What ever happened to the environmental movement? I know we’re all about reducing the carbon footprint by shopping local and all, but let’s admit it, Pottery Barn has a lot of cool products. A peek inside my home is like an informal catalog showroom for the king of semi-affordable furniture. This specific rant is about…
Good news for those who are drawn to the eco-friendly appeal of the green movement, but not quite ready to trade in chic for compostable. Jetset Extra’s Celebrity Interior Designer and Green Living authority, Sophie Azouaou, had those consumers in mind when she unveiled the 2012 Green Design Trends at the prestigious Las Vegas World…
This week I took the oath to “Buy Local” and on a rare sunny Saturday in San Francisco I came across Heathered at the Lower Haight Art Walk. The artist Heather Logsdon makes the perfect items for the stylish Tango Diva traveler. Turns out I was quite lucky to catch her between adventures. A self-styled…
All newspaper writers have heard that the stuff they compose today has an excellent chance of being used to wrap tomorrow’s mackerel. ~Ira Berkow These days, newspapers should be so lucky! The state of journalism and in particular, newspapers, is tenuous. With everyone now having a “voice” online – be it blogging, tweeting, you…
Thanks to the gazillion random emails in the inbox, i found this really cool African shoe line. It’s called Oliberte, and their products are entirely locally produced in Africa. The designs are inspired by street and euro culture, all leather is made in Ethiopia, and lined with goat leather. The crepe rubber soles are made…
Doing my usual drive through random streets of San Francisco, I rumbled down 18th street and spied what looked like an event worth checking out. There was this place called MISSION STATEMENT, the sidewalk crowded with people eating and drinking, and two guys behind a card table, uum, doesn’t look like a bar, some sort…
THIS JUST IN: Promo code “THRILL30_09” gets you 30% off through Dec 14th at RickshawBagworks.com Meet Local Nor Cal Made Companies: Rickshaw Bagworks, Cordarounds, Carve Designs, & Bronwen. & eat FREE PANCAKES ( ! ) this saturday, Dec 5 from 9am – 3pm. Meet up @ 22nd & Minnesota Streets in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood….