Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
With a website that offers visuals of everything shaded in green from disco balls to lounge areas tinted in emerald, the message of Nicole Sherwin Green Events is clear. Sherwin is an eco-expert and television host who has refined the art of fusing style and elegance with green glam.
Sherwin, who specializes in throwing unforgettable parties, celebrity galas and weddings, has 15 years of experience in creating memorable productions. Her social, environmental and wellness causes blend seamlessly into her event coordinating; she has a passion for the environment, health and charity, in addition, to a love of parties and people.
Sherwin grew up in a household that included a father who studied acupuncture, homeopathy, environmentalism and naturopathy. Her father, a renowned nutritionist and naturopath even treated Prince Charles during his career. Nicole’s parents taught her about health and social responsibility from an early age and her interest in celebrity, her personality and her easy-on-the-eyes beauty catapulted her into the eco-event stratosphere.
Nicole’s company recently launched Green Lounge, an eco-luxury experience that brings companies and businesses together in a chic green-minded cocktail lounge. Green Lounge is a social and business networking platform, forum, and event for eco brands, products and organizations. Celebrities, media moguls and guests mingle in a luxe lounge setting where they can sample and buy products, meet with brand ambassadors and experience the vast variety of brands on the green scene. Chefs and mixologists are on hand to provide food and fun as well as organic nibbles, eco cocktails and other yummy treats. Spa therapists, DJs and Cirque du Soleil perfomers are also a part of many of these carbon neutral shindigs. The most recent green lounge had 500 influential attendees, including environmental advocates like actress Alicia Silverstone , Debbie Levin (President of the Environmental Media Association) and Darren Moore (Alter Eco).
More information is available at: www.nicolesherwinevents.com and see her video here.
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Jamie Lim loved the skyscrapers and bamboo scaffolding that she observed in Hong Kong during her teens. The beauty of the architecture provided her with the impetus to start her own sunglass line and her first collection was entirely based around bamboo. KAYU, which means “wood” in Malay was such a hit that the collection now includes a range of bags inspired by nature, which are intricately handcrafted and composed of straw and shell.
The eyewear is not only made of bamboo but fast-growing grass and other sustainable material. Women’s cooperatives and female entrepreneurs are responsible for the creation of the bags and glasses. KAYU donates all the funds for every pair of glasswear purchased to one-sight restoring surgery in the developing world. Now, that’s vision.
Check out our Green Giveaway this week, it is a pair of Kayu Sunglasses:Style, Rawa!
Monday, April 19th, 2010
Organic food delivery might sound like an oxymoron but the people at Green Truck are aiming to dispel the notion that fresh and fast food go together. Green Truck is a new and innovative mobile catering company that is putting the taco trucks of yesterday far in the rearview mirror. The menu is gourmet but the traveling truck is not; food choices include sustainability farmed shrimp, falafel wraps, rosemary French fries, vegan burgers and yogurt parfaits with clean produce.
Based out of Los Angeles, Green Truck prides itself on “conscientious cuisine” and is true to its word in that the trucks themselves run on recycled vegetable oil with a solar powered commissary and cleaning products that are environmentally friendly as well as biodegradable plates and flatware. The company was recently featured on ABC’s Food Revolution with Jamie Oliver and has already expanded their truck brigade from two to four. The Green Truck is on a roll, literally.
For more information, greentruckonthego.com or follow them on twitter at Green_Truck
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
Global Green Pals are educational dolls that serve a dual purpose; they promote play and saving the planet. There are five 12-inch dolls in the collection of Green Pals, which are handmade in Sri Lanka with clothing and accessories made of natural and organic fibers and low impact dyes. The Global Green gang includes Carbon Offset Chet, Clean Air Kate, Pink Coral Laurel, Pani Rani and Recycle Kyle. Each character highlights major environmental issues including: global warming, air pollution, recycling, water scarcity and conservation.
The dolls are stuffed with 100-percent post consumer recycled plastic PET bottle stuffing and each cute character comes with a tag printed on recycled paper (with soy-based inks) that tell their story and offer kid-friendly green tips on saving the planet. Proceeds from the sale of Global Green Pals goes to One Percent for the Planet.
There is an online store at globalgreenpals.com and each doll is priced at $22 for Hip Moms Go Green readers, enter discount code: HIPMOMS. There’s also an online blog that is written by each of the doll characters as well as a narrative of the complete story of the Global Green Pals.
Be sure to check out our Green Giveaway this week, the winner gets the entire set of Global Green Pals!
