Local eco-chic Designs Last week saw the return of Cape Town´s Arise Fashion Week at the CTICC. We got to see our favorite local sustainable label, Lalesso´s show on Thursday evening. After having to wait for an hour for the show – typical fashion week mayhem – we were not disappointed and it was
No Need To Feel Blue BlueQ bags are made from 95% recycled polypropylene – post consumer waste in the form of used plastic bottles and grain sacks. BlueQ bags are also recyclable once they eventually reach the end of their fabulous life! Our BlueQ favourites include their ´This Economy Sucks´ coi
Eat Chocolate… Be Green Ladies, ever wanted or needed another excuse to indulge in chocolate…? Well now there is an excellent one against which no one can argue!May I present to you the Climate Change Chocolate Bar. This chocolate bar is meant to educate while tasting great! It comes in a wra
Danish label Noir are all about sleek tailoring, modern cuts, and must-have dresses. Oh, and they pride themselves on producing high-fashion with high morals too. The label is as sustainable as it can possibly be and owner Peter Ingwersen is so serious about the cause that he is creating a fabric sa
Colourful Vuvuzelas – from kelp Article by: Jennifer SternWhen the fans go marching in to the stadiums during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, most of them will be carrying South African vuvuzela trumpets. Some will be the ubiquitous and rather ordinary plastic ones, some will be traditional tin on
Plant trees to shade your home.This will help keep it cool during the summer months as well as help reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere!
When using an oven, minimize door opening while it is in use; it reduces oven temperature by 25 to 30 every time you open the door.
Get Sust! SUST´s founders Tristan Gribbin and Marion McKee have been best friends since they met as young girls in 1980. Thier fashion label is centred around ´the realisation that fashion as a movement had the potential to unite the masses´. SUST is an ecologically and socially savvy clothing li
North Carolina´s 1st ´Green´ McDonalds! North Carolina´s first green McDonalds has now officially opened its doors in Cary, N.C, making it only the third of its kind in the US to be built using eco-friendly materials and technologies. The first green McDonalds opened in 2005 in Savannah, Georgia
Landmark Skyscrapers Go GreenThe owner’s of New York’s Empire State Building have settled on a series of upgrades that include replacing all 6500 windows with insulating windows. Under every window, radiators are to be padded with extra insulation. The buildings lighting, cold water and ventilation