As motherhood inches nearer, I find my mind is preoccupied: where to put the crib, what to put on the iPod for our (hopefully short) stint in the birthing wing of Roosevelt Hospital, whether little Pipsqueek will be as boisterous as his/her cousin Lir, the baby's college fund, where we're sending the little munchkin to preschool... http://www.los-list.com/blog/duck-duck-goose-little-sapling-toys/feed/ 0 http://www.los-list.com/blog/eco-friendlies-geoffrey-lilge/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/eco-friendlies-geoffrey-lilge/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:17:08 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=10989

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The kitchen is such a happy place in our house: full of anticipation, tempting aromas and (mostly) great results - thanks to head chef YZ. I've always had quite the weak spot for kitchen supplies but, with my klutzy husband breaking most of the japanese glassware and ceramic treasures of my past life, I realize that my attention should now turn to accessories of a less breakable nature. Already a big fan of beautiful wood objects, cutting boards are a great culinary object to focus on. http://www.los-list.com/blog/eco-friendlies-geoffrey-lilge/feed/ 11 http://www.los-list.com/blog/eco-friendlies-karim-rashid-bobble/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/eco-friendlies-karim-rashid-bobble/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:44:01 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=10866

"Each year, nearly 1.5 million barrels of oil are used to make plastic water bottles. Most of those bottles end up in our landfills, in our oceans, littering our sidewalks."

With stats like that, the fact that these water-filtering bottles are so slick is superfluous. http://www.los-list.com/blog/eco-friendlies-karim-rashid-bobble/feed/ 8 http://www.los-list.com/blog/eco-friendlies-tenugui-at-tenukore/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/eco-friendlies-tenugui-at-tenukore/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:07:07 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=10758

I'm a big advocate of cloth over paper products, if only that it nurtures yet another one of my collections: dish towels. So, like our inaugural Lo's List post on the little Japanese cloth squares called Furoshiki (commonly used for gift-wrapping), their textile-sibling, the Tenugui (手拭い), is a shot to the heart... http://www.los-list.com/blog/eco-friendlies-tenugui-at-tenukore/feed/ 0 http://www.los-list.com/blog/duck-duck-goose-trojan-horse/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/duck-duck-goose-trojan-horse/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:07:36 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=8825

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Ah, the Trojan Horse... It's never too early for kids to discover the classics and what better place to start than with Virgil's The Aeneid: a classic tale of military strategy. Count on the Dutch, this time by way of Amsterdam-based KidsOnRoof, to design eco-friendly playthings that are pleasing to both child's and parent's aesthetic... http://www.los-list.com/blog/duck-duck-goose-trojan-horse/feed/ 8 http://www.los-list.com/blog/duck-duck-goose-smiling-planet/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/duck-duck-goose-smiling-planet/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:45:25 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=8849

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An earthy little reminder at the bottom of a bowl of organic fruit or veg is a great way to start and end a day. Smiling Planet's collection of 100% recycled and 100% recyclable bowls and plates, printed with non-toxic inks and free of bpa, phthalates, pvc, and lead, allows your little one to nosh, worry-free, and get in touch with his or her inner conservationist at the earliest age. http://www.los-list.com/blog/duck-duck-goose-smiling-planet/feed/ 5 http://www.los-list.com/blog/eco-friendlies-creatables/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/eco-friendlies-creatables/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:54:12 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=8550

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"Creatables is a company and network of engineers and designers that negotiate prices for industrial surplus materials from which we and our fellow designers develop nice consumer products. When you buy a Creatables product you reduce the effects of over-consumption and cast an important vote towards a sustainable development." http://www.los-list.com/blog/eco-friendlies-creatables/feed/ 8 http://www.los-list.com/blog/eco-friendlies-litill-terrariums/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/eco-friendlies-litill-terrariums/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:36:02 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=8527

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While on today's redecorating, de-stressing binge I stumbled across these breezy, ephemeral terrariums from Lítill. The delicate landscapes use some of Lo's List's favorite desert survivors — lithops, tillandsias, craspedias — all housed in hand-blown glass orbs... http://www.los-list.com/blog/eco-friendlies-litill-terrariums/feed/ 9 http://www.los-list.com/blog/from-tel-aviv-kozo-lamps/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/from-tel-aviv-kozo-lamps/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:23:25 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=7950

A little bit Steampunk, a tad industrial loft makeover, these upcycled KOZO lamps are being produced by a 7-member collective called DEMO Design Clinic working out of Florentin (Tel Aviv's Williamsburg doppelgänger)... http://www.los-list.com/blog/from-tel-aviv-kozo-lamps/feed/ 15 http://www.los-list.com/blog/do-goodism-europ-africa-deco/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/do-goodism-europ-africa-deco/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:24:15 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=7825

While perusing the child-centric wares of one of my favorite Tel Aviv shops, Carousella, I came across these oversized baskets by Franco-Senegalese company Europ'Africa Deco... http://www.los-list.com/blog/do-goodism-europ-africa-deco/feed/ 18