Welcome to the future, I guess. Here we have a product that is disposable but so eco friendly if you throw it away it helps plants grow while also being edible. New York-based design consultancy The Way We See The World has developed disposable cups called Jelloware made of agar agar, a gelatin derived from algae and used as an ingredient in desserts. (more…)
Really, Janelle?” ~Seth Meyers, ESPY Awards host
I’m sure she gets that a lot.
July found a post World Cup funnyman Will Ferrell in the role of Jeff Vuvuzela, alleged inventor of the notorious plastic horn. Apparently he cut an album with the non lesbian, pro android lover herself Janelle Monae. The pair performed a song off their 40 track album at the ESPY Awards which you can watch below. (more…)
Rapanui: (L) Rob (R) Mart Drake-Knight
I recently found out about mens and womens eco-fashion brand Rapanui, but to simply call them that is an understatement. Brothers Mart and Rob Drake-Knight have created a company where every step of the production is as environmentally conscious as possible. Add to that a website to go with it that is a resource of green information while showing transparency in their process so this post is full of links back to rapanuiclothing.com.
These 2010 Sustainable Business Award winners in the Isle of Wight, UK can let you can literally track your garment online from textiles to shipping and find out what’s so green about it for yourself. I got the chance to rap a taste with Mart Drake-Knight of Rapanui and it went a little something like this… (more…)
Today is the birthday of sofreshandsogreen.com. My bouncing baby blog is a 1 year old and that’s thanks to you guys. It’s also my birthday and for me it’s been quite a journey because at times I may teach, or even preach, but I learn as you learn. I’ve had the opportunity to connect with so many great folks out there and I’m glad I could be a part of educating, informing and entertaining. (more…)
Last week I had the opportunity to head over to the “Graffolution” show at the Soapstone Gallery in New York City. Among the artists featured were friends to the blog bodega enthusiast Josh Goldstein and the non cubist Gigi Bio, who had a piece that featured our other friend artist Marthalicia Matarrita as a modern day Frida Khalo of Brooklyn. You can check that out and some of the other highlights I was tall enough to get pics of. (more…)
That’s the whole point of this campaign…
We’re covering ourselves in oil to show that nobody or nothing can be as beautiful as their full potential when they are covered in this stuff.
I mean we have like a swimsuit thing going on but yeah it’s pretty much just oil. ~Ester Baxter, oil drenched urban model/actress, sometimes kickball player
Welcome to my ode to the Smoking Section’s “The Cooler” [1] type links post, however I’m sure I’ll be at a loss for semi nude models making environmental statements so the pics for these links posts will vary. Sorry fellas but you could get that anywhere. (more…)
