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HAUTE*NATURE
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Ecologically based creative ideas, art & green products for your children, home and lifestyle........an eco guide blending high style with sustainability.
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24 may 10

new blog design for haute nature

HAUTE NEWS FLASH!While it may not appear much is happening in the way of blog posts here at HauteNature, a much more beautiful site is about to go live at HauteNature.com --in a couple of days, there...

11 may 10

straw bale architecture: sustainable buildings

Building with straw bales is a sustainable renewable method of building green. Straw-bale construction has some advantages over conventional building systems because of the renewable nature of straw,...

07 may 10

maybe design: sitbag suitcase chair

Maybe Design in Vienna and Istanbul is a mulidisciplinary art practice for product design architecture graphic design and design engineering. Bogac Simsir, Bora Akcay, Ener Eren & Erdem Akan, partner...

06 may 10

recycled art: leo sewell sculptures

In the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia, I was able to see two of Leo Sewell's large scale sculptures in person. Made from bits of every this and that, the animals are meticulously assembled with ...

04 may 10 1 person likes this

re-collect: repurposed inner tube bags

Re-Collect from Brighton UK hand sews bags with an industrial chic aesthetic. Their offerings include messengers, handbags, laptop sleeves, etc. The line has a very modern look to recycled inner tube...

04 may 10

abteil shop: recycled soccer handbags

Abteil Design's 'Ball Bag' was presented at the Council for Sustainability in Berlin. Some repurposed design works so well that the new aesthetic created by reuse seems as if it was the original inte...

02 may 10

neumatica: recycled inner tube bags

Argentinian company Neumatica Net makes the most fabulous looking bags out of recycled rubber inner tubes. Not only are they creating a lovely looking product, the tubes take more than 500 years to d...

02 may 10

nicholas jones: book sculptor

Bibliopath Nicholas Jones is a Melborne sculptor employing books as vessels designed to hold his folded sculptural creations. By stacking, folding, cutting, tearing, sewing and remodeling each book h...

29 apr 10

sander lucas ontwerpen: remade design

Sander Lucas Ontwerpen, a graduate of Design Academy Eindhoven has a nice body of work focusing on recycling and upcycling objects turning them into more functional homewares.

29 apr 10 1 person likes this

jenny hurth: billboard repurposing

Jenny Hurth designes & hand sews these unique notebooks and beach bags in the San Francisco Bay Area from discarded vinyl signs and banners. The vinyl was originally printed for local trade shows, co...

29 apr 10

aurelie tu: felt housewares

Aurelie Tu is an Industrial Designer originally from Canada. Having earned her practical ID work experience with Hauser in L.A. and Nike in Portland, she has branched out and created her own line of ...

29 apr 10

studio shed: boulder colorado

Studio Shed is an ingenious little product manufactured here in Colorado to enhance backyard enjoyment. These tiny little modern sheds come in an array of finish options, can be put up in only one da...

28 apr 10

darcy miro: jewelry treasures

Darcy Miro's jewelry creations are created using casting methods with sterling silver or 18-karat gold.Her pieces emerge from wax casts made from found materials, showing jagged surfaces, erosion, de...

28 apr 10

hapuku lodge: new zealand eco tourism

Hapuku Lodge in Kaikoura New Zealand is a luxury wilderness accommodation offering 5 contemporary treehouses. This unique rural experience includes use of the lodge lap pool, sauna & exercise room, a...

28 apr 10

pasque flower: botanical identification

I hike quite frequently, so I will start a botanicals feature today to learn more and to share with you what I find. I saw this gorgeous furry blossom a week or so ago, a Pasque Flower. From Wikipedi...

25 apr 10

trilby made: recycled leather cuffs

While browsing Etsy, I happened upon Trilby Made's recycled leather reversible cuffs just now. Swoon. Their open, lattice-like design makes a dramatic eco fashion statement. Plus its two in one, you ...

23 apr 10

botany factory terrariums: kate goldman macdonald

Botany Factory is a San Francisco based studio whose mission is to bring greenery to small, indoor spaces. Much like creating a ship in a bottle, terrarium building takes a small, dexterous hand, a c...

22 apr 10

sanctuary: sustainable design magazine

Sanctuary Design Magazine focuses solely on sustainable design unlike Dwell and Azure that cover stories about sustainability occasionally. Australia's Sanctuary uses the motto "Sustainable Living wi...

22 apr 10

happy earth day!

Happy Earth Day!Make an effort to unplug today somehow--use less energy, buy locally, take a walk, ride your bike, do some gardening & clean up! But then try doing that more often all year long! Ther...

22 apr 10

bottle houses: building with recyclables

Bottle Houses seem to be primarily an American phenomena, but they are catching on around the world as a very low cost building material. Here are some beautiful takes on incorporating the opaque mat...

21 apr 10

john galvin: sustainable furniture design

John Galvin, a cabinetmaker and craftsman from Glasgow, designs modern sustainable furniture pieces. Galvin's designs are very recognizable, featuring color combinations with wood varieties and his s...

21 apr 10

kymo: reassembled mashup rugs

The Mashup rugs by Kymo modernize oriental carpets by upcycling worn ones, reassembling them in a gorgeous compilation with a modern aesthetic. The rugs designed by Eva Langhans and Thomas Follner, r...

21 apr 10

denver cupcake truck: mobile sugar fix

Praise the sugar Lord, there is a sugar fix on wheels and its name is The Denver Cupcake Truck! With Flavors like Vanilla Party, Chocolate Overload, Pistachio, Denver Snowball, Zippy Lemon, Mile-Hi M...

18 apr 10

dunton hotsprings: colorado

Colorado has many hidden gems, and the tiny ghost town of Dunton that was transformed into a world class hotsprings spa and resort is near the top of that list. Dunton Hot Springs was lovingly restor...

18 apr 10

miyoshi barosh: crochet assemblage sculpture

Miyoshi Barosh is a graduate of both the Rhode Island School of Design, and the California Institute of the Arts. Her soft sculpture is an accumulation of many layers, colors and textures. Miyoshi bl...

18 apr 10

aaron moran: mixed media sculptures

Just discovered the fantastic sculptural work by Aaron Moran who's work shown here was recently exhibited at the

18 apr 10 1 person likes this

kim lyons jewelry: recycled sterling silver

Kim Lyons, an eco fabulous jeweler, incorporates recycled materials into her collections. She utilizes "green" metals like recycled yellow silver--(which has look of gold at a lower price point), rec...

14 apr 10

9 by design: unique hip spaces

Bravo airs a new show, 9 By Design tonight April 13 at 11:00pm EST 9:00pm MST. The design show follows the Novogratz family of 9 through their trials and tribulations in building a new residence for ...

14 apr 10

the hemptress: haute handbags go green

The Hemptress, a smart eco fashionable handbag company out of Los Angeles, launched this January with sustainability and eco mindfulness at it's forefront. Hemptress is the design team of Håkan and A...

13 apr 10

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