Tuesday, February 15, 2011

foodies unite!

i'm pretty guilty of loving food, but this Time Magazine article makes me feel better about it. i still don't understand why people are hating on the people who are trying to make sure our generations have a safe and healthy environment to live in. you can have all the money in the world, but if there is no earth, there is no life.


WORD. UP.



Thursday, February 10, 2011

spring in green

Organic cotton, recycled fabrics, and other green materials are usually more expensive than your typical textile material, but H&M is making green clothing affordable and awesome. sweet!

Taken from tinygreenbubble.com:

"I consider myself a young lady of somewhat high fashion but who also likes to operate on a reasonable budget, so I shop at H&M quite a bit. Therefore, you can imagine how utterly thrilled I was when news broke that H&M will be launching their Conscious Collection, a line of clothing for men, women and children this April. Fabrics used in the collection will include organic cotton, organic linen, Tencel® and recycled polyester. All items will be in shades of white.

White, by the way, being a questionable purchasing call for a girl like me who frequently spills things, but let’s not focus on that. Let’s instead focus on what H&M head of design, Ann-Sofie Johansson, said about the line:

“The possibilities for creating a complete fashion statement with eco smarter materials are huge now. By designing recurring Conscious Collections, we have the opportunity to show in a variety of ways what’s possible using more sustainable fabrics.”

Now, before you get too excited, remember that H&M is the same company that was exposed last year for taking unsold, unworn clothing from its stores and simply destroying it. That, my friends, is far from sustainable. To H&M’s credit though, the clothing now goes to charities, which is a practice we can get behind.

We certainly think that there may be places that you can get far more ethical clothing, but we think moves like this are hugely important. The real changes come when companies with huge, mainstream reach make sustainability more accessible to the masses.

Plus, you know, I like to shop there, so this makes me personally quite happy! Unfortunately, while on the H&M press site, I also just saw that they are partnering with a Swedish company to “bring clogs to the world” this spring, which I am not as excited about."


word.

Monday, February 7, 2011

if only 7-Elevens were as cool in the US...

I'm not sure how many of you have seen the 7-Eleven convenience stores outside of the US, but they are, in one simple word... AWESOME. Japan's 7-Eleven stores somehow just got a lot AWESOMER. Why? CUZ THEY GOIN' GREEN!!! Check it.

[sips on a slurpee] word.

makin' a comeback.

let's try this again. 2011! HERE WE GO!

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Monday, November 2, 2009

Baggu!!

Gone are the days with messy wrapping paper... Baggu it instead!! Check out this Youtube video for an instructional video of how to wrap a present with this adorable reusable bag! It comes in different pattern and over 50 vibrant colors for those who have their favorite shade of pink, orange, green, violet, and blue. Simple, cute, and practical-- these will definitely give you a reason to turn down a lame plastic shopping bag at the grocery store.





Word. :D

Friday, October 16, 2009

awesome way to reuse

Everyone that knows me knows that I'm obsessive over the Olympic Games-- the history, culture, unity, and competition really gets to me everytime the summer or winter games come around. Even though the Olympics happen every other year... it's still pretty cool they're incorporating everyday resources to make such a coveted award... OLYMPIC MEDALS!! Artists Corrine Hunt and Omer Arbel have designed the Vancouver Olympic '10 games from reclaimed gold, silver, and copper from old electronics (namely circuit boards)! Check it out!


pretty badass, eh?








WORD!!