#9 is about good design, also know as sustainable design! It is about applying common sense mixed with creativity. Here are some excellent examples: Beds by Coco-mat, W+W water-saving toilet, the TMM lamp, locally produced seats by Guillem Ferran, the Marquina oil […]
Congratulations to Sleep Green for being the first youth hostel in Barcelona and Catalonia to achieve the EU Ecolabel (“Flower-Label”) in recognition of its commitment to sustainable tourism and protection of the local environment. We like their Green Travel Tips! Via Gencat.
#7 When it comes to doing business, we believe in the triple bottom line; the 3Ps (People, Planet + Profit). Some businesses who got this right are Teixidors, the PET Lamp Project and Clean The World.
#6 We want people to come to us because they love it, not (only) because we are eco-friendly. Cool and green is possible: In the bathroom of the Ave Hotel in NYC, the space-saving bike parking in the hall of the W Hotel […]
#5 is about achieving sustainability through creativity, and, being honest about it to avoid greenwashing. This is based on David Bergman’s article “Transparent green” (2006): [The green] is just transparent; it’s not there unless you’re looking for it. It’s Transparent Green. Here’s […]
It is hot in Barcelona, and yet, you can stay cool without AC (to save money and the planet)! Check out How to Stay Cool via Treehugger, and Keeping Cool Without AC: 8 Simple Tips via The Daily Green.
A simple idea! A Jar On the Wall by Aventurina (the House of Glass) in Can Fusteret.
Sustainable tourism: the rise of the eco-boutique hotels. Boutique hotels are embracing the zero-carbon trend. But it’s about profit as well as planet, writes Elisabeth Braw for the Guardian.
The Top 8 Things We Learned from Marks & Spencer’s 2013 Plan A Report. An excellent summary and inspirational to apply to your own business!
We love non-tourism! Here is exciting way to travel without feeling like a tourist, while at the same time learning something, being social and doing good! Check out the Non Tourist Project, currently offering experiences in Island, Nepal and Peru.
The FAD’s Xarxes d’Opinió (networks of opinions) has interviewed a series of people about The Bicycle in Barcelona (in Catalan). What are your suggestions to make the city bike-friendlier?
Mies Van Der Rohe’s Barcelona chair, 1950ies. If you can’t find sustainably-made furniture, go second hand/vintage! There’s plenty of stuff out there; who needs more?
This morning, Chris Sherwin from Seymourpowell showed their Aircruise – a clipper in the clouds in a presentation during the EcoDesign Day at the Barcelona Design Week 2013. It is basically a hydropowered floating hotel! Here, slow is the new fast and it is not about […]
Reuse a towel! Fun message from the ACE Hotel in NYC. Founder: Alex Calderwood. Thanks Mette for the tip!
We love renovations like this, that respect the history, the existing materials and even aims for a LEED certification. Barcelona’s Bar Cèntric Canalla opened in 1862 and has just been renovated by Pilar Líbano. For the full story + photos visit diarioDESIGN. Photo by Marian […]
