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.
Latest Stories from Mairi Beautyman - Page 8
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FEMA Earns Muzzle Award
Remember that fake press conference charade by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)? U.S free speech advocates have decided the incident -- where FEMA staffers posed as reporters to put a positive spin on its response to California wildfires --
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Bloomberg Congestion Fee a No-Go
Looks like New York City will be jam-packed with cars and toxic traffic fumes indefinitely. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to nail motorists entering Lower Manhattan with an $8 fee will probably not even make it to a vote. After a week of
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German Parliament Building to be Greenest in the World
That big glowing dome on Berlin's skyline? Soon it will be even greener. Plans are underway to make the Reichstag, Germany's parliament building, the greenest parliament building in the world. Beginning this summer, the building will run solely on
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Integrated Washing Machine-Toilet
Take two essential household appliances and stick them together, and what do you get? This entry to the Greener Gadgets Design competition: the Washup washing machine-toilet by Sevin Coskun. With a space-saving design that includes graywater recycling,
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Call for Entries: Redesign the Bike Rack
What defines a great bike Rack? Those 10-year-old sidewalk-mounted pre-fabricated square steel tube scattered around New York could soon inspire just as much nostalgia as an MTA subway token. With financial backing from mega player Google and
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Frozen DNA Could Save Endangered Species
Remember the Aye-Aye? Zoologists in Germany are collecting stem cells to create a modern day Noah's Ark. To help preserve endangered species such as this endearingly ugly creature from Madagascar, a rare forest billy goat, and the White Naped Crane,
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The World's Most Eco-Friendly Ashtray
Well that's what they told us. We can, of course, get in a big discussion about how smoking down a fag is a big no-no in oh so many ways (health, the environment, dear TreeHugger!), but we assume you already know this. The portable Boodi Eco Ashtray is
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Solar Plane Grounded for Lack of Funds
We first heard about Bertrand Piccard and his plan to fly around the world in the solar-powered SolarImpulse in 2005. Now it's time for an update. After raising $60 million, the swiss adventurer is only $30 million short of his goal, and currently
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Give Your Love Bunny an eCard
Whew, when we tried to send a Valentine eCard this morning (green naturally!) we just found boatloads of poorly designed, agonizing attempts at humor. Then we came across the free video eCards on Rattlebox. Although some of the cards are a bit
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Green Tower Does Away with Hallways
Jean Nouvel's vision of a green future doesn't include hallways. The big-name French architect and designer has a skinny and controversial $400-million, 45-story luxury condo tower on the boards for Los Angeles, and the design allows elevators to access
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Snow Cave Saves Tahoe Skiers
Two skiers who disappeared near Lake Tahoe during a storm were found yesterday after two days in the cold. Patrick Frost, 35, and Christopher Gerwig, 32, both of San Francisco, created a snow cave shelter that saved their lives. Of course, you might not
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Algae Towers, Carbon Nanotubes Coming to a City Near You
A hydrogen-producing algae tower is one of the Blade Runner-worthy visionary ideas for urban development that emerged during the City of the Future Contest San Francisco, sponsored by the History Channel. (Interest in algae as a biodiesel seems to be
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Plant that Pistol
What a brilliant concept: Make a garden not war. Artist-activists Christopher Humes and Noah Scalin developed the Seed Gun, a 9mm 910 pistol that can be planted. The pistol, part of the Plant the Piece series, is actually a mixture of red clay powder,
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Should We Promote the "Better" Bottled Water?
But right now, it is still out there, filling up our landfills. So do we compromise?
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DIY Pet Bottle Shredding
Remember those nifty bags, decorative containers, and floral arrangements made from PET bottles? Soon you can roll them out yourself (that is if you don't sail away on them first). The Filetador PET bottle shredder is designed for the green crafty types
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'Organic' is Banned
"['Organic'
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Green Loot We Got Under $25 (So Far)
From Swan's Honey in Albion, Maine. Available through Maine's Pantry. According to the package it is "distilled from nectar and put in to its container by the bees themselves." Also check out this Rare Hawaiian Organic White
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Undulating Living Facade at Seoul Shop
Herbaceous perennials grow from both the facade and interior walls at fashion retailer Ann Demeulemeester's Korea flagship in Seoul. Designed by Korean-based architecture firm Mass Studies, the four-level structure is a grassy oasis of nature in an
