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Amenity: Modern Organic Living

Amenity is clearly in a league of its own. Created by two graphic designers passionate about nature and modern design, they followed a vision of "sleeping among treetops" to create organic bedding ...

Vivavi: Modern Green Furnishings and Furniture

Sustainable design has progressed way beyond burlap sacks and tree stumps. In the last few years, there's been a definite uptick in the market for chic yet eco-friendly design. New retailers seeki...

Greenjeans Fall Furniture Festival at the Brooklyn Flea

Yesterday, we checked out the Brooklyn Flea in Fort Greene. The Brooklyn Flea has always been a bit more of curated Flea endeavor. This weekend we were pleased to find that the Flea organizers decid...

Ebay Scavenger: World of Good Product Showcase
New York

This week we attended the kickoff showcase for Ebay's new World of Good marketplace. WorldofGood.com by Ebay is the first online marketplace to exclusively promote "People Positive and Eco Positive...

Blossom Cleaning Company: Eco-Friendly Cleaning Service

We received a tip about a young eco-friendly cleaning service that works in New York City and The Hamptons — Blossom Cleaning Company started earlier this year and has a commitment to using non-...

Jonsara Ruth of Q Collection
AT Offline 7.10.08

Q Collection's Environmentally Friendly Baby Collection >> See Slideshow Jonsara Ruth, of Q Collection is the last of our profiles of the 4 presenters/panelists at last Thursday's AT Design Meetup...

Build It Green! NYC

Address: 3-17 26th Ave. City: Astoria State: NY Zip: 11102 Phone: 718-777-0132 Website: http://www.bignyc.org/front-page Think BIG. If you are looking to renovate using recycled resources or...

How To... Buy Green Wooden Furnishings

This article at Point Click Home is a good read if you're on the market for wooden furniture and interested in going green with it. Recipe For Green: Wooden Furniture How to evaluate and buy green f...

Grounds For Your Garden from Starbucks

Something free for your garden from Starbucks. Their Grounds For Your Garden program offers up free, used coffee grounds for your use in the garden. Just contact your corner Starbucks to learn more. ...

Look!: Fake Antlers at Pottery Barn

Once upon a time, city folk brought home real antlers from the country. Now country folk bring home fake ones from the city... Apparently there's buzz going around that antlers are the red coral of 2...

How To... Make Paper Logs

There is a product in England that allows you to form recycled paper bricks for burning in the fireplace. See how to make your own right here... ...

Bart Bettencourt: Green Design & Supplies

The Godfather of NYC Green. We met Bart Bettencourt a few years back at Brooklyn Designs and added him to the blog right away. Since then, green has grown and so has his business and reach. Since ...

Lehman's Non-Electric Catalogue

Green by Design. Lehman's Non-Electric Catalog is a source for green goods that has been around for a long time. With over two-hundred new products "for simple self-sufficient living," and temptingly...

Swans Island Blankets

The reds and pinks come from the crushed bodies of dried insects. If you are looking for an ultimate gift or want to add something very special to your home that will last for years, Swans Island bl...

Pure-Rest Organics

Representing the healthy side of the spectrum, Pure Rest is a great, highish-end resource for ALL NATURAL bedding and mattresses. They do it all, specializing in two kinds of mattresses; organic cott...

One Earth One Design

A sustainable lifestyle store, One Earth One Design is located in Seattle, Washington. But don't worry, the green shop has an online branch, too....

Spotless Services

Get greenclean in NYC. There are many cleaning companies in town, all with different rates and cultures, but few offer both cleaning, handyman AND painting services with a "green" slant. Spotless Se...

Solutions

Products that make life easier? Well, we don't know about that. But that's what Solutions claims to offer. On browsing their products, however, we found mostly space-wasting gimmicks. There are some...

Green Demolitions

Seek out showroom samples and nearly new kitchens, appliances, bathroom fixtures, and building materials at Green Demolitions. Or donate your old materials for a tax deduction. Reuse is less expensi...

UPDATED - Vivavi, Inc.

Maxwell first posted Vivavi here back in 2004 regarding the Washington, D.C. boutique. Now, there is a Vivavi showroom in Greenpoint, Brooklyn; brought to you by Josh Dorfman , the founder of Vivavi...

UPDATED - Shimna

Please go to our new link for Shimna Shimna is a lovely mystery. Recently popping up on Lafayette street, they have managed to create a whole new look and feel for the most basic of shapes and mat...

IF Green

If you are really into sustainable materials and modern design, IF Green should be at the top of your list. The brainchild of a craftsman, a production manager and a marketer, IF Green designs, manu...

Build It Green! NYC

Think BIG. If you are looking to renovate using recycled resources or want to get plugged into the green movement in NYC, Build it Green! is paving the way on the retail front. A division of the Com...

Sustainable Living: Pushing Green Design in Brooklyn - CLOSED

As far as we are aware, this store is now closed. 8/18/08 - CB Another soldier in the eco army. We found Sustainable Living at the Brooklyn Designs show, where they have established themselves as ...

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