Décor trends for 2012
Décor trends for this year are so extreme and refreshing that you’re going to have to incorporate the glitz and glamour of entire decades to pull off the looks.
Cape Town’s Coastline being Defaced
A disturbing and dangerous trend of rock piling has recently been noticed along Kommetijie beaches, to such an extent that the City of Cape Town and SANParks have issued a statement appealing to the public to refrain from stacking rocks. The defacement of the natural coas
CES Goes Green in 2012
The Consumer Electronic Show was recently launched in Las Vegas and the exhibition has embraced a new green philosophy. CES is the largest gadget tradeshow in the world and it is featuring a number of environmentally friendly electronics. Building on its award in 2009 for North America’s Greenest Sh
Fashion trends for 2012
Trend forecasting is a tricky business that requires expertise, resources and input from industry professionals from all over the world. I mean, it’s no coincidence that fashion designers, buyers and everyone else in the industry is on the same page from season to season
Lead a simpler life this year
Most people want to “scale down” – especially after overspending during the holiday season and looking towards a new year filled with new challenges, deadlines and opportunities. While you can’t always just commit to fewer responsibilities, there are ways to make sure you
Green your Christmas party
Putting a recycle sign on a blue bin and hoping people recycle at your Christmas party might earn you brownie points – but it doesn’t make your party “green”. While there are quite a few guides on how you can green your party, most of us don’t want to bend over backwards
Eco Friendly Christmas Decorations
Christmas is a time for celebrating, which is why it’s hard to be a Scrooge asking people to turn off their air-conditioning, recycle champagne bottles and use newspaper for Christmas wrappings.
Green cocktails
Organic cocktails aren’t too big in South Africa (yet), but international bars and restaurants are stocking up on a wide range of environmentally friendly cocktails like sustainable sangrias, cocktails mixed with organic wine and back-to-basics margaritas.Spirits and whis
Green Gift Guide for 2011
Buying a present for a man is always hard – either he doesn’t need it, doesn’t use it or won’t wear it. Besides the fact that the really cool presents (like the latest gadget or sporting equipment) usually cost an arm and a leg
COP17 comments from the industry
On 30 September 2011, International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane confirmed that South Africa will be ready to host the hotly contested United Nations climate change conference, the COP17 in Durban from 28 November to 9 December 2011