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Bibico!

Published by Celestyna Brozek on February 22, 2010

Nieves Ruiz, of Bibico was kind enough to share her thoughts on sustainable fashion with Green By Design! Bibico produces classical garments with a clever twist that appeal to a wide age range and are all made by small cooperatives of native women in India and Nepal.

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Mon vice c’est le reve.

Published by Celestyna Brozek on December 14, 2009

There is an online showroom I trust unequivocally. If they say a designer is hot, I say, I’m burnin’ up. So when this adorable Parisian trio caught my eye on their site, I hopped right on over and found the cutest, most wearable little tops and tunics, all manufactured in small fair trade cooperatives in Mumbai from organic natural fibers.

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“LUSH-ious” Living

Published by elizabethhall on November 30, 2009

If you had told me two months ago to go ahead and throw lemon juice, yogurt, and avocado in a blender and then proceed to have me put in on my face, I would have said you were crazy. But for some reason LUSH made me want to do it. Ever since I have discovered their fabulous little store on San Francisco’s Powell Street, I have become addicted to shopping their amazing assortments of affordable organic and vegan beauty products.

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A Quick Look at Organic vs Sustainable

Published by Vanessa Brunner on August 19, 2009

While organic and sustainable materials share the same ethical and moral roots, what many are unaware of is that the two terms are not entirely interchangeable. While organic and sustainable are not necessarily mutually exclusive either, it’s important, as a consumer, to know what it means when a product is labeled organic or labeled sustainable.

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An Inside Look Into Green Fashion

Published by Vanessa Brunner on July 20, 2009

In order to get more of an inside glimpse of the green fashion industry, the owners of two of San Francisco’s finest green boutiques were gracious enough to do a Q&A with Green By Design. Their answers were truly inspiring. It’s great to see people so passionate about what they do.

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Coyuchi Organic Bedding—A Tale of Two Cities

Published by Martha Danly on December 18, 2008

For a small town (pop. 800), Point Reyes Station, CA., has a lot going for it. It’s the home of the Cowgirl Creamery, makers of award-winning artisanal cheese. Straus Dairy is here too, the first organic dairy west of the Mississippi. We have not one, but two local newspapers—a Pulitzer Prize-winning rag and another that [...]

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Impress Your Friends with These Fun Facts about Bamboo

Published by Martha Danly on December 11, 2008

Bamboo. Can’t go a day without somebody telling us he’s walking on it, sleeping on it, cooking with it, knitting with it, writing letters on it, or wearing it.