Tag: France - Page 9
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Organic Maternity Lingerie: Is That Even Possible?
Looking for something soft and silky to wear to bed but feeling like there are not many options out there? And, you want it to be organic? Well, that used to be something of a challenge. Not anymore, thanks to Peau-Ethique and
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Visiting Architect Edouard François: New Works Wrapped In Green (Slideshow)
Architecture doesn't get any greener than the work of Edouard François; we have called the Paris architect "the master of the green façade." François's work is decidedly low-tech and rooted firmly in the ground. We visited him
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Toyota to Sell a Yaris-Based Hybrid for Around $15.7k in Late 2011
Photo: Toyota Update: Toyota Introduces the Yaris HSD Hybrid Concept Should have Better MPG Than Prius There's a new kind of arms race on the road, except that this one doesn't involve bigger vehicles and more horsepower. Instead, the goal is to make
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Cattier's Facial Scrub and Exfoliating Shower Gel Slough, Soothe
The quickest way to achieve that elusive glow? Exfoliate, exfoliate, exfoliate. And If at first you don't succeed, scrub, scrub again. You won't have to slough your skin raw, however, with Cattier's White Clay Facial
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Peau-Ethique "Charmes" With New Eco Lingerie
Photo credit: Peau-Ethique Eco-undies tend to swing between two extremes: blah-blah boring and straight-up skanky—not that we have a problem with the latter, it's just that some of us would rather not spend our workdays picking at ill-positioned slivers
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French Panel to Recommend Carbon Tax on Fuel for 2010
It's just a recommendation at this point, but AFP reports that a French government-named panel will recommend that the nation enact a carbon tax on transport and heating fuel, beginning as soon as 2010, as part of
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French President Supports Bluefin Tuna Fishing Ban
Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna are in trouble. As in gone in just a few years at current fishing rates. Despite last year's
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Carré-d'Etoiles Mini-Prefabs For Green Vacations
They call it "a new idea in "get away from it all" tourism. Carré d'Etoiles is a tiny vacation prefab that can be dropped anywhere, is designed to "protect the environment" with "designer bio-ethanol heating, recyclable wood, etc."
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Fashion That Goes Vroom: Smart Car, Colette Commission Eco-Friendly Wearables
Renowned Parisian retailer Colette and the cutest car this side of Sanrio have put up a united fashion front, rallying five designer labels from Paris, New York, Berlin, Brazil, and Denmark to produce a tres exclusive, tres
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Realities of a Low Emission Life in the French Pyrenees
Living off the land is often seen as the ideal for many aspiring greenies. Bucolic bliss. Healthy harvests. Cheery chickens. Milk making moo cows. Plentiful potatoes and a fresh figs. Sunsets sipping Sauvignon.
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Transformer Furniture: Marie Antoinette's Library Ladder
Marie Antoinette found the consumption at Versailles to be a bit conspicuous, so she tended to retire to her modest little pile in the woods, the Petit Trianon, to do her own social networking.
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The Maison De Verre: A Model For Our Times?
The same week that Alice Rawsthorn was writing about A Prefab House That Dazzles Still, the Pacific Palisades home of Charles and Ray Eames, I was in Paris, visiting another dazzling steel and glass house, the Maison
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Giovanni Socci Does Transformer Furniture. In 1810
We love transformer furniture that serves multiple functions; it saves space and lets you do more with less. We have shown few as complex as this desk by Giovanni Socci et fils, made in 1810 and seen at the Louvre in Paris. Note the three-legged chair
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Anti-Fashion Designer Philippe Starck Creates Sustainable Fashion Collection
Better known for bringing swanky hotels, restaurants, and luxe objets d'art to life, French designer Philippe Starck is broadening his reach to include ready-to-wear clothing for men and women. Just don't call it
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Peau Ethique Makes Fair Trade Baby Toys With Color Grown Cotton
Lions. Giraffes. Elephants. Oh My! These cute new baby toys from Peau Ethique are made with natural, organic cotton, therefore using no dyes in the process. FanFan the Elephant, the GiGi Giraffe family (mom, dad, baby) and Lili
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"Bear's Cave" Office By Paul Coudamy
Front meeting room (All photos: Benjamin Boccas) Who said you couldn't hibernate in an office? Instead of a sterile and corporate interior, the comfy and cavernous spaces of French architect Paul Coudamy's "bear cave" office design are inviting
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"Green Design" Or More Mad Scientists Making Transgenic Animals
I'm no fan of genetic engineering and I don't particularly like what Japanese scientists have done to monkeys. Inserting genes to make them glow green in the dark just isn't right. Yet, this is the kind of research
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Would You Pay $195 for an Organic Cotton Tee? Luxury Brands Go Green to Support Yann Arthus-Bertrand's "Home"
Gucci, Alexander McQueen, Sergio Rossi, Bottega Veneta, and Yves Saint Laurent are going green, according to Vanity Fair—well, sorta. Call it a case of "brand synergy;" the Gucci Group fashion houses are presenting their high-end
