Vivavi Brings Green Design to Armory Show: March 27th - 30th

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Talking More Green Furniture

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Green Furniture For All Budgets

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2nd RADIO SHOW

Your Tuesday Green Wrap Up

Today's show sums up great green choices available for consumers. We highlight green innovation in the news, and finally wrap with an overview of the issues surrounding locally grown food and organic farming.

Great Green Choices:

For stylish, eco-friendly furniture see Modern Bamboo, Rhubarb Decor, RC Green, and Knu Furniture.

For information about building your own eco-friendly kitchen, check out the book The Lazy Environmentalist: Your guest to Easy Stylish Green Living.

Other Topics Covered On Today's Show:
Science Barge

Body Glove Eco Wetsuit

Farm to School

Local Harvest

Sustainable Table

Farmer John

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Tuesday, August 7th Radio Show

Funky Fresh (Green) Furniture

We are talking today with a former snowboard VP who now makes beautiful sustainable furniture out of southern California. This show helps illustrate how it's never too late to change careers in order to join the green revolution.

Today's Featured Radio Guest:

Johnny West - Owner of Maku Furnishing offering teak furniture that is experiential, organic, and relevant to passionate lifestyle participants and design enthusiasts.

Topics Discussed Today:

X Games - You can check out skateboarder Jake Brown fall from quite a height while trying to complete a run.

**Sacrifice or SWEET**
Lazy E's Ultimate Shop Smarter Game

LG Steam Laundry Machine - This energy efficient appliance is so much SWEETER than hand washing and is just as sustainable.

Method Cleaning Products - These organic home cleaning products are available at Target and are so much SWEETER than mixing your own brew of vinegar and water (or whatever people use to naturally clean house)

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Friday, August 3rd Radio Show

Green Vegas Baby!

Today the Lazy Environmentalist is flying solo as he sums up a very exciting week of green stories in the news. He is also just back from the Living Green Pavilion from within the World Market Center in Las Vegas, and is stoked to tell us all about what went down, and will be happily betraying the adage, "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas".

Today's Featured Radio Guest:

Dave Foreman - Herbal Pharmacist and all around awesome dude is making radio history with us today.

Topics Discussed Today:

TassaJara Designs - Showcasing the exceptional L’Attitudes Bedroom Collection made of bamboo.

Zola Furnishings-
Eco-friendly sofas, lounge chairs, tables made in Bend, Oregon made by the talented John Byfield.

Western Heritage -Based in Jerome, Arizona this company uses reclaimed wood from buildings in yes, Ghost Towns.

Khoury Furniture - Affordable, certified wood bedroom furniture that is rocking.

Automotive X Prize - People love their cars. They are vital links to our jobs, our community, ourselves. For everything we love about them, cars are chained to the most severe global crises of our time: oil dependence and climate change. The Automotive X Prize offers crazy money to the winning team who can create a 100 miles per gallon vehicle.

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Friday, June 29th Radio Show

Woodwork and Wheels Work, Too.

This week has been focused on diverse ways to go green. Continuing this theme, we are loving today's guest who are very different in their techniques but with the same goal in mind. The first guest is using his hands, the second his feet. The first his skills with wood, the second his skills with rubber and aluminum. If you need ideas how you can tap into this green revolution, today's show should provide a little inspiration.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Anthony Brozna - Co-founder of Eco Supply Center and head designer at Brozna Wood Working providing sustainable building materials, green building services and sustainable furniture based in Richmond, VA.

Aaron Kressner - Some say our generation's Jack Kerouac who will be embarking on a cross country bicycle voyage beginning July 14th.

Topics Discussed Today:

PaperStone Products - An FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)-certified environmentally sustainable bio-composite surface made with 100% post-consumer recycled paper.

Important Bike Tip: Ask about a bike shop's fit-service because fit is key for selecting the right bicycle.

B Fold - Great folding bike specialist.

Dahon - The world's largest manufacturer of folding bicycles and folding bike accessories.

