Vivavi offers contemporary, sustainable furniture and home furnishings for the environment-minded modern lifestyle. Founded by Josh Dorfman, creator and host of the The Lazy Environmentalist, in 2003 Vivavi offers product collections by forward-thinking designers who consider green design a prerequisite for Good Design.

According to Josh the idea is simple: live modern + tread lightly. The possibilities for doing so astound and inspire.

Vivavi is a member of 1% For The Planet, an alliance of socially and environmentally responsible businesses that donate 1% of all sales to non-profit, non-governmental environmental organizations. Their furnishings are fantastic, you can shop online or visit Vivavi in their Brooklyn Design Gallery.

Eco-conscious fashion has gone from hippie to hip. As the list of sustainable fabrics grows — materials from soybeans, wood pulp and even bamboo — so does the popularity of eco-embracing designers.

“People want more than a label. They want a back story so they can feel good wearing the outfit,” says clothing designer Linda Loudermilk, whose clients have included Meryl Streep and Leonardo DiCaprio.

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Yes, we love that stars show up to the Oscars in hybrids to partially compensate for the ridiculous stretch SUV action of their brethren. But imagine Joan Rivers gasping over a bamboo silk gown? Or Isaac Mizrahi inappropriately grabbing a breast draped in supple hemp? And then seeing the dress plastered all over People and Us Weekly? It could all start happening on Sunday, people. Celebs have two more days to check out Jan’s Klingberg’s Adidé Oscar Goes Green wares at the Beverly Hilton. The gown worn on the Red Carpet will be auctioned off afterwards, with the proceeds going to the Conservation Alliance. Which gorgeous celestial bod will go green (feel free to speculate below)?

The Oscar Goes Green gowns are made of Bamboo and Hemp Silk, with trimmings and embellishments that include decorative leaves cut from silk organza, fresh water pearls and rough cut garnets. The gowns are a departure from Adidé’s more overt, message-driven wear. They strive to evoke classic Hollywood glamor with fishtail trains, draping at the back, and off-the-shoulder styles.

"We wanted to make the dress very symbolic as well as show what can be done with bamboo fiber," Klingberg says. "You can be sustainable and still have fashion."

Prior to launching Adidé, Klingberg worked with Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan. Adidé (pronounced ad-dee-day) is Hungarian for "give me more," which is defined in terms of making the right choices and appreciating and respecting the things we have instead of accumulating more possessions. With all the SWAG about, it may be difficult for Academy honorees to keep this in mind. But eco-SWAG and thoughtful gowns prove welcome drops in the in the celebutainment bucket. Via Kyrian Corona at Makeover Media. :: (Originally posted on Treehugger.com, with a few additions.) Adidé.

Yes, we at Greenloop are on it….check in with us at www.thegreenloop.com soon
for new lines, including Anna Cohen, Loyale, Forte Denim and more…maybe even Adide.

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If you caught Treehugger.com’s Tuesday’s post on solar chargers on the red carpet, you know that several Oscar bound celebs are being slipped eco-friendly goods as they roll to this year’s gala in their hybrids. For the fourth year in a row, as part of the “Red Carpet, Green Cars” drive-up campaign, a veritable cornucopia of ecoSwagg will be personally delivered into the arms of nominees and attendees chauffeured in Toyota and Lexus hybrids to the 78th Academy Awards. To get their wares in there, vendors make a donation to Global Green. Celebs smart enough to choose to show up in a hybrid get between four and five thousand dollars worth of green goodies, from organic denim to organic cabernet.

Among those represented in the bag (actually a post-consumer recycled box) are: The Ambrose Hotel, Arbor Snowboard, Biota Spring Water, Ecco Bella, Ecoganik (shop), Edun, Frog’s Leap organic wine, Loomstate (shop) , Fat Tire Ale, Napapijri Geographic, Shift magazine, Solar Style cell phone chargers, Toyota branded solar iPod® chargers, and The Villages of Loreto Bay, a Baja Mexico eco-resort. If you shop at www.thegreenloop.com, then you already have the inside line on where to score your Ecoganik and Loomstate threads, among many others. (Content from Treehugger.com, with a few additions.)

We have been seeing a greater number of celebrities recently becoming more involved in environmental awareness. From Cameron Diaz to Darryl Hannah to Leonardo Dicaprio, there are a number of celebs that are starting foundations, driving Pruis’ (or even bicycles), and buying green. In part to recognize these efforts, and in part to have a little tongue-in-cheek fun, we bring to you our “Dress an Eco-Celeb” Contest. The premise is simple - pick an eco-celeb, and outfit him/her with everything he/she needs for the day. From pants and coat down to socks and skivvies, outfit them with modern green clothing choices, green accessories, and even green transportation. We hope to show that sustainable clothing can be modern, sleek, and sexy, and we will be judging the entries on these qualities. Again this time, we are asking you to use wists.com to organize your list (and remember, you can add TreeHugger items to your wist by simply clicking the “add to wists” link on each post). Send a link to your “wist” to: contest [at] treehugger [dot] com by January 20th for your chance to win this great bag from HER Design!

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