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*Note: Today’s post was written by Chris Robb, my brother-in-law and fellow Santa Rosa resident. Besides Ted, I count Chris as my best friend. He brings new perspectives to our conversations about organics and sustainability, and I’m continually inspired by his passion for the environment. Chris is new to this whole blogging thing, and I [...]
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About a month ago Heather Armstrong from Dooce.com wrote about her loving devotion to FLOR tiles. I’d never heard of them before, but the woman (who has a dog and a toddler) raved about how she can clean these tiles with a baby wipe, whether the mess comes from spaghetti sauce or barf. My favorite [...]
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I’ve been doing lots of window shopping on the internet lately. I hunt for various items, but as I surf, I keep an eye out for letterpress stationery. Design*Sponge is a virtual window shoppers’ dream (including an incredible Letterpress Guide) through which I found Night Owl Paper Goods, a two-person company in Alabama using 1920’s [...]
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As a graphic designer I am in constant need of a sketchbook. I have an entire shelf on my bookcase dedicated to my sketchbooks from the past, containing every logo idea, random thought, and color obsession I’ve had since design school. These books have become my lifeline, my source of every single thing I think [...]
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I’m a graphic designer, and I love paper goods. Lately I’ve been trying to combine these two aspects of my life in a more complete way, and this quest has led me to Re-Nourish.com.
Mainly a resource for graphic designers, ReNourish is a site that’s “designed to be a tool, and therefore simple and intuitive”. If [...]
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Uncommon Goods Tumblers
I was looking at the new offerings on Uncommon Goods’ recycled section today, and I noticed these adorable blue tumblers. I’m a big fan of having all-white dishes and bringing color onto your table with interesting glassware, especially since I tend to break things. It’s [...]
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Loomstate Organic Cotton Denim Jacket
I’ve always wondered why companies who sell organic clothes haven’t figured out how to make them look nice. I mean, a hemp sack with a raffia belt must appeal to someone somewhere, but it strikes me as odd that all sustainably-minded clothes resemble [...]
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A Hurricane bag from Focused Bags
I was reading my favorite technology site today, Popgadget, when I came across this post about a company called Focused Bags. Based in the UK, you can sell them your old skateboards, even the broken ones, for a few bucks, and then [...]
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Besides recycling, there are many things to be done with the items we discard. I grew up with a very resourceful and imaginative mother, who thought of crafts for us such as making holiday “reindeer” out of the palm fronds that were trimmed from the trees in our Southern California beach town. Since she was [...]
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