Style ideas and news for your eco-chic home
Posted in Design & Architecture, Kitchen & Dining, Events on Sep 28th, 2009
Following the backlash from the plastic bag with Anya Hinmarch’s version, there have been other disposable products that have had their identities developed to be more long-lasting.
The disposable cup has had a few options…
- Save-a-cup collects the disposable cups from offices and organisations which sign up to their scheme and make them into clocks.
- ‘I’m […]
Posted in Design & Architecture, Events on Sep 28th, 2009
There was some great idea exploration on show at Tent, with products that challenge how we view our lifestyle or situation.
But my choice for Best Concept is for a product that is sysnonymous with the increasing sustainable lifestyle and helps us to live in healthier homes.
Best Concept:
You would be forgiven for not immediately recognising that […]
Posted in Design & Architecture, Events on Sep 25th, 2009
London Design Week is always a highlight of the design year, especially as our base on Brick Lane is right in the hub of all the action in East London.
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The last couple of days the streets around our office have been filled with people carrying the bright blue bags of TENT. And being the […]
Posted in Outdoors, Eco Living, Kitchen & Dining, News, Events, Uncategorized on Sep 15th, 2009
EcoCentric have launched a new range of grow your own gardens suitable to plant in September and October ready for the Winter months as part of organic fortnight.
Try using these with our new planters made from recycled tyres.�
Posted in Eco Living, Bed & Bath, Events, Uncategorized on Sep 15th, 2009
When you make the choice to buy organic, you could actually be saving lives!
The production of non-organic textiles kills approximately 20,000 people in developing countries each year. This is a result from the huge amount of pesticides used in growing the plant. This inturn forces the farmers to invest more in chemical fertilisers as their […]
Posted in Eco Living, Bed & Bath, Uncategorized on Sep 11th, 2009
We are all looking for the dream beauty product to wipe away those bags, give us vibrant smoother and younger looking skin…we are all suckers to good advertising! When we take those products off the shelves we have absolutely no idea what we are putting on our skin and the long term effects this could […]
Posted in Outdoors, Eco Living, Style Ideas, News, Events, Uncategorized on Sep 7th, 2009
Around the UK for the next fortnight, an array of events will be taking place in schools, farms, shops, cafes to support all things organic.  The government’s target is to reduce the UK’s greenhouse emissions by 80% by 2050. Currently manufactured food produces 30% of the UK’s emissions, so we all need to change our […]
Posted in Eco Living, Outdoors, Style Ideas, Celebrity on Sep 3rd, 2009
It seems many of you don’t just want to hear Oliver talking about his garden, but also to see it and grab some visual inspiration from his eco-chic designs… So here you are:
Movable fire and seating (which also double as steps to the raised decking area) allow for a flexible space, from play to entertaining.
Raised […]
Posted in Eco Living, Outdoors, Celebrity on Sep 1st, 2009
Despite a busy work schedule filming Dream Homes, heading up EcoCentric, running his design company and presenting at Grand Designs and Gardeners World shows amongst other things, Oliver Heath has moved house and is lovingly renovating it in his eco-chic design style.
Summer obviously means more time spent outside and his eyes have turned to the […]