Search Results for: Sustainability

GianCarlo Montebello, Stephen Webster, Pasquale Bruni and Roberto Coin among the winners of Andrea Palladio International Jewellery Awards 2013

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THE ANDREA PALLADIO JEWELLERY AWARDS – The winners of the 2013 edition The Opening of VICENZAORO Spring, the International Gold and Jewellery Show open at Fiera di Vicenza until 22nd May coincided with the prize-giving ceremony of the second edition of the Andrea Palladio International Jewellery Awards, the Jewellery Oscars, where the very best in … Read more

Lincoln Reimagine Project to aid visionaries of the arts, design and innovation

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Lincoln, the luxury automotive brand, announced a $1.2 million Lincoln Reimagine Project that will collaborate with, sponsor and support culturally progressive individuals and their vision for making old new again through a celebration of all things reinvented. The Reimagine Project will honor individuals, including innovators, visionary leaders and fellow brilliant artists. Those with projects at … Read more

Green infrastructure: fresh herb vertical gardens

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Using your wall as nature’s canvas “We are architects of vertical landscapes, using nature as our inspiration. Natural vertical gardens provide valuable lessons; teaching us about plant adaptations, ecology and sustainability.” – Michael Coraggio, Founder of greenEcoWalls. A vertical garden provide us with the holistic benefits of living plants, improving the aesthetic and overall biologic … Read more

“The ocean cleanup” or how to extract plastics from the ocean

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Massive quantities of plastic garbage are already contaminating our oceans. Where millions of tons of plastic kill ocean life and poison food chains, somebody sees opportunities to combat this. To extract 7 billion kg of plastic from the ocean in just 5 years? Is this feasible? Dutch tech student Boyan Slat says yes. His concept called … Read more

Luxury is comfort. An interview with Cynthia Pace – Personal Fashion Stylist

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She is an accomplished personal fashion stylist, lifestyle model, image consultant, and etiquette authority. Respected for her ability to find the classy/sexy balance; “always appropriate” is her motto. From hair and make-up, to accessories and jewellery, to clothing and even nail colour, she guides entire style teams to create head to toe synthesis and perfect … Read more

Jessica Alba – the newest global ambassador for Earth Hour

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Actress and Co-Founder of The Honest Company, Jessica Alba becomes the global ambassador of WWF’s Earth hour 2013, the world’s largest mass participation event that has become the iconic symbol of people’s commitment to protect the planet. Earth Hour, which World Wildlife Fund helped start in 2007, has grown from a one-city initiative to a 7,001-city/town … Read more