Feeling High on the Highline

by | Jul 20, 2009 | Green Building, Green Living, Materials

Last week my husband, daughter and I returned from a trip around the world to show the  6 month old baby off to her relatives throughout the globe.  One of our stops was New York City where we visited with my side of the family. I had been reading about the...

The Greening of Westweek

by | Apr 2, 2009 | Events, Materials, Parties, Retailers

Every year the PDC opens their doors for a fabulous three day party called Westweek.  Showrooms host glamourous parties with entertaining lectures and  tasty treats.  This year I was delighted to see so much attention being to sustainable products and practices. The...

Ship it to Me Green

by | Jan 27, 2009 | Green Living, Materials

Most often when people think of eco-friendly products, they think about what a certain product is made of. This is one of the elements, but there are many more. A product that is manufactured locally, and contains 75% eco-friendly materials should be considered more...

Eco-Friendly Parking

by | Nov 25, 2008 | Green Living, Materials

I’ve driven by the Santa Monica Civic Center about a million times on the way to our design studio. This weekend, walking around while waiting for my car to be serviced, I got a closer look at what is arguably the hardest to miss piece of architecture this side of the...

Windmills Gone Glamorous

by | Aug 26, 2008 | Materials

Wind power just went glam, thanks to Starcks’ ingenuity and eye for design.   These so called windmills are part of “Democratic Ecology”, a line that Starck is developing with the Italian Industrial group Pramac.  It’s part of what we love so much about...