If you’re anything like me, you have piles of old magazines and scraps of old wrapping paper lying around your place. Maybe you thought you’d reference that design article again or that the gift wrap would actually be large e...

If you use synthetic air fresheners in your car and/or living space, you should know that you are increasing your risk of developing a variety of health problems. Headaches, earaches, depression, an irregular heart beat, and diarrhea in ...

We love do-it-yourself projects and recently came across a great way to create a stylish reusable tote ba...

Leave it to NASA to prove that houseplants purify the air. Seems kind of obvious now, but not back in the early '80s when it hadn't been done yet.

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While science and technology are admittedly not my fortes, Eben Bayer, co-founder of Ecovative Design, was kind enough to break down for me what his company do...

A newly published study in the The Lancet indicates that living close to freeway traffic can negatively impact lung development in children. Children's lungs tend to grow rapidly between the ages of 10 and 18, and this most rece...

Let's face it: 'sustainable living' can be a daunting term. What makes something sustainable often garners questions, debate, maybe even a little confusion. But places like M...

Whether it's changing tastes or waistlines, if you seem to have a surplus of unused belts, think twice before getting rid of them. Here's an easy way to turn those old leather belts into a stylish leather cuff. They're great as a gift fo...

Chicago may not be the first place you think of when you hear "fashion week," but that's starting to change. Thanks to events like last week's GenArt's Fresh Faces in Fas...

When you hear 'polylactic acid' or 'PLA,' do you immediately think of corn-based plastics? If not, it's time to start. PLA is a biodegradable polymer made from 100% renewable resources used to create an alternative to regular plastics, s...

Imagine that you're spending the day at the beach and see a barge dumping 19-ton subway cars into the ocean right before your eyes.  Either you've been out in the sun too long or have had one too many. Because it couldn't be...could...

I love Method. Love the products. The packaging. The story. Pretty much everything about the brand. So when I found out a pop-up retail space was opening for one m...

I'll admit it - I'm a workout-aholic. There's really nothing better than sweating out the day's stresses at the gym. In a hamster-esque fashion, I hop on the bike or treadmill everyday and go…absolutely nowhere.

So when I ...

How annoying are those little stickers on your fruits and veggies? Well those stickers serve an important purpose: the numbers tell you if you're apple's been conventionally grown, genetically-modified or organic. Who knew?

The n...

I stole a few minutes of Casper Mork-Ulnes' time to talk about his business, Modern Cabana. A San Francisco designer and architect, he and his partne...