This is not a slum. Appearances have changed in the favela of Praça Cantão in Rio de Janeiro since artists engaged community members to paint the building exteriors in their neighborhood, calling international media attention to their need for improvement. Obviously the initiative was successful considering that it has become the exhibition poster for the [...]
Worldwide city design tour for the other 90%: a topical exhibition at the U.N.
20 December 2011 - posté par Clémence
Luxury & Sustainable Development: the green literary event that we were waiting for!
11 October 2011 - posté par Julie
We didn’t wait for Cécile Ducroc-Lochard to write a book to hear about her and let alone meet her! She’s sort of THE eco-chic girl in France, who works, breathes and wears sustainable development the stylish way… Formerly working for WWF France, founder of Citizen Luxury (a consulting company in sustainable development), member of the [...]
EARTH DAY celebration : Gagnez un an d’abonnement au magazine Shi-Zen !
22 April 2011 - posté par Julie
Earth Day 2011: hip and arty initiatives from around the world
21 April 2011 - posté par Marie
Since its launch in the US in 1970, Earth Day brings together people and organisations wishing to assert their commitment to environmentalism each April 22nd. Can you believe that each year, over 1 billion people take part, which in fact makes it one of the most followed civic events. Impressive no? However, could it be that [...]
Parsons Paris and 1.618 : cast your vote for your best-loved example of creative recycling!
19 April 2011 - posté par Julie
Throw into a room the following: 25 students from the Parsons Paris design school, a heap of unsold copies of the Herald Tribune and a handful of catalogs from the 1.618 salon (on luxury and sustainable development). Add in one highly-regarded fashion designer (e.g. Bensimon), and a pinch of good intentions from the “Chaine du [...]
Looking for some trendy eco-minded magazines? Follow us!
7 April 2011 - posté par Julie
We are talking REAL eco women’s mags here, with proper photo shoots full of clothes that we actually do dream of wearing, a zoom-in on juicy contemporary cosmetic products (not hand-me-down recipes from Granny) and naturally some really read-worthy feature articles… Let’s make things very clear here: we are waxing lyrical about magazines filled with [...]
Prix Pictet: when photography honors sustainable development
18 March 2011 - posté par Marie
The American photographer Mitch Epstein was awarded yesterday in Paris the Prix Pictet from Kofi Annan (in person!) for “American Power”, the photo series for which he embarked on a 5-year trip across the U.S. to examine the role played by energy. A big piece of news, you’ll surely agree… But what exactly does the Prix Pictet [...]
Guillemette: Combine Luxury and Emmaüs… Yes she can!
24 February 2011 - posté par Julie
We discovered Guillemette through her bags, jewels, accessories and small furniture during the « Luxury and sustainable development » exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris in May, 2009. Her thing? She finds objects that have a story: she digs them out in flea markets, transforms them, and finishes them off by adding her personal touch. [...]
2011, the international year of forests: GoodPlanet, GoodBook, GoodExhibition … only GoodProjects to fight deforestation!
17 February 2011 - posté par Julie
REHAB, the art of re-doing : Green culture and upcycling at the menu of this exhibition
14 February 2011 - posté par Julie
An exhibition about recycling and the rehabilitation of our wastes? That was well enough to draw our attention! We were so motivated that we even began our small journey in the green culture by checking out the exhibition’s press kit… And here’s what we read: “Over recent years, contemporary artists, whether they be openly eco-conscious [...]