Cleantech and Green Living from the Land of the Prophets
Posted in Lifestyle & Culture on Jul 2nd, 2008
In the spirit of using every possible material available and avoiding waste, Israeli designer Zohar Yarom has found a creative and functional purpose for furniture fabric samples. She makes handbags out of them.
After receiving degrees in design from the Bezalel school in Jerusalem and Parson’s in New York, Zohar founded her own ZY design [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Jun 30th, 2008
I know it sounds crazy, but composting is a great way to green your life, and it’s a lot easier than it sounds. But most important, it significantly reduces the damage we are doing to our environment. Most of the junk that goes into the garbage can be composted products like egg boxes and shredded [...]
Posted in Religion on Jun 26th, 2008
This week’s Bible segment describes revolution and miracles. The leadership of Moses and his brother Aaron are questioned and God comes and backs up his choice with various miracles.
But the challenge was no simple disagreement.
Korach’s challenge to Moses was seen as blasphemy. God had set up the camp to be an incubator for his young [...]
Posted in Lifestyle & Culture on Jun 23rd, 2008
Baladi, a word that Israelis adopted from Arabic, means “national” or “of the country”. It is also the name that French-born Israeli designer, Brigitte Cartier, decided to give her design studio. Her Baladi Company for Ecological Progress takes our national garbage and transforms it into beautiful designs that we can all be proud [...]
Posted in Business & Politics, Lifestyle & Culture on Jun 13th, 2008
It’s one thing when designers take brand new ready-made materials and transform them into something else. It’s another thing entirely when designers take old ready-mades and reincarnate them in order to avoid waste.
Reincarnation is what Israeli designer Doron Sar-Shalom is all about.
His designs, which consist mainly of lamps, are constructed out of unlikely materials [...]
Posted in Lifestyle & Culture on Jun 11th, 2008
Strolling down the glitzy northern part of Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Street this week, something strange caught my eye among all the designer gowns and stiletto pumps. Garbage. Literally, garbage. No, not on the street. In the window display.
The garbage - which included aluminum cans and newspapers - was in the window [...]
Posted in Business & Politics on Jun 10th, 2008
As part of our mission to foresee a green, environmentally-sound future for Israel, its neighbors and the world, we’ll be occasionally featuring blogs from the regional blogosphere that also care about all things green, especially those in Arab countries where green issues are relatively undeveloped.
Last week we featured environmental blogs from Lebanon and Jordan, and [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on May 11th, 2008
The batteries that you throw out today end up in landfills and incinerators. From here they eventually leak into the environment and can end up poisoning you tomorrow.
Find out where the closest place for you to recycle batteries is. And if you use rechargeable batteries you will not only reduce the circulation of dangerous chemicals [...]
Posted in Lifestyle & Culture on May 11th, 2008
The Israel Museum in Jerusalem is currently undergoing a massive renovation of its structures, but it emphasizes renewal in more ways than one. As part of the program geared towards children at the museum - which includes an imaginary prehistoric cave, water activities, and a special library - the Israel Museum’s Youth Wing offers a [...]
Posted in Lifestyle & Culture on Apr 30th, 2008
It’s the spring exhibition season in Tel Aviv, and the art world is blooming. Blooming with new shows, new artists, and new ideas. And, thanks to internationally exhibited Israeli artist Yoav Kotik, blooming with recycled flowers.
Kotik, a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, has fashioned flowers out of junk in [...]
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