After reviewing a book on eco-fashion for Totally Dublin last month, I've been thinking a lot more about the ethics of clothing. Not that it's something I've ever NOT cared about as such, it's just...
This is one serious apparatus. It's a human powered kitchen processor.
Complete with chopper, mixer and blender, the contraption uses a simple pedaling mechanism to generate power to operate various kitchen appliances.
Christoph Thetford, the brains behind...
This is my third visit to Mysore, India, to study Ashtanga yoga in six years. I really do feel at home here, albeit jet-lagged. I spent my first few days taking care of logistics, catching...
This is a great example of someone using recyclable materials to turn waste into something useful!
Green Toys Inc. do just that – they use the milk containers sent to the recycler to create a line...
Just what the world needed - My First Bacon, a battery operated plush toy that looks like a piece of meat. Bacon, a byproduct of pig is now a cuddling toy.
This is funny, tragic and...
Ohitashi is traditionally made with spinach but other green leafy vegetables can be used. There's nothing fancy about this dish but over the years I've become more fond of it. There are no special cooking...
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...
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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