Last Friday, I had the enjoyment of going to the 2010 eco-friendly Living show at Toronto’s direct energy Centre. What a excellent method to begin the weekend — an afternoon browsing booths created by companies, organizations as well as people all trying to make a difference for the environment. I’ve went to the show for the past couple of years, as well as was surprised in any way the new vendors present this year.
Here is a little roundup of my favourites from the show:
One of the very first booths I was drawn to was Credo Bags, an eco-conscious business based out of Montreal that focuses on recyclable bags. Their goal is to influence people to make basic modifications in their everyday behaviours, which collectively have a big effect on the environment. We are all extremely familiar with the recyclable buying bag, however Credo has taken this step additionally to include smaller snack, bulk, create as well as baguette bags. great to see a bit H&H being represented at the show, too!
Replace your plastic Ziploc with this reusable, washable, organic cotton snack bag. For a lot more info on Credo, inspect out our function on them in the may 2010 issue.
Next stop was The Tate group booth, where they were showcasing some truly neat products from Cardboardesign. My much-loved was the Wishwall, an interactive wall-mounted piece made completely out of — you guessed it — recycled cardboard! The honeycomb structure includes a supply of colourful slips of paper that you can compose a desire on, roll up as well as put into the wall. set up them randomly or produce a pattern — either way, it looks great as well as would be fun for a birthday celebration or a youngsters room.
Not new, however classic: Homestead home Milk Paints. If you are not familiar with them, Homestead home is a Canadian business that makes environment-friendly milk-based paints with beautifully rich colours as well as textures. above are the craftsman colours.
The ageless material Company’s booth was absolutely a much-loved — I liked the reclaimed windows hung on the exterior of the booth, as well as the chunky wooden wall-mounted shelves.
Last however not least is the flexibility garments Collective, a fashion as well as style collective in Toronto supporting artists as well as designers that work with environment-friendly materials as well as refurbished/reclaimed/redesigned clothes. My faves in this booth were the eco-friendly occasional Chair (above) by Poppyseed innovative Living, as well as the hand-stitched infant quilt (below) made of vintage cotton materials by SLO (Sarah Lynn Ottewell).
So, there you go, a bit roundup of a successful as well as inspiring show!
For a lot more eco inspiration, inspect out our eco-friendly style picture gallery.
Photo credits:1-9. Stephanie White10. Etsy11. Stephanie White