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Of the umpteen offerings out there for protective iPhone sleeves, the Minimalist from Trtl Bot is among our tops. Designed for traveling light, the super slim hard plastic shell provides thorough protection for your iPhone 4 or 4S, while offering just enough room for your ID, credit card and metro card. Made of plastic from recycled bottles, the "eco-functional" case is manufactured locally......read more
In the wake of last week's catastrophic oil spill, still growing in the Gulf of Mexico, many people are feeling helpless as to what they can do in their personal lives to stop supporting offshore oil drilling and the use of oil in general. Fortunately, our everyday lifestyle and purchasing decisions matter. We as individuals have the power to help reduce our country's reliance on oil,......read more
New York Times auto writer Christopher Jensen took the all-electric Nissan Leaf and the plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt for a spin. Read his review at NYT Wheels Blog. Principles of sustainability are gaining traction in the fashion world. The new issue of JC Report has a nice feature on trends in sustainable fashion design, covering eco-minded brands like Chistopher Raeburn and Bodkin. Graphic......read more
With rising population growth and global climate change putting stress on the consumable 1% of the planet's water, the global water crisis may just be the most critical threat facing our existence on earth. With his Facing Water Crisis project, Dallas-based photographer Balazs Gardi takes the issue head on. In his words: The unfolding water crisis is causing social tensions and......read more
At age 21, aspiring musician Azuma Makato made the unlikely leap from punk rock to petunias, leaving his guitar behind to explore the creative possibilities of flower arrangement. Fast-forward fifteen-odd years, and Azuma is not only a world-renowned florist and owner of Tokyo flower shop Jardins des Fleurs, but a globe-trotting artist whose medium is plantlife. "I......read more
Laurel Herter has worked in art and architectural glass for over thirty years, creating stained glass church windows, carved glass tabletops, intricate leaded glass skylights, and more for clients all over the world. A glass lover through-and-through, she has deep concerns about plastic pollution and its effects on the environment. So she decided to do something about it with BottlesUp, a......read more
The problem with tap water is there’s no bubbles in it. No bubbles is no fun. Well, consider the problem solved. The Senior Seltzer Bottle from Mr. Fizz gives you everything you need to make lively, effervescent beverages at home, conveniently eliminating the need to buy soda in plastic bottles or metal cans. Let the good times roll! Chrome-plated, with a lifetime warranty. Nice....read more
The good folks behind San Diego-based BottleHood find attractive and functional uses for discarded wine, beer, liquor and soda bottles, which they creatively repurpose into tumblers, juice glasses, vases, pendant beads and light fixtures. We're loving these handcrafted spice jars made from pinot grigio bottles, which are topped with renewable cork stoppers to keep kitchen goods fresh.......read more
After hearing news stories about the massive patch of plastic swirling around the Pacific, Dutch designer Foekje Fleur van Duin started collecting discarded trash on the banks of the Maas River and thinking of ways to incorporate it into creative projects. These amazing porcelain replicas of plastic bottles come from those experiments. Made using a plaster mold, the vases are......read more
How we managed to miss this one, which was posted to Vimeo six months ago, we have no idea. Created by LA animator Kirsten Lepore, who is clearly a genius, "Bottle" is a stop-motion short exploring the transoceanic conversation between two characters via objects in a bottle. Never mind the technical brilliance, the story triggers every emotion ever invented. Thanks to Booooooom for the......read more
