Tag: Carpets

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  Tread Carpet by Martín Azúa, a Rug with a Small Footprint and a lot of Spanish Tradition

  Martín Azúa's latest rug design is made from esparto soles from the traditional spanish espadrilles. It will be used in Camper's shoe stores.

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  Going to the office? Be Careful, It Is A Chemical Soup

  Not much point in having a healthy house if you spend all day in an unhealthy office.

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  New Formula for Carpeting Eliminates Latex, Makes It Biodegradable

  Carpeting may be something we give little thought to, but the ubiquitous floor covering is actually a serious environmental problem. Not only are toxic chemicals often used in the making of most carpeting, they are

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  In New York, New LEED-Certified Hotel Opens with Free Bike Sharing and EV Charging Stations (Photos)

  While the greenest vacation is often a staycation, it's nice to know that when you do travel, whether it be for business or pleasure, a hotel can meet you half way.

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  Radical Transparency - InterfaceFLOR Commit to Environmental Product Declarations on all Products by 2012

  This week The Man with A Spear in His Chest, founder of Interface Ray Anderson, held a press conference to mark a milestone in his company's journey up "Mount Sustainability". They are making excellent progress towards their target of zero

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  Valencia Design Week 2010: Rugs! Natural, Ethical and Beautiful. (Photos)

  At this year's Valencia Design Week in Spain, not a huge amount of companies convinced us about their products being truly good for our planet, in fact, we noticed a

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  Valencia Design Week 2010: "Cosas" by Patricia Urquiola (Photos)

  Patricia Urquiola at the exhibition 'Cosas' at Habitat Valencia. Photo Credit: Petz Scholtus Valencia Design Week has invited us to FEED, the first international design media and bloggers' meeting this week, so together with Core77, Mocoloco,

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  London Design Festival 2010: Julika Welge's Growing & Repairable Felt Carpet

  Here is an interesting idea for a rug made of pieces of felt. We stumbled upon Julika Welge's Growing Carpet at this year's Designersblock at the London Design Festival, where the bright colours and the rich texture first

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  The Lace Collection, Matteria shows off the romantic side of eco-design

  Lace is back! A while ago Lloyd wrote about the California-based Eurolaces, believed to be the first company to offer 100% certified machine-made macramé style organic cotton lace trim for apparel or curtains. Now lace has become a theme amongst the

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  Women With High PBDE Levels 50 Percent Slower to Conceive, New Study Says

  Guest blogger Cara Smusiak is a journalist and regular contributor to NaturallySavvy.com's Naturally Green section.

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  Green Materials Guide: An Intro to Green Flooring

  We all walk on it every day, but don't often think of it. It's underfoot, and, for many of us, out of mind. But just because you trod on it doesn't mean you shouldn't pay close attention to the materials that make

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  For Green Design To Be Good Design, It Must Be Beautiful and Functional Today, Tomorrow--and Yesterday

  Apple remains our culture's most lauded example of great design. But could it be that the company considered to have reached the pinnacle of design is, in fact, an impostor? The definition of good design is changing. It used

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  Celebrate Earth Day with Leonardo DiCaprio via eBay

  Photo by squarehippies If you've ever tried to figure out how to support important projects like green schools while combating climate change AND meet a movie star all while shopping online, wonder no more. eBay and Global Green USA is holding an

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  Houston Gets Greener with Itsy-Bitsy, Energy Efficient Homes

  Thinking about making a move into a home, but really, really want a green space? We stumbled across the perfect (little) eco-home.

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  Istanbul's Green-Design Innovators

  Amid the over-upholstered and garishly gilded furniture at the Istanbul Decoration and Design Fair hid some ingenious gems -- designers working with recycled and alternative materials and creating multi-purpose furniture for small spaces.

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  Provocative Global Warming Rug Creates a Stir in the Blogosphere

  This little boy looks like he might be blogging over spilled milk, in fact he's concerned about the future of his environment. The Global Warming Rug by Mexican design cooperative NEL, featuring Emiliano Godoy, has created quite a

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  Five Ways Obama's Inauguration Festivities Will Be Green

  Let's just say up front that nobody claims the Inauguration will be deep green - events like this, by their very nature, require a huge amount of car and plane travel, entailing a corresponding belch

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  Pottery Barn Turns Over New Green Leaf With Improved Labeling

  I love it when a retail giant highlights eco-friendly products, so when I picked up Pottery Barn's Christmas 2008 catalogue, I was excited to see