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Green Gifts: Best recycled jewelry for eco fashionistas
Jewellery has always been considered by women for enhancing their beauty. It may be diamonds, gold or platinum the list is end less. They are beautiful with variety of designs and style, but are also expensive. Indulging in recycled jewellery has been a craze among modern fashionistas. The whole idea behind using recycled jewellery is to conserve the earth thereby creating something very unique and stylish. Recycling material scraps is an eco-friendly initiative.
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Green Gifts: Best eco friendly recycled lamps
Choosing products to decorate homes or offices with the basic idea of using either reused and remodeled products is discarded as waste. Purchasing recycled products easily available in the market is one of the best ways to show that we do care for our nature. Contemporary designers are working on products which are not only green but also adds the chic appeal of one’s’ decor. The following list of recycled lamps are an assortment to let you choose the very best for your home or office.
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Real wooden table lamp complements the touch of nature in your living space
Wood inspired table lamps are one of the simplest part of home decor that brings home a natural exuberance without ever looking out of place or going out of style. Such designer creation talks of functionality and fashion while blending our home environment to a natural element and keeping us attuned with our surroundings. The WEPLIGHT’s newest addition of the real wooden table lamp is one such fine creative floral wooden lamp, which illuminates your room decor as well as soothes the mind removing all harsh ties of our city life and keep us in harmony to the serenity of Mother Nature.
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Gottfried's Oakland home is eco friendly and sustainable
Located in Oakland, this Eco-friendly home was built in 1915 and David Gottfried renovated this Rockridge area home. Gottfried is the designer of LEED certification. This house can comfortably accommodate four people and has got platinum level award for the green building. Featuring a solar-ready system, 100-year-old reclaimed redwood is used in the deck, entryway and outdoors shower of this house.
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Tip- The Ripple Effect LED Light by Tapio Anttila
Tip is a very innovative LED light designed by the famous designer Tapio Anttila. It captures the essence of life into concrete form by capturing the beauty of the ripple of water as it is just about to absorb the drop that has fallen into a calm water surface and has created a perfect ripple. Perhaps, this originality is the reason why it won the prestigious A’ Design Award in the Lighting Design Category for 2010 – 2011.
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A simple yet green cardboard furniture design by a common man
A resident of New Haven, Connecticut, Zach Rotholtz is the man behind a special design of the green cardboard furniture. Zach has crafted an inexpensive and fully recyclable furniture set that is very lightweight too. According to what this man explained about him, he used to play with cardboard boxes while he was a kid, and felt that this material could be used in a fascinating manner. When he has to submit a senior project at Yale University, he thought of designing a multipurpose chair that could also serve as a table and a bookshelf. He decided to construct this piece of furniture using a single cardboard sheet.
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LIFETR3E: Making backward regions self-sufficient
The Lifetr3e is basically a self sufficient emergency station that is meant for rural regions wherein the basic first aid facilities such as food, television/media, energy and drinking water are either very meager or not available at all. Therefore, the Lifetr3e is a structure that supports and also helps in coordinating various technological devices that caters to these non-existent needs. The Lifetr3e in itself is a tall vertical building that is self-sufficient as it harnesses its own energy via solar panels that are affixed on the top of the structure. The Lifetr3e basically functions on three grounds: communication, first aid and drinking water.
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Best of 2011: Energy consumption monitors
With the number of electrical gadgets and instruments used in daily life on the rise, it is no surprise that the electricity bills too are increasing. When it comes to saving power, the adage, “Knowledge is power” is definitely true. Being aware of the power usage at home can help you take steps to reduce your usage and your carbon footprint too. Here are 9 energy consumption monitors that are sure to help your power saving endeavors:
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Family Furniture - The Euclid Series of Furniture
The Euclid series of furniture takes its inspiration from Euclidean geometry. Just like Euclidean geometry, the Euclid series of furniture deals with circles and squares. There are various circle and square shaped furniture in the Euclid series. These inspired and practical creations of the Euclid series of furniture can be used as coffee tables, occasional tables and night stands, and also furniture catering to both formal and informal needs. In fact, the making of this Euclid series was done without even harming the environment as no cork trees were cut off for this purpose.
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How to cope up with bike problems in Copenhagen
Copenhagen is known for its green image. In Europe and out side, the city propagates the message that Copenhagen is safe for bikers and its fun to roam around in bikes within the city vicinity, for serious commuters and tourists. However, only saying doesn’t do any work. You need to have a comprehensive network of bikes, bike stations and maintenance to make things happen.
