About

Welcome to Green by Design

At Green By Design, we’re examining the world of design and fashion and asking one simple question: Is it green by design?

More importantly, we want to—with the help of our readers—find out exactly what being green means. Whether it’s finding the new eco-fashion trends, or learning how to recycle your own clothing, we want to make it easy for you. Most importantly, we want to inspire you.

A trusted source of green ideas, Green by Design provides an environment in which people can learn, be entertained, and be inspired. We look at the core of being green: To not just conserving more, but consuming less.

While we certainly know that we can’t shop our way to a sustainable planet, but if we combine educated choices with consistent action, we’re on our way to making a real difference in the state of our planet.

Based in San Francisco, Green By Design was founded in 2007, and is funded by Noribachi LLC, a venture accelerator focused on the clean technology industry.

Board of Directors

Farzad Dibachi

Founding Partner, Noribachi

Farzad Dibachi is the co-founder of Noribachi, a venture accelerator focused on the clean technology industry. Before Noribachi, Farzad was the co-founder and CEO of Niku Corporation. Based in Redwood City, CA, Niku went public in 2000 (NASDAQ: NIKU) and was acquired by Computer Associates in 2003. Earlier, Farzad co-founded and was President and CEO of Diba, Inc., an information appliance software company acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1997. Prior to Diba, he served at Oracle Corporation as Senior Vice President, New Media Division. With his wife Rhonda he is co-author of Just Add Management: Seven Steps to Creating a Productive Workplace and Motivating Your Employees in Challenging Times, McGraw-Hill, 2002. Dibachi holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a BA in Computer Science from San Jose State University.

Rhonda Dibachi

Founding Partner, Noribachi

Rhonda Dibachi is the co-founder of Noribachi, a venture accelerator focused on the clean technology industry. Before Noribachi, Rhonda was co-founder of Niku Corporation where she served as Executive Vice President of Strategy and Planning and Senior Vice President of Development. Earlier, she was Quality Assurance Director for Webvan, the online grocery store. Rhonda also held a number of positions in the application division at Oracle, including Development Manager and Architect. Rhonda worked for Ernst & Young as a management consultant and began her career as a field engineer at GE. With her husband Farzad, she is co-author of Just Add Management: Seven Steps to Creating a Productive Workplace and Motivating Your Employees In Challenging Times. Dibachi has a BS in Nuclear Engineering from Northwestern University and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

Joe Gillach

Partner, Ratel Investments

Joe Gillach is a Partner in Ratel Investments, a private equity commercial real estate investment firm based in Tiburon, CA. Prior to Noribachi, he held senior marketing positions at numerous start up and large computer technology companies, including Metaphor, Oracle, Diba, Sun Microsystems, ONElist and Bloglines. Gillach was a member of the Marketing Practice for the management consulting firm Booz-Allen & Hamilton. He began his career at ABC News in Washington D.C. Joe holds a BA from Georgetown University and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Finance.

Celestyna Brozek

Editor-in-Chief

Celestyna holds a BS in Astrophysics and an AA in Fashion Design. In addition to running editorial for Green By Design, she also works as a sustainable fashion consultant and graphic designer. Celestyna believes that fashion is one of the most powerful of the design fields and loves the challenge ahead: making fashion totally sustainable.

Mira Torres

Social Media

Mira Torres is a freelance writer, syndicated columnist, and social media specialist. She holds a BA from Ashford University and is a Fashion Merchandising alum of Academy of Art University. She is committed to  supporting and accelerating sustainable development and is an advocate towards the enrichment of the fashion and beauty industry, both creatively and fundamentally. You can contact her at torresmira (at) yahoo (dot) com.