Adventure Cycling Association - Helps cyclists create biking routes and explore the landscapes and history of America for fitness, fun, and self-discovery.

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Josh Goes on MSNBC's "YOUR BUSINESS"

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THURSDAY, JUNE 7TH RADIO SHOW

Sustainable Furniture: You Are What You Sit On

Today’s most innovative furniture designers and companies are making chairs, sofas, loveseats and so much more that let your furniture express your personal states as much as your personal values. But what is sustainable furniture? And how do we know the environmental claims made by companies are real? Listen in to find out.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:
Gerry Cooklin – CEO of Southcone Furniture and Founder and President of the Sustainable Furniture Council.

Travel Nagle and Ryan Schultz – Co-founders of Viesso, manufacturing eco-friendly sofas, chairs, loveseats and much more. Furniture items are made locally in its Los Angeles facility.

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Wednesay, May 23rd Radio Show

Green Design is Good Design

Today we discuss the merits of good design and how green design actually is just the best. Our guest, David Bergman, reviews the green trendsetters from the International Contemporary Furniture Fair which just ended yesterday at the Javitts center in New York City.

Today's Featured Radio Guest:
David Bergman - Founder of Fire & Water Lighting & Furniture, Principal of David Bergman Architect and Lecturer on sustainable design at Parsons School of Design

Companies, Projects and Products Mentioned on Today's Show:

Steel Skin Inc
Reforest Teak Furniture - Award winning teak outdoor furniture for patios and gardens crafted with a commitment to lifelong durability

Green Trendsetters Discussed with Today's Guests:

Outstanding Eco-Children's Furniture

Q Collection - Q Junior
Celery
Argington
DucDuc
Igloo Play
Casa Kids
Chul Min Kang

See more eco-friendly furniture from Vivavi, offering product lines from over 30 of today's top sustainable furniture designers.

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Tuesday, May 15th Radio Show

Green Building: Big Pimpin'

The buzz is all about green building these days and with good reason. Recognition of the impact buildings have on the environment and on our health is proceeding apace with advances in green technologies, materials, expertise, and accessibility to push the green building industry forward. The absolutely easiest and most convenient way to “go green” is to move in to a home or work space that’s already green because the heavy eco lifting is already done for us. This is our future and the future is now.

Bart Bettencourt – Founder & CEO of Bettencourt Green Building Supplies, Executive Producer of Haute Green, Founder & Principle of Bettencourt Woodworking, and Co-Founder of Scrapile.

Lauren Gropper – Sustainable Design Consultant and TV Host of Green Force –

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Thursday, April 19th Radio Show

Big Companies. Big Solutions. Clean Planet.

Everyone has a role to play in solving the environmental challenges we face. Some of the most innovative green solutions are coming from some of the biggest corporations in the world.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Paul Murray - Director of Environmental Affairs and Safety at Herman Miller. Today Herman Miller is recognized as an industry leader in environmentally responsible product design and manufacturing and believes in the idea of triple bottom line of financial, environmental, and social equity.

Renee St. Denis - Manager of Hewlett Packard’s Product Recycling Solutions HP's Planet Partners recycling service provides an easy way to recycle computer equipment, rechargeable batteries or HP printing supplies and this ensure that unwanted hardware or empty HP printing supplies are recycled responsibly.

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Tuesday, April 10th Radio Show

Big Jugs. Cool Products. Green Planet.

It's all about jugs today on the Lazy Environmentalist. Whether or not you got’em, you’ll know you want’em after hearing today’s show. Whether it’s sleek lawn chairs or rocking playground equipment for children of all ages, milk jugs are easily recycled, durable, and fair well against the elements. We are now on day two of recycle week and frankly, we are just so stoked about these jugs.

Featured Radio Guests:

Tim Madeley – President & Owner of Big Toys, offering recycled children's playground equipment. Big Toys provides a safe, positive play experience that is also fun, exciting and most importantly developmentally appropriate.

