps in the desk top. This unit is part-assembled, but don’t worry; Cardboard Future has included an instruction sheet for quick assembly. In about three minutes, you could be sitting at your new desk.

Check out the website for the full line. Eco-conscious consumers will fall in love with the green story, but these products are great for several applications. It is competitively priced at £151.99. And, the light-weight flexibility is perfect for offices that set up quick, temporary meeting spaces. Remember, when properly treated, cardboard furniture can last as long as competitive wood or plastic units.

Price: 151.99 Pound Sterling

Buy it here: Cardboard Future

Eco Friendly Furniture Designed By Reinhard Dienes Now On Sale

Michelle Lesser — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:00:08 +0000

This collection of contemporary modern bookshelves and sideboards comes in vibrant colors that should liven up any room. The style is funky and modern and, let’s not forget, environmentally friendly. What could be better than furniture that is green in color, green to manufacture and saves you lots of green as it’s priced competitively (okay, it comes in many colors as well as green).(via)

Price: $389 – $419

Buy it here: Fashion 4 Home

Cardboard Buck Jr. Trophy

Keren Fathi-Poor — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:49:46 +0000

Searching for something quirky to spice up your pad? Look no further than

this fun and animal-friendly cardboard deer head! It’s got a totally modern

look and a great eye-catching texture. It’s easy to assemble as well!

Price: $32

Buy it here: FredFlare

Wine Tray

Keren Fathi-Poor — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:48:20 +0000

A truly unique wine tray designed to fit four stemmed wine glassed and a bottle of wine. A thin extrusion serves as the primary element for the production of this simple and elegant tray. 3 1/2″ diameter opening fits most wine bottles.

Price: $98 Buy it here: Munimula

Cardboard Christmas Tree

Keren Fathi-Poor — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:07:18 +0000

The Cardboard Christmas Tree was designed as a way to bring environmentally conscious product alternative to market. A portion of the profits from the Cardboard Christmas Tree sales are donated to the Arbor Day Foundation’s Trees for America program. Through this program, for every one dollar donated one tree will be planted in a damaged forest.

So what are you waiting for ? No mess involved and its eco-friendly!

Price: $19.95 Buy it here: The Cardboard Tree