Don’t know about you, but we just love a good chef. But a chef who cooks up organic skincare? Well that’s just doubly special. The Beauty Chef, a.k.a. bestselling author and natural beauty expert Carla Oates, has just launched her line of commercial products – Carla Oates Beauty. Following 10 years of research and made…
{Update: Sorry folks – Home Festival has been postponed til April 30th. Hang in there – it will be bigger and better!} Feel like spending the weekend at Home? We do too – and we think it’s something we’ll all enjoy. Making its official debut this Saturday, April 9th, at Brisbane’s Kangaroo Point, The Home…
If your wardrobe’s overstuffed, your spare room imprisoned by boxes, and your car is now the only thing providing much needed storage space, then we think it’s time to get onboard for this weekend’s national Garage Sale Trail.
Do you like unique, contemporary, designer jewellery? And what about doing good stuff – do you like that too? Well, the Lucky Charm Fundraiser blog is going to make your day. Over 40 local and international jewellery designers, including Lucy Folk, Julia deVille, Yuko Fujita and Lucy Hearn, have donated their work for an online…
Time to get romantic for planet earth. This Saturday, March 26th, the candles again come out for Earth Hour – the biggest global gesture of eco solidarity around. As lights and power points are switched off around the world, Earth Hour this year asks us to reflect and send prayers to the people of Japan…
Are you a Miss Sew & Sew in the making? Love seeing what other people are stitching up? Then sign up for Me-Made-March! Blogger Zoe Edwards is inviting crafty citizens from all over the world to show off their own creations by wearing at least one me-made item every day during March. The items can…
Not all chain stores are created equal. In some good news for fast fashion, European chain H&M has just announced that, come April, they will be launching their first Conscious Collection: a women’s, men’s and children’s range made from environmentally-adapted and greener materials such as organic cotton and recycled polyester. Although green in ethos and…
There’s a new way to combine two of our favourite things: animals and the internet. (And no, it’s not another LOL cats blog). As big fans of the work of PETA, we were excited to learn that they have a new, easily-downloadable web browser toolbar that raises money for the organisation every time you click!…
View Festival Promo from SLF on Vimeo. If you’re in Melbourne at the moment, Captain Planet’s calling. It’s Sustainable Living Festival time again, where everyone from environmental superheroes to everyday folks gather to take part in a fortnight of green festivities. Taking place until February 27 in Melbourne’s Federation Square, this year’s line up includes…
If your wrist is feeling a little bland and lonely, quietly pining for the sweet upcycled goodness of a Mina and Oli clutch, then your purse dreams have been answered – as the label’s designer Laura Thomey has kindly given us three of her darling recycled leather wristlets (RRP $49 each) to give away! Made…
If you love craft as much as we do, then you’ll love Craft Victoria. Celebrating the craft world’s eclectic mix of counter culture and high art since the 1970s, this organisation of crafty folk are all about fostering creativity, experimentation and professionalism in contemporary craft and design – as well as getting artisans the recognition…
Listen up all budding designers! Entries are now open for Fashion Less Waste 2011: the Australian Museum’s annual fashion design competition aimed at encouraging a more sustainable fashion industry. This year, entrants are invited to take inspiration from a theme launched in conjunction with the Museum’s upcoming exhibition birds of paradise: rituals of seduction.