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From Words to Wood

By Katherine Hui on November 21, 2010 in Europe, North America, Photos, USA

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This is lovely all-consuming idea: newspapers turned wood again. Kranthout, which means 'newspaper woos' in Dutch, is a new product made by Mieke Meijer for the design company vij5. The company says that they're "reversing a...

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Confessions of a Female Entrepreneur

By Michele Colucci on November 21, 2010 in North America, Photos, USA

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Fund-raising is an awkward and often uncomfortable effort for those raising funds. But when the person asking is a women entrepreneur, the dance takes on many more nuances. First, a woman -- asking for money...

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Diving Into Some Croatian Favorites

By Marianne McPhee on November 21, 2010 in Croatia, Europe, Photos, Zagreb

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The chilly weather today has had me thinking back to my Croatian holiday and memories of a hot sun, clear water and beautiful islands. My office desk doesn’t seem to quite compare… Ah well. I went on...

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Reduce & Reuse: Recycle Rematch

By Katherine Hui on November 21, 2010 in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, New Zealand, North America, Pacific, Photos, USA

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Recycle Match is one of those ideas that should have existed ages ago. It's a fabulous concept and ultimately aims to get people reusing, trading, re-purposing and repairing before purchasing something new, or sending it...

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SAVED: Random Celebrity T-Shirts

By Katherine Hui on November 21, 2010 in Europe, Photos

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Not only have lots of regular people sent T-Shirts in to be Saved, lots of less-than-regular celebrity people have too. It’s been a total, utter and pleasant surprise. People with fewer unloved T-shirts than they used...

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Lost Property of London

By Rosa Abbott on November 21, 2010 in British Isles, England, Europe, London, Photos

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Up-cycling is something I hear more and more about. To the extent where I'm even toying with the idea of 'up-cycling' bits and bats myself and selling them on to make ends meet (not sure...

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Earth 350

By Katherine Hui on November 20, 2010 in All Countries, Photos

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From November 20th-28th, people around the world will be coming together to form the biggest art exhibition, visible from space. The project, 35o Earth is an initiative of the folks at 350.org, a campaign to...

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San Francisco International Arts Festival Annual Fundraiser

By Renee Blodgett on November 20, 2010 in California, Events, Festivals, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA, Videos

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The San Francisco International Arts Festival (SFIAF) had their annual fundraising dinner on November 14, 2010. Kudos to Andrew Wood and his team for throwing together a fabulous event at the funky Fly Trap Restaurant...

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