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Design + Sustainability = W+W

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Delicate forms and innovative technology combine at last in the interests of sustainable progress. The new W+W (washbasin + watercloset) is the sum of indispensable elements for saving both water and space, because its renovation system filters the waste water from the basin and reuses it in the dis

My Big Fat Green Wedding

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Article by: Nicole Canning With Valentine´s Day behind us, but with love still in the air, February is a perfectly suitable month for popping the question. So, if you´ve just “said yes” – congratulations! Here´s to planning a wedding day that´s fabulous in every way, and eco-friendly too…An “eco”

Reach your daily vitamin intake with Africolgy

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Lait Pour Le Corps… As I´m sure you´ve guess by now, the liveeco team loves Africology! We recently tried out their luxurious body lotion. This beautifully fragranced, creamy body lotion uses natural oils such as neroli, apricot and olive oil to deeply moisturise and nourish the skin. It can be

Vancouver promises Green Games as Winter Olympics kick off

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As the 2010 Winter Olympics kick off in Vancouver, the athletes will not be the only ones going for gold – the Game organizers are also shooting for the stars with a series of ambitious environmental goals.The Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) have been working with the UN Environment Programme

La – La – LAVANILA

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So you´ve made the switch to organic food, sustainable fibres when it comes to your wardrobe and carry a reusable water bottle but what about your er… scent? It may be hard to make the switch to ´natural´ deodorant but with LAVANILA the switch is easy and can be made with olfactory confidence!LAVA

Ascension launches MADE-BY / EDUN LIVE T-shirt

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‘Fashion with Respect for People and the Planet’  To celebrate their 5-year anniversary, sustainable labeling pioneers, MADE-BY have joined forces with Bono & Ali Hewson’s eco fashion brand EDUN LIVE to launch a limited edition range of sustainable printed T-shirts. These will be availab

11 Eco designers showing at New York Fashion Week

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ORGANIC Organic was launched in 2007 by John Patrick. Patrick will be joining his fellow Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation Award winners at the Bryant Park tents on February 15.GARY HARVEY Gary Harvey´s dynamic gowns, cobbled together from unusual materials such as baseball jackets, newspap

The Trouble With Sustainable Fashion

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In light of the recent H&M controversy over using non-organic cotton, highlighted by one of our readers here (not to mention the brand´s wasteful destruction and disposal of garments that could have easily been donated to those in need), it seems prime time to clarify what exactly eco-fashion me

Toyota issues global recall of hybrid cars

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Toyota is to recall almost half a million hybrid cars worldwide, including 8,500 of its Prius model in the UK, in the latest blow to the carmaker´s reputation following a string of safety scares.The recall will begin immediately in Japan and similar measures are being prepared overseas, the firm sai

Audi´s Super Bowl Play: An Environmental Police State

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It´s Super Bowl time in the U.S., during this time brands go all out with their advertising budgets. 2010 proved no different with Audi coming up with a very interesting ´green´ theme.It’s usually pretty easy to spot a commercial for a luxury-car brand. More often than not, it will involve a mountai