Greg Benson - Co-Founder of True Ride, Loll Designs and Epicurean Cutting Surfaces. Benson's companies span skateboard parks, outdoor furniture, and premier grade cutting boards made with forward-thinking eco-friendly materials. Loll Designs uses recycled milk jugs to make stellar lawn and leisure furniture.

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Tuesday, April 3rd Radio Show

Reclaim Your Style With Reclaimed Materials

Is your house in need of renovation, remodeling, and rebirth? Today's show is all about how reclaimed materials can help your home reach it's ultimate style potential. Our guests show us how already used wood, metal, and tile can be reused to be more sleek the second time around.

FEATURED RADIO GUESTS:
Sattie Clark - Co-founder and Principle of Eleek, maker of sustainable hardware, countertops, sinks, tiles, and lighting.

Andrew Dickson - Co-founder, CEO, and Principle Designer for Acronym Designs, maker of modern, sustainable furniture.

Website of the Day:
Goodsearch.com - Yahoo powered search engine which channels money to the charity organization of your choice with the mere click of the mouse.

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Vivavi at The Armory Art Show

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Premieres Wednesday, February 28th

Green Furniture: Pushing the Design Aesthetic

How stylish can eco-friendly products really be? We explore that subject with one of today’s leading sustainable design analysts and editors as well as a pair of cutting-edge green furniture designers whose work demonstrates that Good Design and Green Design are mutually attainable. Those on the front lines of contemporary green furniture design are pushing furniture aesthetics in invigorating and bold directions and, in the process, are opening up entirely new possibilities for how we furnish our homes.

Andrew Sribyat - Co-Founder and Design Director of PIE (Project Import Export), a design house that handcrafts unique furniture while working principally with natural materials to explore the concept of Living Space in relation to the complexity of nature.

Mike Iannone – Founder and Creative Director of Iannone Design, a maker of functional furniture that combines modern forms and patterns with the warmth and character of handcrafted natural materials.

Collin Dunn – Online Content Editor for Sustainable Style Foundation and Contributing Editor for Treehugger.com. Collin also consulted on the recent green issue of Domino Magazine, and manages the "Green Design for the Well-Lived Life" blog for House and Garden Magazine’s website.

View both the PIE and Iannone Designs green furniture collections at Vivavi.

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Premieres Wednesday, January 31th

Kids Go Green: Clothing & Furniture

Today we can provide for our children in ways that keep them healthy and comfortable and that are also healthier for our planet. And we can also do it in ways that have them decked out in super stylish clothing or playing and relaxing on beautifully designed furniture. Yes, raising our children in an eco-friendly home can be healthy, stylish, and really really fun.

THIS WEEK'S GUESTS:
Rachel Pearson - Founder & Creative Director of Speesees, a children’s clothing company committed to being fun, fair and organic in the products it makes, the way it conducts business, and the baby steps it takes towards creating a more sustainable future for the animal, plant and human speesees on our children's planet.

Laura Higdon - Founder & Creative Director of Lilipad Studio , an incredibly unique line of children’s furniture offers a rich mixture of bold color, expressive patterns and original illustrations crafted to inspire imagination and nourish creativity in the children who use them. Lilipad Studio furniture is made using FSC certified(Responsibly forested) hardwood, and are meticulously hand painted using non-toxic/ no VOC paints.

See the Lilipad Studio collection and more eco-friendly children's furniture available at Vivavi.

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Premieres Wednesday, November 22nd

Contemporary Green Furniture & Furnishings

Designers are creating stylish, super-functional furniture and home furnishings that marry aesthetic considerations with planetary awareness and effectively equate green design with good design.

THIS WEEK'S GUESTS:
Steve Hessler - Designer, Craftsman and Co-Founder of Iola Design, a design and manufacturing company specializing in innovative display shelving and cabinet units. Iola design works with bamboo to brings personality, grace, and a connection to our natural world into any space.

Greg Benson - Co-Founder of True Ride, Loll Designs and Epicurean Cutting Surfaces. Benson's companies span skateboard parks, outdoor furniture, and premier grade cutting boards made with forward-thinking eco-friendly materials.

