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Interstoff Asia sees growth in eco fabrics

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HONG KONG – Buyers from some of the world’s leading apparel brands such as Adidas, Burberry, Christian Dior, Columbia, Diesel, Esprit, Gap, H&M and Levi Strauss were among those discovering the latest eco-fashion and functional fabrics at last week’s Interstoff Asia Essential exhibition.In total

A car that runs on fresh air…

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How would you feel about someone trying to sell you a car that runs on fresh air…? A bit skeptical maybe? Well let me introduce you to the Airpod, manufactured by MDI, the Airpod is powered by MDI´s compressed air system, which uses electricity to compress huge amounts of air in small tanks. The a

Cameron Diaz – the celebrity eco warrior

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Cameron Diaz – who grew up asthmatic in Long Beach, California, where her dad worked on pipelines for Unocal and trucks dumped waste from the town´s refinery at the end of her block – has made a 5 minute YouTube – friendly film in which Cameron asks questions about the environment. The film was dire

Hike Your Way to a Smaller Carbon Footprint

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The 070 in New Balance´s first ´green´ shoe and we´re not just talking about the colour! This trail shoe is made with a reduced waste design and recycled materials and is an elegant blend of eco shoe construction and NB´s famous fit and comfort. The rubber is made from rice husk and the rest of the

The Cleanest Dirtbike Around!

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The all-electric Zero DS motorcycle runs on a pack of lithium-ion batteries and is manufactured from 100% recyclable materials.The California-based company also claims that the bike’s materials are non-toxic and the batteries are “landfill-approved”, with an aircraft grade aluminum skeleton.Our fast

Clean-up drive along SA borders

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Article by: Janine ErasmusSouth Africa’s border areas and the communities living there are to receive a “green” boost in the form of a clean-up campaign, which is being driven by the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs.The campaign was launched at the South Africa-Zimbabwe border post of B

A Beautiful Lie

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At the beginning of last year, 30 Seconds To Mars, one of the hottest and greenest rock bands on the planet, launched a new environmental campaign to coincide with the release of their new short film/music video, A Beautiful Lie. The shoot marked the first time a rock group has filmed a video less t

Wear the earth this summer

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Look Good, Feel Good, Do Good Recently the liveeco team was lucky enough to get a sneak peak at Earthchild and Earthaddict´s latest summer ranges. Both follow the same colour palettes which consist of cool, fresh pastel colours with delicious names such as cupcake, aqua and fossil.The Earthaddict

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M.A.C. Gets Mineralized

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We told you here about the benefits of using mineral make up well now we´re thrilled to bring you our latest discovery as the entire liveeco team is mad about M.A.C! The office´s favorite cosmetic brand, M.A.C. Cosmetics now carries a Mineralized line. Delve into the any one of our make up bags and