72 Eco-Friendly Finds For Earth Day!

From Hotels to home decor, in celebration of Annual Earth Day, here's a bunch of eco-friendly, green, sustainable, organic, re-purposed, recycled, recyclable, reclaimed and just plain rockin' finds. Just click on the image above for more info and a link to purchase.

There's more to see on my The Hippest Earth Friendly Products For Earth Day list!

Love your planet.

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Levi's Integrates Facebook's Like Button On Their Own Site

Levi's is betting on the fact that you care what other people think. More specifically, what they 'like'. One of the first brands to utilize the social networking concept of the thumbs up "like" button found on Facebook, they've integrated Facebook's new social plug-ins into their online shopping site.



the press release:
The Levi’s® brand today announced at Facebook’s f8 conference the introduction of an innovative new way to shop for jeans online. With the launch, the Levi’s® brand is among the first companies to integrate with Facebook’s new Social Plugins. The Levi’s® brand will provide shoppers with an interactive, customized shopping experience on levi.com (based on consumers’ “Likes”), information about “Top-Liked” products across consumers’ networks, and an easy way to find and share relevant Levi’s® products.



“We’re creating a new social shopping experience that will change the way people shop online and, frankly, make buying jeans more fun. We’re excited to pioneer this new technology and help our loyal fans connect with our brand and share their favorite Levi’s® products with friends.”

Jodi Bricker, Vice President of Digital for Levi’s® Americas said, “We’re creating a new social shopping experience that will change the way people shop online and, frankly, make buying jeans more fun. We’re excited to pioneer this new technology and help our loyal fans connect with our brand and share their favorite Levi’s® products with friends.”



As part of today’s announcement, Facebook introduced a new set of Social Plugins that can be easily integrated into a website to make the user experience more personalized and social. Powered by the Open Graph, these new plugins include a “Like” functionality, Activity Feed, and Recommendation widget that bring friends, social activity and relevant interactions to any site off of Facebook.com.

The Levi’s® brand is integrating the “Like” functionality on its e-commerce site – levi.com. In addition, the Levi’s® brand is building a Friend Store in which consumers who are logged into Facebook can see a list of their friends’ favorite Levi’s® products and seamlessly shop with their friends.

The Levi’s® brand is innovating with social and digital media on its Facebook page, in advertising and on its e-commerce website. Last month the brand leveraged its Levi’s® Facebook Page to amplify their ninth annual Levi’s®/FADER Fort event – a music festival in Austin, Texas. This initiative grew the fan base by 60 percent and garnered more than 780,000 live streams of the event.


test it out here:


You can explore how other sites integrate Facebook here.

Hey Fornasetti Fanatics! More Fun Collaborations & Custom Designs

I previously wrote a long post on Fornasetti and many of their products almost exactly two years ago. It's time for an update because many of those same companies, as well as private clients, have come out with more fun Fornasetti products.

There are wonderful new Fornasetti collaborations, Re-editions and Re-inventions facilitated by Barnaba Fornasetti, who continues the tradition begun by his father, Pietro Fornasetti.


above: Barnaba Fornasetti (image courtesy of Luxury Culture)

The combining of talents provides us with wallpapers from Cole & Son, rugs from Roubini, Betony Vernon jewelry, Bardelli ceramic wall tiles, Bitossi ceramic vases, Dishes for Barney's, custom designs and Re-inventions and Re-editions that even include a Fender guitar and a radiator.

So sit back and get ready to scroll, because here they all are.

Kartell Fornasetti Eros chairs (‘Identità Violata’) by Philippe Starck:





Cole & Son Fornasetti wallpapers; Ex libris, Iconica and Pansees:

Riflesso and Bohemia:

Nuovolo and Seatto macco:



Roubini Fornasetti rugs; Ortensia:

Pesce:

Teatro Romano:

Buono Notte:

Mano:


Hiroko Hayashi Fornasetti Wallet and Handbag:

detail:

wallet interior:

handbag:


Wall and floor tiles from Ceramica Bardelli:



Ceramic vases from Bitossi:




More Julia plates for Barney's:




And here are some really great Fornasetti custom, re-edition and re-invented products for various clients:

Chairs for a ski lodge in Gstaad:

Custom fender Fornasetti guitar:

Sideboard with brass feet:

Curved front chest of drawers with brass feet and drawer pulls:

Kiss cabinet:

Radiator:

Dining table:

Dining chairs:

An enclosed workout gym:

Magazine racks:


Eyeglass box:

Enclosed bar:

Drafting desk:


And lastly, jewelry designer Bettony Vernon (about whose erotic jewelry I have blogged), has a Fornasetti collection of necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings:







A private apartment in Milan filled with Fornasetti products:


SHOW-ROOM FORNASETTI
Via Manzoni, 45 - Milano 20121
Tel:+39 02 6592341 - Fax: +39 02 6592244
E-Mail: showroom@fornasetti.com
Fornasetti's Official Site.