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Rinspeed X James Rizzi: Eco Concept Car

5. January 2011

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The visionaries at Rinspeed have done it again. The company that brought us sQuba, the first car able to “fly” underwater, and a paver of the road between sustainability and luxury, now introduces BamBoo. Wafting through the warm air will be a breeze in this open sided buggy – for BamBoo was created to be [...]

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Gazelle X You: Conserve the Earth (One Gadget at a Time)

11. November 2010

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It’s a really huge problem and not enough people know about it in a consumer-driven, greed-fueled culture like ours. People quickly move from one flat screen TV to the next, one laptop to the next, go through about 3 phones in a year, and the discarded equipment gets dumped recklessly – often polluting the soil, [...]

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Timberland X Bionic Yarn: Eco-Conscious Boot Collection

28. October 2010

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Bionic Yarn is co-owned by N.E.R.D. frontman Pharrell Williams and the company has collaborated with Timberland to create a collection of 90 shoes and boots.Bionic Yarn creates fabrics made from 50% cotton and 38% recycled plastic bottles, so these shoes will be tree-hugger friendly. The collection is supposed to drop at the top of 2011, [...]

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Shannon Keith X Gene Blalock: New Documentary “Skin Trade”

31. August 2010

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You want to know the truth about the illegal fur trade in fashion, then you must check out this new DVD coming out this Fall. The movie “takes you on a journey from the birth of the fur industry as fashion through the current trends, misconceptions, and lies perpetrated upon unknowing consumers. Voices from the [...]

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Robert Downey Jr. X Nissan: Voice of “Innovation for All” Campaign

27. August 2010

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Resurgent Hollywood thespian, Robert Downey Jr. just got himself another lovely paycheck to add onto his already mountainous pile of “Iron Man” greenbacks. This time, he’s been chosen as the narrator for Nissan’s new “Innovation for all” campaign which touts the new vehicle enhancements: smart phone apps, recycled materials, air purifiers, the Juke — the [...]

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Pierre Garner X Elise Berthier X MOMA Design Store: Eco-friendly AM/FM Radio with MP3 Amplifier

1. July 2010

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NYMag.com has a cool feature profiling some of the most eye-catching designs that will available at the MOMA Design Store for Fall 2010. This one is a collaboration between Pierre Garner X Elise Berthier – it’s made from all bamboo and renewable PLA plastic – and it retails for a reasonable $80.00. See more innovative [...]

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Lily Cole X Gemfields X World Land Trust: Emeralds for Elephants (A noble cause)

28. June 2010

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Mining company Gemfields has joined forces with the World Land Trust to create a special line of jewelry designs dubbed “Emeralds for Elephants.” The collection is meant to bring awareness to the serious issue of elephant preservation in India’s Elephant corridor. Click here to find more details and how you can also help this conservation [...]

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Akomplice Clothing X Conveyor Fred Segal: T-Shirt/Paint Brush/Paint Can Pack

16. June 2010

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Akomplice has hooked up with Conveyor in LA for a fashion/eco collaboration that makes sense on so many levels. The fellas at Akomplice came up with an idea for this paint-related campaign after hearing the following quote from Steven Chu, the Secretary of Energy. “Making roads and roofs a paler color could have the equivalent [...]

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