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...Nicaragua...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, Azure Magazine, and The Robb Report.
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Milan Furniture Fair Day 1: Veuve Cliquot Champagne Box Sofa and More
Is this couch made out of recycled Veuve Cliquot champagne boxes comfortable? Here in Milan the 2009 Salone Internazionale del Mobile is now in
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Star Architect Frank Gehry Fights Genetic Diseases With Recycled Bench
Star architect and designer Frank Gehry, perhaps best known for adding steel and aluminum curves in unexpected places, is no newbie to the green scene: He has a prefab under his belt, and, in the late 1960's, he was a pioneer in the
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10 of the Best Green Designs Launching at Milan's Mega Furniture Fair
There's something so inherently evil about one-time use cutlery and dinnerware: Such a waste of resources--coming with a hefty carbon footprint--to be thrown in the trash after a 30-minute take-out meal? Italian firm Pandora Design comes to the rescue wit
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10 of the Best Green Designs Launching at Milan's Mega Furniture Fair (slideshow)
It's that time of the year again: when the design movers and shakers pack their bags and head to the world's biggest contemporary furniture fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile. Now in its 48th edition, the 2009 fair will run April 22-27 in Milan--and
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10 Green Furniture Highlights From IMM Cologne
The Torno side table, which appears to be pirouetting like a professional dancer, is made of eco-friendly faux quartz, according to German manufacturer Draenert Studio.
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10 Green Furniture Highlights From IMM Cologne (Slideshow)
Photo courtesy of Draenert In the design industry, there are a few big furniture fairs that make waves around the world, places where the most cutting-edge green furniture debuts. The biggest fair in Europe is the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, held
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100% Organic Baby Tees Save Endangered Species, Stop Global Warming
Photos via Swell FoopLearning how to be earth-conscious can be one uphill battle: How about we start the next generation early? In one tiny adorable onesie by new clothing company Swell Foop, baby can take on some major global problems, from global
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Green Smokers: Never Litter But Still Chuck Butts?
Photo: Dmodzelewski via FlickrLet's confess: Sometimes, say a pack a week, I smoke. And when I've finished the dirty deed -- well aware of the health and environmental consequences -- I'm left with my hands full. Between my fingers is the smelly,
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7 Celebrity Environmentalists in Need of Green 101
Photo: Via Huffington PostOh how we love our green celebrities, but for the most part, they are as fresh and new to this fight against climate change as Brangolina's twin babies Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline are to the world. They can give global
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Write Your Own Eulogy, Says Father of LEED David Gottfried to a Crowd in Las Vegas
David Gottfried's resume overwhelms us. He's the founder of the U.S. Green Building Council and the World Green Building Council, president of WorldBuild, a green strategic consulting firm, and author of "Greed to Green: The Transformation of an Industry
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Father's Day Gift Guide
He's a good sport no matter what we deliver -- gamely wearing that outlandish tie for years to come. Yet -- wouldn't it be nice to gift something easy on the earth that actually makes his eyes
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TH Interview: How the Wolf Trap Foundation uses the Performing Arts to Raise Environmental Awareness
Wolf Trap president and CEO Terrence D. Jones With the performing arts, a good showing is when the fall of the curtain leaves you shuffling off into the night a bit dazed, a bit dazzled, and perhaps, just a bit thoughtful. This media, like no other, has
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Lounge Constructed from Seat-Belt Scraps
Seat belts save lives and recycling saves the planet: Now the two create the perfect union with the Seatbelt lounge chair by designer Nuttapong Charoenkitivarakorn and manufactured by Boonchucharoenkit. Thai villagers take seat belt scraps -- made of a
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Pedal for Positive Climate Change
It makes sense to use one of the world's most energy-efficient vehicles to spread the word on climate change: That's why we are excited to hear about Climate Ride 2008, a new initiative bent on raising awareness for positive climate change and renewable
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Planet Green Lands ABC Anchor
There's much excitement here at TreeHugger, as our sister site Planet Green will soon bring the first-ever 24-hour eco-lifestyle television network into 50 million homes (that would be June 4, for those of you programming your TVs.) The network will be
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Boing Boing Blogger Tests Solar Gadgets in the Woods
Well this is a nifty idea -- even if it isn't quite going as expected. Joel Johnson of Boing Boing Gadgets has packed his bags (and they are heavy, he says) full of solar powered gear and gone native. The blogger is currently somewhere in Harriman State
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AIA Names Top 10 Green Projects
We love it when architects and designers get green building right. So what projects are rising to the top this year? Today, the American Institute of Architects announced the 2008 COTE Top Ten Green Projects. Judges were keen on sustainable principals
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First Eco Browser Debuts on Earth Day
Wouldn't it be nice to support a green cause by just being online? Today, just in time for Earth Day, the first green browser breaks onto the scene. Maybe you've already heard of Flock, a social web browser that in effect, puts all your social
