NOVICA: Bringing the World’s Artisans to You

 

NOVICA offers incredible, unique finds from artists and artisans around the world. As one of their missions, NOVICA states that they wish to provide a global platform for artisans in developing countries to express their artistic talents and spur their creativity. In return, consumers are offered unique and hard-to-find items at great prices.
NOVICA features thousands [...]

Chuck: The World’s First 100% Recycled Cardboard Wastepaper Basket

Chuck, a recycled wastepaper basket designed by studioCRANK, was created out of necessity — the necessity to turn piles and piles of unwanted cardboard into good use. Chuck is printed with low VOC inks and is completely recyclable. No tools or glues are required for its fold-n-tuck assembly. Chuck is in its final concept and [...]

Get Back to Your Roots With a Hemp Shower Curtain

A great alternative to potentially harmful vinyl, plastic, or PVC shower curtains is a hemp curtain! No liner is required with this hemp shower curtain from Grassroots Environmental Products, due to the extra-tight weave and quick-drying properties of hemp.
This hemp curtain measures 72 X 72 inches and comes in four colours: natural, seafoam, sand, and [...]

Lumina Organic Soy Candles with Essential Oil Blends

 

You like light. You like candle light. You want candles that last a long time but don’t make you breathe bad air. You want beauty without the bad side.
Lumina Organic candles are made with non-genetically modified soybean oil. The soybeans are organic and grown by organic farmers. Once harvested, the soybeans are crushed to form [...]

KeepCup: Best Reusable Coffee Cup, Splashproof

Sometimes I like to enjoy my coffee or chai on the bus during my morning commute. One thing I’m always worried about is spilling on other people, particularly when I’m flying down the aisle looking for a seat and the bus is lurching forward. I’ve never done it, but I’ve seen it happen. Burning complete [...]

LunchBots: 100% Stainless Steel Lunch Containers, Instead of Plastic

Plastic is the big evil these days. Reports are everywhere, warning us that many of the plastics we’ve been using can leach into our food and beverages and then into our bodies, causing all sorts of ailments, including raising the risk of a variety of cancers. Consumer-wise, there’s been a huge turning back to glassware [...]

Sanyo’s Healing Lamp

On September 11, 2009, Sanyo will introduce the Eneloop Lamp. I’m hoping that one day this will be the only kind of electronic product available — fully rechargeable, fully recyclable. Using Sanyo’s rechargeable batteries, the Eneloop Lamp looks beautiful indoors to create just the right kind of ambience. It functions as a flashlight in emergencies, [...]

Modular Cubes Make Perfect Eco-Shelves

re:modern sells a set of six mix-and-match modular cubes that you can put together in any order to create a set of fashion-forward, eco-responsible shelves.
The cubes are made of 99% post consumer recycled paper. The paper is layered to create a very strong product, each cube holding a maximum of 50 pounds each. You can [...]

Goodbye Detergent! House and Garden Scrubs Make Cleaning Without Chemicals Easy!

Goodbye Detergent! products from LEC International Corp in Japan make it easy to clean inside and outside your home without the use of toxic cleaners. Remove stains, grease, and grime with a moistened scrub, and that’s it! Good for the environment and your health!
The award-winning Goodbye Detergent! scrubs are made from various natural materials such [...]

Aurora Glow String Solar Lights Provide Mood Lighting at Night

Rittenhouse offers the gorgeous Aurora Glow String Solar Lights to put a new spin on your outdoor eco-decorating. This solar powered string of lights creates a gentle, relaxing ambience for your backyard, deck, or patio.
Each string features 6 hand blown glass orbs suspended on shiny copper hooks. There are three colours to choose from: clear [...]

Solar Powered CD/MP3 Player: For Eco-grooving!

Nature et Decouvertes has created a sweet lollipop-shaped CD/MP3 player that runs off solar power. The solar panel needs to be exposed to sunlight for 4-5 hours and this will yield about 10 hours of nonstop music. Zero electricity is needed, but you are given the option of plugging the CD player in during rainy/cloudy [...]

EcoMill Treadmill: Zero Electricity Fitness

Woodway has created this zero electricity treadmill, the EcoMill, that runs off energy you generate when you run. Available in traditional black or eco green, the EcoMill’s power display and elevation system run entirely off a battery that recharges with every stride you take.
This product allows you (or your gym) to save energy without skimping [...]

Ultrasonic Dishwasher: Dish Cleaner of the Future

It’s pretty much common knowledge that most dishwashers use far too much water. Designers, like Alexey Danilin from Russia, have stepped up to try their hand at solving the problem. Danilin’s design, for Electrolux, is still in the planning phases and has not yet been manufactured. This dishwasher uses electricity to clean dishes via ultrasonic [...]

Environmentally Friendly Lawn Mowers; No Gas, No Noise

EcoMowers.com offers a full range of gas-free and noise-free lawn mowers that are easy to use and store. These lawn mowers support an eco-friendly lifestyle, allowing you to achieve a “truly ‘clean cut’ lawn”. Some models include a grass catcher for easier clean-up.
Portions of all sales are donated to the U.S. Green Building Council and [...]

Flip & Tumble Bags

I just ordered a couple Flip & Tumble bags for grocery shopping because I can’t stand the material that normal reusable shopping bags are made of. They don’t fold down well and they collect cat hair too easily. If they get unrolled in my purse, they end up tangled together with my headphones and anything [...]

EcoloBlue 28: A Watercooler That Takes Moisture from the Air

This is probably one of the coolest and most practical devices I’ve seen all week. The EcoloBlue 28 Atmospheric Water Generator makes up to 7 gallons (28 litres) of fresh water per day on humidity alone! The generator comes ready to use out of the box, and only requires some upkeep when it comes time [...]

EcoSmart Fireplace uses Denatured Ethanol

The EcoSmart fireplace is flue less and does not require utility installation of any kind. It is portable and superbly designed (offered in a wide variety of modern styles), and gives off clean, adequate heat that can be easily adjusted to suit any occasion. The EcoSmart site lists these advantages of their product:
* New concept [...]