Design

Reduce, reuse, recycle: the three rules of green living. Thrift, second-hand, and vintage shopping all follow all three. Firstly you're reducing the need for new...

Shai Zakai: Self portrait 4X2 m. photograph on canvas purchased by the Ministry of Environment. Since nature can't speak for itself, Israeli environment artist Shai...

There, the people mastered Lougashi's techniques of weaving baskets from paper -- a process which requires special know-how, such as how to glue the paper, to achieve a desired aesthetic.

When shopping for gifts for people that we care about, we usually want the gifts to convey a variety of things - affection, devotion,...

Okay boys, let's go over our Valentine's Day list.  Organic homemade candy - check.  Potted flower plant - check.  Local handmade jewelry - ? ...

Green Design - From Theory to Practice (see preview post here), a major international architectural seminar took place this week here in Jerusalem, bringing...

Thanks to Tel Aviv based blog, Oh So Arty, we recently learned of a new decorating trend hitting the sometimes dirty and dreary streets...

Some say that Eco-Design and other green initiatives are just a trend and it'll go away like many other buzzwords. According to Trendwatching.com ...

Mifal Hapayis (the Israel National Lottery) is opening new windows of opportunity for environmentally aware artists and designers. This year, the Arts and Culture...

Marlene Ferrer and Johanan Herson are “trying to be artists in the middle of Tel Aviv,” without relinquishing their environmental consciousness. Creating eco-art in...

Two of the most basic terms in the ecological and sustainable design and architecture fields are Cradle to Grave and Cradle to Cradle. They...

These yellow metal recycling cages can be seen along major arteries like Ben Yehuda and Dizengoff streets here in Tel Aviv. Some are strategically...

Ceramic dishes have been found to have a smaller carbon footprint than paper, plastic or metal. And it tastes better drinking from ceramic than anything else, wouldn't you agree? That is, if you don't break it. Shops like Kedma offer more practical pottery solutions that can warm your entire hand. 

'Tis the season to be jolly, if you are a Christian. But a number of holidays for people of all faiths intersect around this...

Fair Trade and preserving local craftsmanship and culture, is an important aspect of the green movement –– at least for those environmentalists who value humankind...