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Reclaimed Sweaters Show Moths Who’s Boss

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Reclaimed Sweaters Show Moths Who’s Boss

Photo: Stella Neptune Never one to let a quality, albeit moth-eaten, cashmere sweater go to waste, Eva Kisevalter, the designers behind Los Angeles-based design house Stella Neptune , breaths new life into these winter staples with moth-shaped appliques to cover the holes (via Magnifeco ). The patches are hand screen printed on recycled cashmere, hand cut, then hand sewn over the moth hole. Due to the varying snack habits of moths, the placement of the moths on … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Handmade Kids Booties Help Keep WeeHuggers Warm

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Handmade Kids Booties Help Keep WeeHuggers Warm

Photo: Orland Boot and Shoe Company Earlier this season we oohed and awed over cute, cozy slippers made with recycled wool sweaters and leather jackets and now, there’s another crush-worthy slipper company that has us looking for a WeeHugger of our own to dress. Enter Orland Boot and Shoe Company , whose adorable booties are handmade with recycled sweaters. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Green Eyes On: In Afghanistan, a New NGO Creates Gorgeous Jewelry, and Supports Traditional Artisans

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Green Eyes On: In Afghanistan, a New NGO Creates Gorgeous Jewelry, and Supports Traditional Artisans

Double-emerald nugget ring by Pippa Small for Turquoise Mountain. Jewelry from the collection helps benefit traditional artisans and craftspeople in Afghanistan. We all like a feel-good gift idea around the holidays. And here’s it would be hard not to love. At the request of His Royal Highness Prince Charles and President Hamid Karzai, the non-profit NGO Turquoise Mountain was born to regenerate Afghanistan’s traditional crafts and historic areas, and, in turn, create jobs, … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Best of Ecouterre: 7 Eco-Chic Uses for Recycled Plastic Bottles

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Best of Ecouterre: 7 Eco-Chic Uses for Recycled Plastic Bottles

+ Nike’s 2010 World Cup uniforms are made from discarded plastic bottles, harvested from landfills in Japan and Taiwan, that were melted down into yarn and then spun into fabric. + British designer Tonya O’Hara turns discarded plastic into haunting, nature-inspired jewelry that look as delicate as the state of our planet. + Who knew hip-hop star Pharrell was such an eco-entrepreneur? This season, he teamed up with activewear… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Honda Unveils the Fit EV Concept and a Plug-In Hybrid Platform

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Honda Unveils the Fit EV Concept and a Plug-In Hybrid Platform

Photo: Honda Coming to the US Market in 2012 (If All Goes Well) Well, that didn’t take long! I was recently writing about how Honda might be about to change direction and embrace electric cars , in good part because its new CEO is more excited about them than his predecessor. But I wasn’t expecting Honda to have something concrete to show so quickly, yet today in Los Angeles, the company unveiled its Fit EV concept, which gives us an idea of what the production Fit EV should look lik… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Stitching Studio: Beautiful Products With Flawless Fabrics, Helping Refugee Women

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on The Stitching Studio: Beautiful Products With Flawless Fabrics, Helping Refugee Women

Photos: Seema Krish. Helping refugees from hotspots like Sudan, Bhutan and Iraq that are based in the US with limited language skills and no work is the goal of soon to be launched project The Stitching Studio. Founded by designers Seema Krish and Fran Z. Slutsky, it seeks to do so through a training program to teach them sewing and embroidery skills in Boston, which they will then use to make beautiful products with fair trade artisan fabrics from India. More inside…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Sourcing Sustainable Fabrics in India Just Got Easier (Video)

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Sourcing Sustainable Fabrics in India Just Got Easier (Video)

Fashion sourced with Shared Talent India. Photo: Kerry Dean Made in India? More than 40% of fashion in the UK has been produced in India and nearly one third of the country’s people live below the poverty line. The Centre for Sustainable Fashion (CSF) at London College of Fashion has launched Shared Talent India , to help designers and… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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We Want to Wake Everyone Up

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on We Want to Wake Everyone Up

Image: Still from teaser for Eco-Volunteering Documentary: “Volunteer” When was the last time you drank Kava with a group of Fijians in their remote village? Or gathered in fear with a community under the threat of a tsunami warning? Played with a 15-foot python? Tickled a chimpanzee? And, anecdotes aside, when was the last time you opened yourself to a challenging, broadening experience beyond the safety of your usual horizons? When was the last time you served as ambassador from your culture to learn, share, and teach among peop… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Timberland Kicks Plastic Bottles Into their Boots, Says ‘Nature Needs Heroes’

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Timberland Kicks Plastic Bottles Into their Boots, Says ‘Nature Needs Heroes’

Timberland’s Earthkeeper boots use one and a half plastic bottles in each pair. Image courtesy of Timberland. Timberland ‘s latest marketing campaign for their Earthkeepers footwear collection , which uses recycled rubber and recycled PET (one and a half plastic bottles are used in each pair of Earthkeepers™ boots), asks consumers to consider how they can be “heroes” for the great outdoors–hence it’s name: “Nature Needs Heroes.” To kick off the campaign and showc… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New York Green Fashion Week: Ashton Michael Black Label Shows Asexual and Seasonless Clothing (Slideshow)

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Ashton Michael Black Label at New York Green Fashion Week. Credit: Emma Grady For anyone in a loving relationship, Ashton Michael Black Label ‘s spring 2011 collection is not for you: inspired by English rocker Morrissey and “broken relationships,” the distressed knits and bondage-esque clothing is asexual, with a rock n’ roll aesthetic. Click through for photos of the seasonless collection, and hear more from designer Ashton Hirota, who says, “saving Mother Earth can still be rock n’ roll.”

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