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Sushi Hyacinth Daybed

Sushi Hyacinth Daybed

Upgrade: $3,600 Hyacinth is a renewable and fast growing material that can be woven together creating marvelous fabric like coverings. The Sushi Daybed uses woven hyacinth over a rattan frame to create a mellifluous structure. Like bamboo, the growth rate of hyacinth is astounding and is adapted to perfect functionality and beauty with the Sushi Daybed. [...]

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Eco-Friendly Luxury 360 Vodka

Eco-Friendly Luxury 360 Vodka

Upgrade: $22 Did you ever wonder if there was an eco-friendly booze out there? I mean recycling the 30 rack of Natty Light is great and all but you can do better than that, particularly with 360 Vodka! Touted as the world’s first Eco Luxury Vodka it is made by one of the oldest distilleries, McCormick [...]

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It’s the Wood That Make It Good - iWood Sunglasses

It’s the Wood That Make It Good - iWood Sunglasses

Upgrade: $350 In the words of Kenny Rogers and his rotisserie chicken; “It’s the wood that makes it good.” Not sure if Kenney would have been into these shades but the iWood brings to us exotic wood veneered sunglasses. Using several exotic woods from around the globe (using sustainable sources of course) comes an entire line [...]

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Gloster Furniture Eclipse Set

Gloster Furniture Eclipse Set

Upgrade Gloster Furniture makes gorgeous pieces focusing on teak as their specialty. This furniture is meant for outdoor use and is designed for appeal and comfort. Gloster Furniture has established a sustainable teak plantation in Indonesia where the conditions are ideal for the growth of the tree. Care is taken to nurture each tree to [...]

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Flora End Table by Viesso

Flora End Table by Viesso

Upgrade: $840+ At Viesso efficiency is their priority. The Flora End Table is made at the Viesso facility where every piece is custom made for their customers to ensure there is little wasted material. The glues, wood, stains, fabrics, and fillings are gathered from sustainable, recycled, eco-friendly, or natural sources whenever possible. Customers can ask for [...]

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Moso Bamboo Vessel from Stone Forest

Moso Bamboo Vessel from Stone Forest

Upgrade: $TBD Bamboo is an amazing building material due to its strength, versatility, and renewable fast growing qualities. In true outside the box form Stone Forest has put bamboo in new places with this intriguing Moso Bamboo Vessel. The natural beauty of the bamboo grain and hue make this a great focus or accent of either [...]

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Reclaimed Washers Into Eco-friendly Accents

Reclaimed Washers Into Eco-friendly Accents

Upgrade: $75 These striking pieces from One Eighty Designs are made form reclaimed washers that were found at the junkyard, and the wall hanging vase was made from a recycled wine bottles.  This just goes to show that one mans junk can be another mans treasure.  These designs will ad an interesting and eclectic [...]

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Heavenly Furniture with EcoLightInside Paint

Heavenly Furniture with EcoLightInside Paint

Upgrade The Fullmoon sideboard, designed by Sotirios Papadopoulos and produced by EnneZero, is a truly unique piece.  This seemingly simple sideboard has an image of the moon painted on with luminous paint that glows when you turn out the lights.  The luminosity comes from the EcoLightInside (ELI) paint, that Sotirios invented.  ELI is comprised of [...]

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Go Tankless With Stiebel Eltron Hot Water Heater

Go Tankless With Stiebel Eltron Hot Water Heater

Upgrade: $799 There is no sense in heating gallons upon gallons of water all day every day just so you can use it for a shower or a quick rinse of the dishes. It burns up your piggy bank and fuel to no useful end. Tankless water heaters are commonplace in many parts of the world [...]

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Ambient Devices and PG&E Partner with Energy Orb

Ambient Devices and PG&E Partner with Energy Orb

Upgrade: $150 Ambient Devices’ Ambient Orb, which is known for being a visual indicator of the current level of the Dow Jones, can now be tuned into PG&E and give a visual representation of the current load of their power grid.  PG&E customer can simply plug the orb into an outlet and it will [...]

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