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Thinking About Giving The Gift Of Jeans? Please Think Again

The "jean capital of the world" exacts a dark environmental and public health price - too steep for wholesome gift-giving. When the last Hanukkah candle...

Interview With Israeli Designboom Competition Winner Anna Braverman

Already on her way to international acclaim, Israeli designer Anna Braverman talks to Tafline about the designboom competition, the philosophy of design, and life...

Israel, Iran Take Top 2 Endangered Species Design Prizes

Artists bridge the divide and draw attention to the plight of endangered species. Israel and Iran may be arch enemies politically, but a recent design...

How To: Upcycle Eid Greeting Cards

Giving Eid cards is trendy in Muslim culture. Eco-designer Zaufishan demonstrates how she "upcycles" old spangles and scraps, into jazzy new handmade Eid cards for the Hajj season.

Coal-Clad Celebrities Take Part in Greenpeace Israel Exhibition

Israeli celebrities pose for coal-clad glamor shots in order to protest the construction of a new coal-burning electric plant in Ashkelon. Celebrities can often use...

Interview with Assaf Wexler of Dosuno Design, a Multidisciplinary Design Studio

Green Prophet talks to Assaf Wexler of Dosuno Design about the sustainability of multifunctional furniture, using recyclable materials, and an eco-prognosis for his old...

Hasadna Design Workshop Does Upcycled Chandeliers With an Ice Cream Party

You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream!  (And upcycled ice cream spoon chandeliers.) Upcycled design (especially the fun kind) is definitely worthy...

Mashrabiya “ecooler” Beats The Middle Eastern Heat

Based on two Middle Eastern concepts, of the clay jara and the mashrabiya, the ecooler is one of the friendliest examples of cooling I've ever seen, and so much more beautiful than the big lump of whirring metal we call the "air-conditioner."

TreeShirt Brings Graphic Tees and Planted Trees to Lebanon

What is your T-shirt saying? Buy one of these and you plant a tree in Lebanon. T-shirts have been used to convey messages for...

Paula Leven Handspins and Knits Wool, Bringing Totally Off-the-Grid Crafts to Etsy

Paula Leven is an avid spinner, in the archaic use of the term. Etsy, the popular handmade craft shopping site, touts itself as being green...

Fashion Contest Inspired by the Sea of Galilee

Israeli fashion show attempts to go "au naturale" with a natural-landmark-themed garment contest. Fashion and the natural world don't always go hand in hand (unless...

Green Abu Dhabi Art Show Aims to Paint the Town Green

The Green Abu Dhabi Art Show will soon be using one of the world's universal languages - art - to spread the message of...

Build Next Year’s Sukkah With Hybrid Bamboo (aka Solar Schach)

Is taking down this year's sukkah already getting you thinking about next year's? Have the end of the Jewish holidays, return to work, and...

Are Kobi Levi’s Tongue Shoes Fit For Dancing?

More sustainable than anything pumped out by Isaac Mizrahi? Israel's Kobi Levi takes design to a new level of comedy with this series of shoes. We...

7 Ideas for DIY Green Breastfeeding Coverups

Modest moms don't need expensive new breastfeeding covers, with all the green choices available. While it's not difficult to breastfeed modestly in public, many women...

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