Sustainable Products

Culver City's Helms Bakery - A Designer's Paradise

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This past weekend I took a trip over to Culver City with the family to pick out some new toys for the tots at the Lakeshore Learning Center Store on the corner of National and Venice.  I  couldn't believe how nice the area has become in the past few years and noticed the numerous furniture, decor and designer stores (plus a few restaurants) that now occupy[...]

Sustainable Office Design - Sustainable Solutions International

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Sustainable interior design has become extremely popular over the past few years. Some companies – like kitchen and bath fixture manufacturer and distributor Sustainable Solutions International (SSi) – even make sustainable and stylish design easy. Sustainable Solutions International has a number of offices in North America, and manufactures and distributes [...]

Freshaire Paints - Healthly and Sustainable

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Healthy and sustainable paints have not been the most popular topic in the Interior Design world, but lately they have been gaining some traction. Initially these paints were sought out by people with allergies, those that are chemically sensitive and mothers who were pregnant or had young children at home. Now some professionals are using “green” paints m[...]

Stylish and Sustainable: Low Flow Fixtures with Great Performance

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According to the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment and Security in Oakland, California, the United States ranks sixth in the world for per capita water withdrawals. Europeans use significantly less water per person for domestic purposes than do Americans. On average the Germans and French, for instance, use 55 to 60 gallons daily. T[...]

Tie Dye is To Die For

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Many of you might have noticed that the tie dye trend is back on the runways, however it has entered the interior design realm too. Far from the far out, summer of love, traditional tie dye trend, the new tie dye is all about modern, monochromatic style. Companies like Full Moon Loom make tie dye sophisticated with their gorgeous, handmade tapestry which can[...]

Winner of the Red Dot 2009 Award- Laufen's mimo Collection

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Winner of the red dot 2009 award, mimo pairs color and character with environmentally-friendly design. The mimo collection by Laufen is a refreshingly unconventional and exuberant bathroom suite. Designed for people with a zest for life that do not wish to be hampered with social conventions. Called the “Mini Cooper of the bathroom fleet,” this technicall[...]

Natural Handmade Aireloom Matresses

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California is beginning to see the start of a trend in natural, eco-friendly bamboo bedding with one of the most prestigious bedding brands, Aireloom®, now making these bamboo mattresses.  Known by many in Hollywood, Aireloom beds are America’s only naturally influenced luxury handcrafted mattresses. The Aireloom Natural Hybrid, part of the Ultimate Comfo[...]

The Stylish Green Kitchen

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The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that lighting, refrigeration and cooking are responsible for 41.5 percent of a home’s energy consumption. Fortunately, the popularity and technological efficiency of Energy Star appliances, compact fluorescent and LED light sources, and water conserving faucets have enabled homeowners to make the kitchen a greener and [...]

Green Designs With Style!

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We see more and more green designs these days, despite the fact that sustainability is not necessarily a new trend in Architecture and Interior Design. This has produced even more amazing designs that are completely sustainable and LEED Certified, much like the Founding Farmers restaurant we wrote about last week. Here are just a few of our favorites that we[...]

LEED Gold-Designed Green Restaurant

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Green Furnishings Abound at the Washington D.C.- based Founding Farmers Restaurant Founding Farmers is the first LEED Gold-designed and Certified Green Restaurant to open in the United States Capital, located just two blocks from the White House. This restaurant gives new meaning to eco-friendly eating with sustainable agriculture at the heart of its menu t[...]