5 Ideas That Will Make LA More Livable For Bikers & Pedestrians
If there’s one thing Angelenos talk about more than anything else it’s traffic. And for good reason — LA seems to be trapped in eternal gridlock. How can we transform one of the…
How Do Your Favorite Fashion Brands Measure Up?
Regardless of how educated you are, shopping for clothes while trying to maintain a conscious lifestyle is not easy. Which retailers are doing the right thing and which just don’t seem to care…
Alternative Denim – Jeans Made From Recycled Plastic & Wood
A while back, Levi’s introduced a new line of jeans made from recycled plastic bottles and food trays. Now, a British design student has developed a pair of jeans made from sustainable wood…
Going 100% Organic, Nudie Jeans Inspires Change in the Denim Industry
Ever since it was founded twelve years ago, Swedish denim brand Nudie Jeans Co. has had a strong focus on sustainability and responsibility, but in 2006 they made a public commitment to, in…
#itshappening – Real Signs of a Brighter Future
We are all used to hearing news reports about things that go horribly wrong, but what about stories of things that are actually going right? There are plenty of those too, and maybe…
Sweden, NYC, Design Intelligence & The Future of Sustainable Fashion
We need to take a holistic responsibility, think in creative paths and develop more sustainable business models for the fashion industry of the future. It’s time to bring forward an improved design intelligence…
The Artificial Leaf – Turning Sunlight & Water Into Energy
If plants can use nothing but sunlight as their energy source, why couldn’t we use a similar process to power the world? That’s the question chemist and MIT professor Dan Nocera asked himself…
Better Together – Curated Essentials From The Nau Collective
It’s true that some things are, indeed, better together. Conscious outdoor brand Nau is proving this point by introducing The Nau Collective, featuring a curated selection of brands that share the company’s ethos…
Kyler by Joy O – Upcycled Jewelry Made in California
To me, the ultimate in casual stylishness is pairing a simple white tank top and a pair of jeans with some great jewelry and a hot pair of heels. It’s effortless elegance personified….
Inspired by Heroines of the Past & Sporty Retro Dreams – Swedish Hasbeens SS12
Swedish Hasbeens has been creating innovative takes on the traditional Swedish clog for five years now, using all natural materials (more on Designer and Creative Director Emy Blixt’s thoughts on inspiration and sustainability…
Emy Blixt, Creative Director of Swedish Hasbeens Talks Inspiration & Sustainability
Some things just never get old, like Swedish clogs. Especially when they are brilliantly reinvented every year by Emy Blixt, Designer and Creative Director of Swedish Hasbeens. The brand showed its Spring/Summer 2012…
The Lexicon of Sustainability
No matter how educated we are in various areas of sustainability, it’s easy to sometimes get stuck in the terminology of it all, especially since so much good stuff is going on. This…
Zimride – A Community-Powered Ridesharing Platform That Can Keep Cars Off the Road
We all have somewhere to go, the question is: how do we get there? Services like Zipcar are becoming more popular every day, but how can we utilize all the cars that are…
ARZU Studio Hope – Rugs With a Mission
ARZU, which means “hope” in Dari, is an innovative model of social entrepreneurship that helps Afghan women weavers and their families break the cycle of poverty by providing them steady income and access…

















