Unilever & Solazyme Working On Algae Oil Process For Soaps And Other Personal Care Products

World consumption of most common commodity triglyceride vegetable oils. Image credit: Wikipedia Certain plant oils, especially palm oil, have a reputation of being produced unsustainably. Many plant oils are low-cost commodities (see table above for recent global volumes).

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Unilever & Solazyme Working On Algae Oil Process For Soaps And Other Personal Care Products

Ten-Year-Old Fashion Designer with an Eco-Conscience

Credit: Cecilia Cassini Ten-year old Cecilia Cassini might just be the youngest fashion designer in the world. The California-based fifth grader has been sewing since she received her first sewing machine at the age of six. She now makes a profit from her collection of one-off garments made with fabric and re-purposed clothing

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Hessnatur & Planet Green Winning Eco T-Shirt Available Now (Video)

Credit: hessnatur We announced the Planet Green and hessnatur Eco-Tee Design Challenge winner, Lindsay Seligman for her One Life design, back in September 2009 and we are happy to report that the organic cotton t-shirt is available now. Click through to watch a video with the designer and to find out which animal outlines are “hidden” in the final design, above.

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Design ‘Think Act Vote’ Slogan Tee, Win Katharine Hamnett’s Seal of Approval

Credit: Think Act Vote Think Act Vote and UK-based ethical fashion label, Komodo have launched a t-shirt design competition with the goal of inspiring people to engage in politics through fashion. The campaign coincides with the coming election in the UK and Katharine Hamnett — the Katharine Hamnett who created the first slogan tee in the ’80s — will select the top design.

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Design ‘Think Act Vote’ Slogan Tee, Win Katharine Hamnett’s Seal of Approval

New York Fashion Week: Popomomo Fall 2010, "City of Quartz" (Photos)

We are no strangers to Popomomo ’s (short for post-postmodern movement) sustainable designs — we have been covering Lizz Wasserman’s L.A.-based label since Spring 2009 — and we were delighted to sit front row for her New York Fashion Week debut at the GreenShows . Garments are made with sustainable fabrics — hemp, organic cotton, tencel, bamboo — and Wasserman has even launched

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Handmade Clay Speakers Belt Out The "Sound of the Earth"

Designboom recently ran a competition called The Intelligent Hand, looking at craftsmanship. They note that “craftsmanship is an all but defunct art form and can be found in any field of endeavor imaginable. Craftsmanship produces superior quality products, with attention to detail that reflect the careful artisan precision.” These clay speakers, by Chilean designer Pablo Ocqueteau were short-listed

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Local Fashion NOW: Ryann, Feral Childe, JAI, Loudermilk, and More (Slideshow)

JAI Designer Kizzy Knight models a denim vest from her fall 2010 collection at the NOW Showcase. Credit: Emma Grady Local, independent, and sustainable designers showed their designs for fall 2010 this past weekend at the NOW Showcase , an apparel tradeshow co-op

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London Fashion Week: Christopher Raeburn Reaches New Fashion Heights With AW10 NEWGEN Show (Photos)

We’re delighted to see the brilliant British designer Christopher Raeburn on the fast track to fashion success this season at London Fashion Week . He not only reached new heights with a stunning aerial installation of parachutes and jackets for the Estethica show (picture below), but he was also selected to be part of the prestigious N…

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Could this be the Perfect Water Bobble?

It certainly hits all the right marks: 100% recycled and recyclable, BPA and phthalate-free, made in the US, good-looking, and affordable. Self-filtering water bottles are becoming more popular (see our head-to-head comparison of several) and are a great way to get store-bought bottled water out of your life. Water Bobble is designed by Karim Rashid, who has designed everything from prefab houses to ..

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Critics Pile on the Kieran Timberlake Design for American Embassy In London

Really, never in the history of architecture have so many said so much, so quickly. We have a soft spot for Kieran Timberlake; they do smart, green design, and I was thrilled that they got the nod for this project

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Critics Pile on the Kieran Timberlake Design for American Embassy In London

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