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Giveaway!!!
To celebrate the publication of their brand new book, “Just Green It!”, healthy living advocates Ron and Lisa Beres have offered me two autographed copies to giveaway to you, dear readers.
Filled with tips on how to save the environment and your wallet at the same time, this book is designed to make it easier to navigate through the sea of conflicting information and green-washing we all run up against on our journey to sustainability. Read the rest of this entry
Now this looks like fun!
The Sustainable Furnishings Council and World Market Center Las Vegas are proud to once again bring you One Good Chair Design Competition.
“Beauty rests on necessities. The line of beauty is the result of perfect economy. The cell of the bee is built at that angle which gives the most strength with the least wax. The bone in the quill of the bird gives the most alar strength with the least weight… There is not a particle to spare in natural structures.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
The world of green design is pulled in two directions, for the aim of sustainability has been described alternately as “doing more with less” and “celebrating abundance.” The third annual One Good Chair competition challenges designers to do both.
This year’s theme, “Minimum/Maximum,” embraces the idea that smart design can both preserve natural resources and amplify human delight. We’re not asking you to “balance” or “compromise” these two apparently different aims—we’re pushing you to go as far as you can in both directions at once. Trade-offs are for sissies. How little material can you use to make the most of a chair? How little packaging can you use to reach the most people? Can you design a chair that is almost nothing and almost everything at the same time?
What a week! Things are really starting to come together here at theinterioRevolution, and I want to thank one and all for being a part of that! Most especially, I would like to thank this weeks guest blogger, David of Sidecar Furniture, who has done such an amazing job of informing us all about artisan wood furniture!
So here’s what caught our eye this week…
Image via design*sponge
Spied on design*sponge, this set of nesting tables, made of recycled wood and old rebar. They are really kinda cute, which is not something I usually say about things made of rebar.
Next up, a cozy blanket giveaway and some great sale items seen on Green Your Decor, as well as musings on printed countertops and why existing buildings are greener… Read the rest of this entry
Giveaway details follow are at the end of the post, but we suggest you read the review first!
When I first started to focus strictly on sustainable design five years ago, the pickings were thin when it came to green interior design books.. As in, there were exactly two books, only one of which was really any use.
Even as I watched the list of available books grow, I still considered writing one of my own, because I didn’t find anyone addressing the subject of green residential interior design the way I thought it should be. Luckily, I never got around to it because Sunset Design Guides has just released the book I probably would have written (if I had the talent!).
Taking full advantage of Sunset Magazine’s wealth of images, author Bridget Biscotti Bradley has created an inspiring collection of sustainable design ideas and arranged them in her easy to understand book, The Green Home. Assisted by a “design panel” made up of such green design luminaries as Eric Corey Freed, Kelly LaPlante, and Michelle Kaufman, Bradley makes a compelling case for the ease with which green design principles can be woven into any remodeling project. Read the rest of this entry
Didn’t get the romantic evening you hoped for on Valentine’s Day?
Assuage a little of your disappointment with a romantic 100% natural, hand poured soy candle from Green Nest. They are 7.5 oz each, and come in a gift box as shown. I have two of these to give away this week.
Area Declic has announced their second annual international interior design competition – “A Green Place to Sit”.
“A double challenge for ONLY FOR WOMEN’s second edition, the International Design Award dedicated exclusively for female designers: searching for new products to enter the contract market and promoting a thinking about sustainability. This is the meaning of the title, which talks green as nature and green as green issue. Area Declic wishes to investigate into these themes all around 2010. With the help of women designers.”
Deadline to enter is March 3, 2010, so get your design engines revved ladies! For information on rules and how to enter, click here.
For the final Friday Wrap-up of 2009, I present you with some lists of last minute sustainable design gifts and a peek at some holiday decor – plus a fun giveaway I spied!
image via re-nest
Win a fabulous WoollyPocket from re-nest! I saw these at Dwell on Design this summer and fell in love. A garden you can hang anywhere!
via flor.com
This is such a fun idea, it’s a wonder FLOR didn’t think of it sooner.
Let your imagination run wild – with FLOR’s design system of 19.7-inch squares the options are limitless. All you have to do is choose your FLOR and let the designing begin. Mix and match colors, patterns and textures to create a rug, runner or wall-to-wall design that fits your décor and your personality. Who knows, you may just get your FLOR design for free or see it on FLOR.com.
The designing on takes place using their online design tools. Entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. CT Monday, December 7, 2009, so you don’t have a lot of time! Click here for contest details.
And hey – if your design gets picked PLEASE let us know! We’ll be sure to post all about it here!
The interioRevolution is a design blog devoted exclusively to sustainable interior design. Through product reviews, guest blogs by experts in their fields, special features and spirited discussion, the interioRevolution provides new knowledge and expands the dialogue on sustainable interior design.
