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'Eco' - what does it really mean? | mydeco.com
'Eco' - what does it really mean? Recycled glass can find a new life as a pretty vase or plate © Biome Lifestyle ‘So what does the word 'eco' actually mean?’ asks Alexandra Bishop, director of Biome Lifestyle. ‘There are many opinions on this but it's fair to say that ...
Posted 9th November 2010
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Allergy-proof your home in ten steps
A marmoleum floor will keep your living quarters mite-free © Urbane Living Stop sniffling and take action. According to Allergy UK, about one in three people in the UK are affected by allergies and most of it is unnecessary. Dust, house mites and household chemicals are the key culprits in ...
Posted 7th April 2009
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At home with emmalovesretro
Emma Glibbery makes recycling hip for your home © emmalovesretro Emma Glibbery – of design boutique’s eco label emmalovesretro – is leading the fashion for recycled fabrics in the home. Her coveted cushions give fab new life to old dresses or curtains – making a stylish alternative to the planet–sapping ...
Posted 7th April 2009
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At home with Richard Reynolds | Articles | mydeco
Richard Reynolds: London's answer to greening derelict land © Bloomsbury By day he works in advertising, but by night Richard Reynolds spruces up derelict public plots with herbs and flowers. His book, On Guerrilla Gardening, tells all about his 'illicit' hobby. Reynolds chats to mydeco about gardening in the summer, ...
Posted 19th November 2008
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At home with... Jazz FM's Claire Anderson | Articles | mydeco
Claire's peaceful eco–pad is minimalist with flashes of colour © Heal's Super–cool DJ Claire Anderson presents Jazz FM's Late Lounge show and is a firm mydeco fan. She talks to us about her minimalist pad, bringing the outdoors in, and which of her celebrity guests has the best style. I ...
Posted 6th April 2011
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At home with... Oliver Heath
Good-looking and green, Heath's eco style has won us over © Oliver Heath Eco-warrior Oliver Heath practises what he preaches. Since winning Young Designer of the Year in 1998, the former Changing Rooms presenter has been on a mission to spread the word that eco can most certainly be chic. ...
Posted 4th August 2008
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At home with... Polly Higgins | Articles | mydeco
© The Lazy Environmentalist Want to go green without sacrificing your luxuries? Ay, say we. Meet Polly Higgins, founder of The Lazy Environmentalist, which brings us fabulously indulgent products that are equally good to our precious surroundings. mydeco chatted to Higgins about the fight for solar energy, girl power and ...
Posted 7th July 2008
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At home with... Ryan Frank
Ryan Frank salvages material for 'free range furniture' © Ryan Frank Award-winning eco furniture designer Ryan Frank embraces sustainability at work and at home. Ryan talks to mydeco about his zero budget flat, graffiti and stuff he found on the street. I live in... Hackney because my studio is here ...
Posted 17th April 2009
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At home with... Underneath the Mango Tree
Maura is a Portobello girl at heart © Maura Oosterhuis, Underneath the Mango Tree design boutique member Underneath the Mango Tree sells bespoke mango wood furniture, handcrafted in Indonesia and displayed by Maura Oosterhuis and Humphrey Barber in their Portobello Road showroom. Designer Maura talks to mydeco about bargain hunting ...
Posted 5th May 2009
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At home with...Livia Giuggioli | Articles | mydeco
A grand ECO world: Livia Giuggioli and husband, Colin Firth © ECO Sultry Italian film producer Livia Giuggioli snared her husband Colin Firth after meeting on a film set in 1996. He described it as "love at first sight - or lust". Their latest venture, with her brother Nicola and ...
Posted 27th July 2009
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