This week Boston, Massachusetts hosted the United States Green Building Council’s GreenBuild 365 ,drawing a crowd of over 29,000 people for lectures, green building exhibitions, and networking. During this week, Building Green LLC announced its pick of the top ten 2008 green building products drawn from its coverage on its website, BuildingGreen.com, and Greenspec Directory. “Our […]
Rubie Green Fabrics are Gems to Behold
Rubie Green’s Marilyn fabric If you follow Green Talk regularly, then you must know that I love fabric. Who else would take the time to research and write two different articles including 20 plus organic fabric companies? (See “Eco-Friendly Fabric are Gorgeous and Green” and “Eco-Friendly Fabrics are no Longer Shrinking Violets.) So, add my […]
Eco-Friendly Fabrics are Gorgeous and Green!
Photo courtesy of Q collection In my previous article, Eco-friendly Fabrics are no longer Shrinking Violets, Part I, I listed eleven different fabric companies making sustainable fabrics for sewing, drapes, upholstery, and other home decor accessories. Shouldn’t your home scream, “I am fabulous and green!” Just in case those eleven companies were not enough […]
Eco-Friendly Fabrics Are No Longer Shrinking Violets (Part I)
Photo courtesy of Kravet of its Kravet Green line I have to admit I love fabric. Can you blame me? As I am folding mounds of laundry or on the treadmill, I am glued to the television set watching talent designers such as Candice Olson transform dull, outdated rooms into warm cozy rooms with fabrics […]
Oliveira Textiles: Organic Fabric, Nature Inspired for your Home
Photo by permission of Oliveira Textiles featuring the Anemone red fabric design Updated: 1/16/2012: I would describe Oliveira Textiles’ newly designed organic fabric collection as art imitating life. Their new series, “Ocean,” is fluid, vibrant, and graceful reminding us of Dawn Oliveira’s inspiration, the ocean, in memory of her late fisherman father, who called the […]
