Green Home and Design Archive

Can I Hear an Amen(ity) To Organic Cotton Bedding?
Can I Hear an Amen(ity) To Organic Cotton Bedding?

Are you a devout eco home decorator and not yet worshipping at the alter of Amenity, the Los Angeles-based purveyor of organic cotton bedding, hemp pillows, alpaca throws, and other soft, sustainable goods? Simply put, with the spring cleaning/re-organizing/redecorating season at its peak, it would be a sin not to. Here’s why: Nicole Chiala and [...]
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Save Energy Sans the Hassle with Wattstopper

Ever since the invention of the light bulb, mankind has struggled to remember to turn it off when not in use. It’s been an uphill battle, to be sure, but a few advances here and there have gone a long way towards helping the average illuminated-room enthusiast save energy without having to, you know, walk [...]
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Blossom Cleaning: The Lazy Man

Now that Vivavi has a Manhattan showroom at the Riverhouse to showcase our green furniture, I
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Make a Video. Save Energy. Get Paid

Ahh, the thrill of making your own home movies. Two infamous (leaked) homemade films that immediately come to mind are Paris Hilton’s “One Night in Paris” and the David Hasselhoff ‘drunkenly devouring a burger on the floor’ segment. Whereas Paris and the ‘Hoff made those films for free, the Home Depot wants to know what [...]
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Vivavi Opens Modern Green Furniture Store at Riverhouse in New York City

Showcasing the best in modern green design from many of today
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Saving Energy, Step By Step

What could be easier than having easy online instructions to teach folks how to minimize home energy use by merely adjusting their thermostat settings? Well, that was a rhetorical question, but if it had to be answered, one could say a an online video teaching people how to adjust their thermostats and to what levels. [...]
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Vivavi Brings Green Design to Armory Show: March 27th – 30th

[Modular Seating by Molo Design made from recycled kraft paper] Next week over 50,000 art and design fans congregating in New York City for the Armory Show will have the opportunity to experience green furniture collections from design houses such as Molo Design, Brave Space, Knu, and Rhubarb Decor. For the second year in a [...]
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Talking More Green Furniture

Furniture Style Magazine just published an interview I gave to Stephanie Mitchell, its Managing Editor. The magazine primarily targets members of the furniture industry, so it
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G2 Gallery: Environmental Art Space

The G2 Gallery in Venice Beach, CA will be opening its doors starting March 11th, Tuesdays through Sundays from 11:00a.m. to 7:00p.m. In a new green economy, G2 provides a fresh, sustainable model for an art gallery. The space will promote environmental appreciation, education, and conservation through the exhibition of photography and other mediums, starting [...]
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Designing Green Products: Matching Design To Consumer Behavior
Designing Green Products: Matching Design To Consumer Behavior

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