Ethical Accessories

NV London Calcutta hand produces high quality bags and accessories in the Indian city of Calcutta. Poverty dominates the lives of the 15 million people in Calcutta and NV London Calcutta was set up by people who wanted to help. We love the way they combine the best of UK design talent with age-old I

Green Lovin’ Style Tips

Dye-Time is not Tye-Dye When Nicola approached me to write a column for liveeco, I’ll admit to being a little stymied.  Excited and keen to get involved (!!) as matters green are close to my heart, but stymied nonetheless… I’ve always recycled,but this year I’m making an extra effort: using

Rock Out the Green Way in Darling

Greening Music Rocking The Daisies is South Africa´s fastest growing eco-friendly music and lifestyle festival and is taking place this year from the 9-11 October on Cloof Wine Estate in Darling, in the Western Cape. The festival is now in its fourth year and has grown from 1 500 to 10 300 atten

Explore Climate Change in Google Earth

Take a climate change tour on google earth Ahead of the Climate Change Convention in Copenhagen (a.k.a. COP15), Google Earth is launching a series of really cool layers that allow users to look at possible future climate scenarios depending on our actions now.  One new layer is a guided tour

HjortshØj the eco-village

In Denmark, in the eco-village of Hjortshoj near Aarhus, they are using new technologies and working together to carve out a sustainable lifestyle. It all began in the early 90s but the project has moved on since the early days when the ethos was very DIY!One of the founders, Pierre Lecuelle, says “

Solar for SA

Solar cells (solar photovoltaic devices) have been around since the 1950s. Back then, because manufacturing processes were less efficient and fewer people used the cells, the costs were astronomical. Improved technology has brought prices down a lot since then and countries such as Japan and Germany

Unleash Your Inner eco Gypsy

Summer Essential – The Maxi Dress Flowy, flirty, feminine and eco friendly – perfect for everything from running errands to lounging at the beach, Gypsy05´s long organic cotton Zoe Maxi Dress is our latest must-have…Spotted on celeb´s like The Hills´ Audrina Partridge – this organic cotton max

Use Cold Water

Try out this recession-friendly eco tip this summer! Use cold water instead of warm or hot water when possible – this saves you money on your electricity bill whilst conserving energy.The liveeco team

All in a Day´s Work

This Really Does Work! If you have yet to be convinced of the transformative effects of aromatherapy, I challenge you to try UK eco beauty brand, This Works. A practical, remarkably effective beauty line, founded in 2004 by former Vogue Beauty Director, Kathy Philips. Kathy wanted to create a sop