Green People & Companies

When you’re having a rough day, sometimes the only thing that will help is a little comfort in the form of sugar, flour and butter. I know you know what I’m talking about. Luckily, Sweets for the Soul is located only a few blocks from my house in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, so I’m never Learn More

Many of us install LED lighting for its function and style. But another key benefit of making the LED switch is energy savings and carbon footprint reduction. To find out more about how lighting use impacts the overall sustainability of our nation, I talked to Stephanie Spehar, Sustainability Leadership Fellow at the University of Wisconsin, Learn More

“Light isn’t purely about function. It’s about creating a space that feels inviting – a space that feels like home.” –James Bedell James Bedell is a New York based lighting designer whose work has spanned private residences, large events, corporate retail outlets (Abercrombie and Fitch, for example) and everything in between. His mission, both personal Learn More

Victor Vetterlein is a New York based lighting, furniture and product designer whose inventive material choices and careful consideration of the meaning behind each piece makes his work stand out from the crowd. He’s recently come up with two LED lighting fixtures that are as interesting as they are functional. Both are made from mediums Learn More

Two weekends ago I took a trip up to San Francisco for Green Festival, the country’s premier event for businesses, communities and the environment. Green Festivals are held all over the country (the Los Angeles event was last weekend), but attending the one in San Francisco is kind of like seeing live jazz music in Learn More

This week I’m exhibiting an interactive art installation at AASHE Conference 2012. The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s annual event represents the largest convergence of sustainability and education professionals in the country! For my nonprofit organization, RuckusRoots, it provides a great place for us to gain exposure for our programs, which Learn More

We knew it was only a matter of time, and can I just say: IKEA, we commend you. The Swedish retail giant recently announced that by 2016, it will sell only LED light fixtures, eschewing halogen and CFL bulbs altogether. This move comes two years after IKEA began phasing out conventional lighting options in favor Learn More

“Magic City” usually congers images of white fedoras, palm trees and mid-century art deco glamour. But now the city is taking steps towards a more futuristic aesthetic and responsible image, starting with the iconic Miami Tower. The 47-story building recently received a complete outdoor LED lighting retrofit, which cloaks the entire exterior surface in color Learn More

Last weekend I went to Vegas, but instead of gambling, I spent my time installing some sustainable art for a new bike company…and I got to use some of Elemental LED’s RGB LED lights to make the whole thing sing. Here’s what happened: Last month, my eco-art organization, RuckusRoots, was asked to create a booth Learn More

On Monday I wrote about the innovative wireless LED crystal installation by artist Daan Roosegaarde, which will be unveiled in Amsterdam this week. As so often happens, I then realized I had only hit the tip of the iceberg in regards to Roosegaarde’s LED-related creativity. It turns out the Dutch designer has created several unique Learn More