This scoop neck dress is designed with a smocking look around the shoulders and of course the classic empire line waist. There is a V slit that starts at around the center line, eyelet trim on front pockets and hem. The
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Filed by David Allen at June 13th, 2007 on 11:00 am
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Using recycled fabrics and vintage materials the designers at Ecobtq have managed to create some very special pieces that look great, are made with traditional materials because they are recycled or reworked vintage mate
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Filed by David Allen at June 13th, 2007 on 10:00 am
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This is the Emeco Hudson highly polished recycled aluminum chair by Philippe Starck.
The chair looks like a very high class piece of furniture which is highly polished to give it an almost mirror like look, it is made f
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Filed by David Allen at June 13th, 2007 on 9:00 am
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This may seem to be a rather unusal name, but in the business is named after the cat owned by the two sisters Enqi and Xin who run the company that is based in Singapore.
Their ethos is to create nice things from discard
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Filed by David Allen at June 13th, 2007 on 8:00 am
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I came across a Go Green Checklist from Martha Stewart, that lists “101 Ways to Get Started“, here is a sample of some of the items that can be found on the list.
switch to a re-usable coffee filter
sign-up
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Filed by Missy at June 12th, 2007 on 9:10 pm
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To continue the rave about what a fantastic business Monsoon is, we will feature their baskets to round out their collection. Again, the baskets are made out of trash collected in Indonesia, and again profits go to help
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Filed by erin at June 12th, 2007 on 4:00 pm
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This funky and fun shower curtain is made out of recycled detergent packets. They were cut, collaged, and carefully sewn together.
Just like the umbrella, the trash was collected by Indonesians for Monsoon! Monsoon does
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Filed by erin at June 12th, 2007 on 3:00 pm
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Buying shoes can be an experience, finding that pair of shoes that is just so, can be the highlight of the day for some people.
However shoes are probably the most eco unfriendly piece of clothing, especially those that
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Filed by David Allen at June 12th, 2007 on 10:00 am
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This another firm who have found a use for a part of a car that is pretty hard to do any useful with, the seat belts, these are hard wearing and very strong fabric belts and a company called Tree Cycle have found a great
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Filed by David Allen at June 12th, 2007 on 9:00 am
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This umbrella is made from old detergent and toothpaste packets, they are collected by groups in the Indonesia where they are sorted and packed, and then made into the umbrella with wooden handle, the tip and handle part
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Filed by David Allen at June 12th, 2007 on 6:00 am
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These super-stylish bags are made out of old seat belts, lined with hemp and printed with eco-friendly ink. The company who designs and sells them, Harvey’s (maker of the original seatbelt bag!) calls this line of
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Filed by erin at June 11th, 2007 on 10:00 pm
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This is great iPod case hand made from those old inner tubes that come out of truck tires, a genuine recycled product that makes use a material that is normally very hard to dispose of.
Features;
Truck or Tractor inner
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Filed by David Allen at June 11th, 2007 on 10:00 am
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Its great to see fashion making a great use for military surplus, like Toronto based bag makers Jack and Marjorie.
Using military surplus such as Blankets, ground sheets, parachutes, webbing and buttons, as well as othe
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Filed by David Allen at June 11th, 2007 on 9:00 am
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Bags more or less all look the same, yet these days a lot of bags are coming with their own power source, a set of solar panels placed on the front which are powerful enough to charge mp3 players, cell phones, PDA’s a
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Filed by David Allen at June 11th, 2007 on 7:00 am
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Making shoes by hand is an exclusive business, but using recycled and reusing or reworking vintage materials make the shoes made at Henrietta Rose Samuels very special indeed.
The designs have a distinct Japanese feel t
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Filed by David Allen at June 11th, 2007 on 6:00 am
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