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The Weekend Green Guide: Sales & Events
Online and In-Stores 3.13.09

THIS WEEK • The Company Store Organic Bedding Sale • Structured Green Floor Sample Sale • Amenity Home Linen Pillows Sale • EConscious Market Sale • Velocity Sale • West ...

David Stark Helps Launch NYC West Elm
With Lots ‘o Recycled Cardboard

Last week West Elm launched the opening of it’s Manhattan store with a fantastic looking auction of David Stark designs. All the household objects were crafted out of West Elm’s recycled cardboard...

The Weekend Green Guide: Sales & Events
Online and In-Stores 3.6.09

THIS WEEK • Amenity Home Linen Pillows Sale • Branch Home Sale • VivaTerra Sale • Shirts of Bamboo Sale • 7th Generation Sale • Gaiam Sale • Eden Home Sale • Lo...

American Craft Council Show
Baltimore

click thumbnails for larger pics Every year, Baltimore gets to host one of the American Craft Council's annual shows. While the Council also holds shows in Atlanta, Charlotte, St. Paul, San Francisc...

5 Green Finds From the MoMA Store's Destination Seoul

A new collection at the MoMA Store highlights pieces normally only found in Korea, including recycled cloth stuffed gorillas and recycled newsprint pencils...and the best part is that four of them are...

"Future Perfect: Mid-Century Modern Design Drawings"

Get inspiration for your vintage, green dream furniture at Chicago's ArchiTech Gallery, which has a new show examining furniture designs from what they say, "mark the beginning of the most accelerated...

West Elm: Eco Chic and On Sale

West Elm has always been a great resource for affordable modern furniture, and lately they’ve been ramping up their eco-friendly housewares. Given the state of the economy, we searched their website...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day: A Day of Service

Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, is a federal holiday -- so a lot of us will be given the day off from work. But, as President-elect Obama has reminded us, it's also a day of service ... an opportu...

Energy Savings Open House - THIS Saturday!
Boston

Do you feel like you're heating the great outdoors when you turn up your thermostat? Or wondering what small and easy to implement steps you can take to improve your home or apartment's energy effi...

Holiday Art Bazaar Round-Up
Austin

We're cutting down significantly on gift-giving this season, for two reasons: there's that economic crunch we're all feeling, of course, but we're also enjoying focusing on what really matters--family...

Architectural Artifacts Holiday Show

Argentina Carved Wood Head of Santa Claus, $950 This weekend one of our favorite salvage shops, Architectural Artifacts, is having their annual Holiday Show – this means lots of handcrafted goods fr...

3 Green Chairs at Design Auction

We attended a preview at Phillips de Pury & Company last night, which has these three chairs--all made with sustainable materials--up for auction....

Sales and Events Calendar: 12.04.08

Events Renegade Holiday Craft Fair - This is the biggest, best and the most well-known of all the DIY, handmade craft fairs out there. There will also be Goodie Bags available for the first 100 shopp...

Asrai Garden Celebrates 9 Years
Chicago

Skip Black Friday and escape the winter blues by celebrating Asrai Garden’s 9th anniversary. Asrai is hands-down the best flower boutique in Chicago – the cozy store is always stalked with the mos...

Family Farmed Expo
Chicago

Outdoor farmers markets may have ended for the year, but one of the largest local foods celebrations is happening this weekend in Chicago. The Family Farmed Expo is a three-day locavore gathering of w...

Recycle Old Electronics! This Sunday in Union Square
New York City

Here's our public service announcement for Friday. If you've got old electronics that you want to recycle but haven't gotten around to doing it, this Sunday is your chance. Comedy Central is spons...

Second Annual Handmade Holidays at Sew, Mama, Sew!

We're not all that talented with a needle and thread, but we do aspire towards real sewing prowess. It's a useful (and we'd argue, green) skill -- and one that isn't nearly as valued today as it was, ...

Tatine Open Studio Sale
Chicago

Remember the Tatine candles we raved about a few months ago? This Saturday the owner and creator of the candles is opening her studio to the public to see all the new candle collections and specialty ...

$50 Coupon to Help DC Homeowners Plant Trees

The District Department of the Environment (DDOE) and Casey Trees are offering $50 rebates to District residents who plant trees on their property. The program also includes a free “Ooze Tube” w...

On Sale: Danny Seo's Simply Green at JCPenney

Danny Seo's Simply Green line at JCPenney, which debuted last spring, includes a range of bedding and bath products made from renewable, organic, and recycled materials. Right now, the line is on sa...

Grasshopper 510: Online and On Sale

Just in time for the holidays Grasshopper 510 has launched their online eco-boutique. In honor of the launch we rounded up a few favorite items – click below the jump to check them out:...

Oprah's New Favorite Thing: Amazon's Kindle

Just in time for the holidays, Oprah has announced her new favorite thing: Amazon's e-reading gadget, the Kindle. This news inspires all kinds of mixed emotions for us. How about you?...

Smart Home Halloween Event
Chicago

Have you been Michelle Kaufmann’s Smart Home yet? If not, this Saturday the Smart Home will be having a fall harvest festival just in time for Halloween and the changing seasons. There will be a far...

International Housewares Association Green Roundup

A recycled ginger ale bottle broom, a cutting board made from reclaimed milk jugs, and a travel mug that's both 100% recycled and recyclable were just a few of our favorites at this show......

Green Exhibition: Philly Heart Design

Water bottles, skateboard decks, and hangers are all part of the green furniture showcased at Philly Heart Design. It's organized by the Salm brothers of Mio design and kicks off this weekend, fitting...