Mairi Beautyman
Mairi Beautyman is senior editor at TreeHugger and heads up the Living category, in addition to tackling feature projects for the site.
With a background in literature, art, design, and architecture, Mairi had sustainability hammered in at a young age during a childhood in rural Western Massachusetts. Her dog ate what was in the organic lunch box -- until she embraced her calling. Now she likes thinking about materials that don't stick around, and believes the best green design is also nice to look at. She tends to wander off...Morocco...Indonesia...for extended surf trips, but usually calls Berlin home.
Mairi is also a regular contributor to Interior Design magazine, and has written for publications including The Huffington Post, A Hedonist's Guide to Marrakech, Wired, Art News, Architectural Record, Slow Travel Berlin, Time Out Berlin, and The Robb Report.
Latest Stories from Mairi Beautyman
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The New York Times on TreeHugger Founder's Tiny Apartment and Its "Convertible Tricks"
Graham Hill's LifeEdited apartment is finally done, and The New York Times says, "It may be that the house of the future is an apartment — at 420 square feet, a very small apartment ."
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5 Gorgeous Climbing Vines to Plant for a Flowing, Bohemian-Chic Container Garden
The best way for a freestyle bohemian planter is go for the vine. Find five stunning ones here, from flowering to fruit-baring.
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Thanks For Teaching Us to "Rumpus," Maurice Sendak, Author of Where the Wild Things Are
In a time of obeying mom and dad, Sendak wrote about passive rebellion via imagination -- let's keep on teaching that message.
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Best of Green Readers' Choice: Living
What's the best vegetarian restaurant in New York? The best celebrity activist, artist using recycled materials, food website, and more? Vote for your picks here.
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Vote For TreeHugger's 2011 Person of the Year
These are the people whose herculean efforts produced stand-out performances in green this year. Vote for your favorite.
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The Week in Animals News: Octopus Walks on Land, President Obama Pardons Turkeys, and More
An Octopus leaves the water and literally sprints across land. We also have turkeys saved from the ax, a scary look at a factory farmed turkey, and more.
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On Bali, a Hotel Chain Focuses on Luxury Eco Resorts, With Stunning Results (Slideshow)
On the Indonesian Island of Bali, one resort chain is making eco luxury its selling point.
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On Bali, a Hotel Chain Focuses on Luxury Eco Resorts, With Stunning Results
On the Indonesian Island of Bali, one resort chain is making eco luxury its selling point. Sustainable touches at the 5-star Alila Villas Uluwatu and Alila Villas Soori, part of the Alia Hotels and Resorts group, include heat-reflective roofs made of la
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In Remote Indonesia, Visit to Green Sea Turtle Hatchery Saves "Max" (Slideshow)
This is Max, at about 12 hours old, windmilling his flippers in the air. He (or perhaps she) is one of 100 baby green sea turtles I helped release into the sea.
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In Remote Indonesia, Visit to Green Sea Turtle Hatchery Saves "Max"
This is Max, at about 12 hours old, windmilling his flippers in the air. He (or perhaps she) is one of 100 baby green sea turtles I helped release into the sea. While the adult Chelonia mydas has only a few known predators -- sharks, leopards (in Africa)
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Biking Through Amish Country for Climate Ride (Slideshow)
Pennsylvania's Amish Country: With roads
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Biking Through Amish Country for Climate Ride
There is a certain irony in the fact that some of the best biking in the U.S. is in an area where people have rejected the modern world -- including bikes (for those of the Old Order). Pennsylvania's Amish Country: With roads filled with more horse draw
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TreeHugger Bikes Climate Ride: My Sexy Cayo 1.0 Road Bike From Focus Bikes (Photos)
I have now pedaled 174 miles over three days on the Cayo 1.0 Road Bike From Focus Bikes, and what can I say, this full-carbon bike is at the top of its class.
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17 Bikes on Climate Awareness Bike Trip Climate Ride, From Customized to Bamboo (Slideshow)
If you were to bike from New York to Washington, D.C. -- a total of 300 miles in five days -- what kind of bike would you choose?
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17 Bikes on Climate Awareness Bike Trip Climate Ride, From Customized to Bamboo
If you were to bike from New York to Washington, D.C. -- a total of 300 miles in five days -- what kind of bike would you choose? I asked the approximately 150 riders who were biking with me for Brita Climate Ride NYC-DC 2011 tomorrow and the photos cam
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Best of Green Readers' Choice: Travel and Nature (Slideshow)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: What do you think is the best-looking endangered species? What is the best voice on nature to follow on Twitter, the best carbon-offset provider? Which ski area has the best environmental
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Best of Green Readers' Choice: Travel and Nature
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: What do you think is the best-looking endangered species? What is the best voice on nature to follow on Twitter, the best carbon-offset provider? Which ski area has the best environmental practices in place? Travel
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Valentine's Day 2011: Animal Courtship Rituals, Stuff We Love, Green Gifts, and More
Single on Valentine's Day? We've got a dung beetle and a peacock who may be able to offer you relationship advice. Is love green? Well, we've got the scoop on that too. Find this, green gifts for your sweetheart, and
