Green Home Chicago: Green Design Center
Located in Fulton Market District, Green Home Chicago is a must stop shop for anyone looking to green their home. Whether you’re looking for paint or tile for your bathroom or a cool piece of recl...
Located in Fulton Market District, Green Home Chicago is a must stop shop for anyone looking to green their home. Whether you’re looking for paint or tile for your bathroom or a cool piece of recl...
Renegade Handmade is a completely unique one-stop shop for DIY goods, featuring the work of over 300 artists! The mortar-and-brick store in Chicago was created as an extension of the über-popul...
Three Potato Four was started by husband and wife team Janet Morales and Stu Eli who "both grew up collecting things," and started Three Potato Four because of their love of collections. It's one o...
We really liked Ronel Jordaan's booth at the New York International Gift Fair. Using natural fibers (mostly 100% merino wool) that are hand-dyed and hand-felted by a group of trained women in South ...
We really love the cozy home accessories from Parkhaus Berlin. Made with wool and felt, the design company features baskets, bins, tabletop wares, cushions, curtains, cozies, even laptop covers. W...
This isn't going to come out sounding quite right, but... Green Home Environmental Products seems sort of like the Wal-Mart of green home stores. Need a rain barrel? They've got it. Recycled-content t...
If whimsical, colorful and quirky decor is your thing, then you should check out Stray Dog Designs. Their design principles are simple: all items are handmade with careful construction from quality...
To the folks at Baileys, it doesn’t really matter if something is old or new. They strive to sell things that are simple, useful and well made. This philosophy has resulted in a store that offers...
Toronto-based Bookhou was co-founded in 2003 by John Booth and Arounna Khounnoraj, and showcases their beautiful handiwork. All of their work emphasizes natural handmade materials on a small-scale ...
If antlers by the pound aren't your thing, there's always the handmade soap (by the owner's dad) at this Brooklyn shop which specializes in all things from the Industrial Revolution period......
Whether you're looking for eco-friendly furniture, recycled-paper wall tiles, or just a nice bamboo bowl, you'll have no trouble finding everything you need at Re:modern's online store. With its new...
Note to self: earth-friendly does not necessitate earth tones. We can have a little (or a lot) of color and still be on friendly terms with the planet. Enter Rajboori. Their brilliant, colorful ho...
Cute, cute, cute. Donna Halloran of Fabricadabra makes decorative pillow covers that use all natural and non-toxic dyes and fabrics, most of which are handwoven. We were browsing through her site ...
click thumbnails for larger picsThis year, IKEA had a big, beautiful booth at ICFF filled with the upcoming PS Collection. It was full of interesting pieces with more than a few that we could see bei...
There's nothing flashy about Greenfeet.com. It's a pretty basic online-only store that sells pretty basic green home goods. And we really, really like that. Whether you're looking for a gigantic com...
Flowerball Pendant by Heath Nash We came across Foundation4 a couple weeks ago at the Brooklyn Flea market when we noticed the awesome Heath Nash hanging lights in their booth. Upon meandering a bit...
If you listen to Martha Stewart Living radio, you undoubtedly have heard of Dr. Brent Ridge, one-time host of the radio show "Ask Dr. Brent." We love Dr. Brent's website/blog Beekman 1802, which is...
More beautiful, colorful and sustainable textiles: Ouno Design (pronounced "OO-no") makes gorgeous limited edition one-of-a-kind upcycled home accessories from vintage materials, including antique a...
Meet my new obsession: Live Wire Farm's timber accessories. The man behind Live Wire Farm, John Robohm, sent a few of his beautiful creations — a couple wall hooks, some spoons, napkin rings...
What ever happens to all those leftover printer sheets running through an industrial press for some contracted commercial job? Well, if Todd Temporale and Frank Viva have anything to do with it, the...
Record bowls have spun us around and around on the blog circuits, and we've seen mix tape walls and cassette closets, but change purses have left us counting our pennies to save up for one of our very...
We've always loved Macy's famous Thanksgiving Day Parade. Now, marching to the beat of a different drum is "Shop For a Better World." The fair trade product line features hand-woven baskets from Rwand...
Curious about the name? The grasshopper symbolizes prosperity, wisdom and a leap of faith; 510 represents the wavelength measurement in nanometers for the color green. Grasshopper 510 has a bit of e...
Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Dior... When it comes to luxury items, for many, it's all about the labels. Designer Bridget West, based in London, has taken that theory and given it an eco twist, by making cus...
urbanest is a Chicago favorite for green home furnishings and decor. AT:Chicago's got the full store review, complete with slideshow. But since we first covered the store, urbanest has introduced a ...