freeRange jewels recently launched their new range Cast in Stone. The concept was launched at the Design Indaba 2011 in Cape Town. The focus of the design brief was the bond between the individual and nature, the emotion it evokes and the way in which humans associate with the basic shapes in nature
Join us this evening here from 6 – 7pm where we´ll be bring you an EXCLUSIVE, live videostream forum featuring Ford’s Director of Sustainable Business Strategies John Viera. John plays an integral role in Ford’s sustainability efforts and he´ll be sharing the company’s latest fuel efficiency news ex
Congratulations to a liveeco favourite, Kalahari Spa, on their recent Danish Beauty Awards nominations. Kalahari has been nominated in 2 categories:Body Care-Luxury professional: The Kalahari Aromatic Massage CandleNew Brand Nominee: Best New BrandCongrats ladies, you deserve it. Keep up the g
If you have a soft spot for vintage circuitry then you’ll love these spectacular tables made from outdated electronics. Designed by Benjamin Rollins Caldwell of BRC Designs, the Binary Collection is a fusion of what Caldwell describes as “mid-century modern architectural philosophies” and material-i
Rachel Zoe, stylist, fashion designer, and creator of The Zoe Report reveals her top eco chic nail polishes I love Rachel Zoe´s style, see below what she has to say about her new fave organic lacquers.”I have always been conscious of the beauty products I use—aiming for items with as little to no
A few member of environmental activism group, Greenpeace, were outside Facebook headquarters on Wednesday, calling on the social network to “unfriend” coal energy for powering data centers and other operations.Members of the international environmental group set up a large computer screen to display
The Green Expo is a consumer/trade expo aimed at marketing green and eco-friendly products and services to the Cape Town public. The expo will be held at the CTICC from 18-20 November 2011 and will attract a wide variety of exhibitors with energy and water saving products, eco friendly and organic p
Gasland, the Oscar-nominated documentary about fracking – an environmentally destructive method of natural gas exploitation that may be used in the Karoo soon – will be shown tonight and tomorrow at UCT:Dates: Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th AprilTime: 5pmVenue: Studio 5, EGS (Environmental and Geog
Win with Hemporium and liveeco As you all know April is Fashion month at liveeco and we´ve got another awesome eco fashion giveaway lined up :-)TO ENTER: All you need to do is click over to Hemporium´s website here and name FIVE items made from hemp in the comments section on this page, be
The fashion industry is glamorous and beautiful – but it’s also cut-throat and hard. Especially for eco designers who are trying to get their collections noticed while simultaneously being conscious about the effect of the clothing industry on the planet. liveeco takes a look at some of the up-and-c