Totally Cool and Easy to Make Recycled Plastic Bags Rain Boots
Photos: Courtesy of Louis Rigano.
We’ve seen plenty of things with fused plastic bags, one of the best being the Chilean plastic bags boots we featured last year. However, few look like something that you would wear or that can be easily done. Until now….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Green Fashion Week Preview: Thieves by Sonja den Elzen
Green Fashion Week is around the corner. We are gearing up for Thieves by Sonja den Elzen’s debut at New York’s GreenShows — where the Toronto-based sustainable brand will show their fall 2010 collection — with a few of our favorite pieces from fall 2009, click through for photos:
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Awesome Grand Prize 2009 Wildlife Photos
Image: Wild Wonders of Europe
Winners Marcus Valeur and Janne Heimonen
When Wild Wonders of Europe announced the biggest wildlife photography project ever undertaken, we knew the professionals would bring home astonishing photos. Then they announced the <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/12/sexy-flirtin…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Lovely Outfits and Accessories from Recovered Fabrics by Cruz Della Casa
Photos: Courtesy of Cruz Della Casa.
We know it’s still winter in the northern hemisphere, but these sunny pictures of Cruz Della Casa’s latest clothing and accessories collection will sure get you dreaming about summer….Read the full story on TreeHugger
New Incredibly Cool Refurbished Clothing by Ropa Doceñada (12-Na)
Photos: Ropa Doceñada 12-Na.
How can refurbished clothing look this great? Leave it to Ropa Doceñada (12-Na), a fashion firm based in both Argentina and Chile, to do the work. You might remember them from a brief post a few years ago, but you have to see what they’ve been up to lately. Even if you’re not in South America, the ideas for clothing refurbishing are something to have in mind….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Dress Embroidered with Wind-Sensitive Lights for Illuminating Fashion Statement
Photos via Fashioning Technology
Dutch designer Stijn Ossevoort has created a dress sure to catch people’s attention. Embroidered with wind-sensitive lights, the wearer needs only to walk down the street and the dress glows in brilliant patterns, with lights popping right off the dress. …Read the full story on TreeHugger
A “Digital” Photo Frame To End The Debate Over Electric or Old Fashioned
Image via Think Geek
While 25% of broadband households will have a digital photo frame by the end of this year, the debate over newfangled photo frames is a hearty one. On the gadget geek side, a digital photo frame is worth the electronic effort, since it eliminates the need to print photos, can be used for classy advertising in offices, keeps people who get bored easily from having to stare at the same photo for too long… But on the other side of the debate, why does anyone really need another electronic when photo frames are cheap and abundant i…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Blog Action Day 2009: If We All Just Do Two Things We Can Prevent Climate Change
photos: Alan Cleaver (L); rusvaplauke (R).
In addition to it being Global Handwashing Day it’s also Blog Action Day 2009 and the theme is climate change. Personally, it’s always climate change action day for me on TreeHugger, but it never hurts to re-emphasize the importance of climate change…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Solar Decathlon 2009 in Photos and Video (Slideshow)
The 2009 Solar Decathlon has turned the National Mall into a solar village. Get a tour of the houses and hear from the builders and designers in our slideshow.
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Sunny Flower Solar Charger Folds, Sticks to Windows
Photos via DesignBoom
This new solar charger design from Fandi Meng at first looks like a Solio charger, what with the foldable panels. But when you look closely, it’s so much more. …Read the full story on TreeHugger