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View the Iola Design and Loll Designs collections at Vivavi.

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Premieres Wednesday, January 25th

Beautiful, Sustainable Buildings & Interiors

Many in the design community are looking to Green Design to inform and improve our lives by making our homes and workplaces healthier and our planet cleaner. Joining Josh to discuss the state of contemporary green design are Bart Bettencourt and Carlos Salgado, Principals of Scrapile Furniture, and Collin Burry and Melissa Mizell, Design Principal and Senior Associate respectively at Gensler, the global architecture firm.

Premieres Wednesday at 9 am EST on the Lime Channel on Sirius Satellite Radio 114 and streaming live at Lime.com. Encores - Wednesdays 9PM; Thursdays 3AM, 2PM, 8PM; Fridays 2AM; Sundays 1PM.

See the Scrapile furniture collection at Vivavi.

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Premieres Wednesday, January 11th

Eco Entrepreneurs Take on NYC

While California seems to most fully embody the eco lifestyle ethos, New York is emerging as the center of eco entrepreneurship. Across industries – fashion, design, architecture, retail, media and clean-tech, New York serves as home base to a cadre of entrepreneurs who are changing the way we think about and interact with our environment. Joining Josh to discuss green entrepreneurship NYC style are David Kistner, CEO of Green Apple Cleaners, and Sam Kragiel and Jesse James Arnold, two of the Design Trio behind Brave Space Designs.

Premieres Wednesday at 9 am EST on the Lime Channel on Sirius Satellite Radio 114 and streaming live at Lime.com. Encores - Wednesdays 9PM; Thursdays 3AM, 2PM, 8PM; Fridays 2AM; Sundays 1PM.

See the Brave Space Collection at Vivavi.

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Premieres Wednesday, December 14th

Sustainable Design for Everday Living

Sustainable design is pushing into new realms. It’s showing up in products that are healthier for our homes and our planet. It’s actually our homes themselves. Students around the country are demanding to learn about it. Corporations are touting it. In short, a movement is underfoot. Joining Josh to discuss these developments is David Bergman, Founder of Fire & Water Lighting & Furniture, Principal of David Bergman Architect and Lecturer on sustainable design at Parsons School of Design.

Premieres Wednesday at 9 am EST on the Lime Channel on Sirius Satellite Radio 114 and streaming live at Lime.com. Encores - Wednesdays 9PM; Thursdays 3AM, 2PM, 8PM; Fridays 2AM; Sundays 1PM.

See the Fire & Water collection at Vivavi.

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Season 2 Episode 3

Sustainable Furniture Design

Sustainable designers create products that are healthier for our lives and better for the environment. An emerging group of furniture designers are advancing these principles and offering consumers an array of new options for furnishing the modern home. Joining Josh to discuss sustainable furniture design are Christopher Douglas, Founder and Designer for Material Furniture, Jesse Johnson, Co-founder of Q Collection, and Jared Huke, Co-founder and Designer for Xeno Objects.

View the Material Furniture collection available at Vivavi.

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Episode 12

Green Design for the Home and Beyond

From furniture to homes to cities, green design is becoming recognized globally as good design. The rewards are healthier home environments, cleaner communities and revitalized ecosystems. Joining Josh to discuss the convergence of contemporary design with environmental stewardship are Carlos Salgado and Bart Bettencourt, designers and co-founders of Scrapile Furniture, and Neil Chambers, renowned architect and designer, founder of Green Ground Zero and adjunct professor at New York University.

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Scrapile in Dwell Magazine

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Episode 5

Inside the Modern Green Home

Cheryl Terrace, founder of Vital Design Ltd, one of the nation’s foremost green interior design firms is our guest. Also joining us is John Wiggers, founder of Wiggers Furniture, specializing in contemporary and art deco sustainable designs. In this episode we explore the principles and products behind today’s most luxurious, healthy and eco-friendly home interiors.

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