Green Home and Design Archive

Green Furniture For All Budgets

Just about everywhere I give presentations these days, no matter the audience demographics, the constant refrain I hear is that green living is theoretically all well and good but realistically too expensive to adopt. I
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GreenRightNow.com Interviews The Lazy E

Green consumerism draws both opponents and adherents. Those opposed to the concept of green consumerism sometimes fail to recognize that things like low-flow showerheads, toilets that automatically flush recycled water from the sink, ergonomic toothbrushes made from recycled yogurt cups, and natural, biodegradable toilet bowl cleaners made from corn, coconut and lemon-based ingredients are consumer [...]
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The Reclaimers

Thursday, October 4, 6:00 – 7:30 PM at the Museum Of Arts and Design in New York City: The Reclaimers Join four young designers who use reclaimed wood in their furniture, combining an ethos of sustainability with a contemporary aesthetic. Designers Bill Hilgendorf of Uhuru, Samuel Moyer from Los Angeles, Brandan Phillips of SCM Furnishings, [...]
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Vivavi at The Armory Art Show

Last week wrapped up our participation at the Armory Art Show in New York City where Vivavi furnished the ARTFORUM Public Lounge. The event was a terrific success and provided a venue for showcasing the tremendous work of our sustainable furniture designers to the more than 50,000 people in attendance from around the world. Below [...]
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Sustainability NYC Style

Word has it the future forward set will be descending upon Libation nestled on the LES for the launch of ici nyc, a roving celebration of front line visionaries blending fashion, design, media and the arts with the modest task of saving the planet. Organic cocktails, DJ
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Green Design is Good Design – January on LIME
Green Design is Good Design – January on LIME

THIS MONTH ON SIRIUS RADIO: The Lazy Environmentalist goes in-depth and personal with cutting-edge green designers. Hear about their backgrounds, design philosophies and visions for a sustainable future on air and then meet them the following Saturday in the Vivavi Brooklyn showroom where their work will be on display.
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The First Vivavi Blog
The First Vivavi Blog

Before we launched The Lazy Environmentalist website, I kept a blog on the Vivavi website. It chronicled the birth of our company from the day our ecommerce website first launched through our first year of operations. I tried to be as open and honest about my encounters and feelings while we attempted to build something [...]
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Vivavi Nominated for Co-op America’s People’s Choice Award!

Co-op America is sponsoring the first ever People’s Choice Award for Green Business of the Year. Vivavi has been nominated and voting is currently underway. Everyone who votes gets entered into a raffle to win $300 of gift certificates to savvy green businesses, so please take thirty seconds to cast your vote at Co-op America’s [...]
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The Green Design Paradigm Shift
The Green Design Paradigm Shift

Today we understand the unintended yet harmful consequences of our industrialized societies upon our earth
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Talking with Cheryl Terrace of Vital Design
Talking with Cheryl Terrace of Vital Design

We had a chance to bring Cheryl Terrace of Vital Design on to The Lazy Environmentalist earlier this afternoon. Here’s much of the interview we did with her. You’ll find she’s a pretty extraordinary green interior designer. 1) Give us some easy tips that we can all use to create a healthier, more eco-friendly home [...]
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