Zem Joaquin, a bonafide goddess of the green world, detailed quite a few of the products used in their recent  Eco-fabulous, Michelle Kaufmann pre-fab home featured at last weekend’s West Coast Green show, attended by over 14,000 designers, and none other than Al Gore himself.

Please check out her recent article in San Francisco’s 7×7 magazine, featuring our client, Philip Reno, and his Perfect Colors (featured above and throughout the house.)

http://www.7×7sf.com/home_design/home_decor/28669239.html

We’ve had the utmost pleasure of working alongside Jessa Brinkmeyer, owner of the renowned eco-boutique in Chicago’s West Loop, Pivot, to create Chicago Fashion Week’s first sustainable style museum and design forum, opening Thursday, Oct. 2-Oct. 5. The event culimnates with panelists Sara Snow of GreenTV’s Get Fresh with Sara Snow, and Lara Miller, the eco-style phenome , at 2pm Saturday, followed by a reception sponsored by Cru Cacao raw catering and chocolates and Veev vodka.  Checkout the below media coverage for more details, or today’s Julib, Modern Luxury’s e-zine coverage, below.

http://feelgoodstyle.com/2008/09/22/chicago-showcases-sustainable-fashion-at-moss/

http://www.afreshsqueeze.com/articleDtl.php?id=48e13cc2cb7d2

http://www.dailycandy.com/chicago/article/39310/The+Weekend+Guide

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/sales-events-calendar/events-calendar-100208chicago-065035

http://www.idealbite.com/chicago/archives/model-behavior
 
 10.02.08
today in chicago: museums aren’t just a rainy day excuse to stare at dinosaur bones and sculptures anymore. with the opening of the museum of sustainable style today, there’s an eco-friendly alternative for you to get your learn on in style.

jessa brinkmeyer, owner of pivot, the city’s first eco-fashion boutique, curates moss to show that taste and fashion need not be sacrificed in the name of sustainability. featuring more than 25 local clothing, accessory and furniture designers, the first exhibition will also incorporate installments devoted to defining the components of sustainable style. the feel is quirky overtones (think “petting zoo” of sustainable swatches presented by the website ecolect) with a sharp aesthetic bent. and since just thinking about recyclables gets you all hot under the organic cotton collar, make sure you pencil in saturday’s eco-experts event. rainy day or not, a panel featuring designer lara miller and television show host sara snow will grace the moss. and not that you need an extra bennie, but veev and cru cacao are sponsoring the complimentary cocktail reception that follows. you were just saying it’s time to turn over a new leaf.
moss chicago
1109 west fulton market
at aberdeen
312.243.4754
now open
www.mosschicago.org
  
 
 
 

See you there! xx, jill

Ten years ago, Josh Blank was a broke college kid.  Today, the 30-year-old’s real estate company, Robert Anthony Real Estate, and his investment program, “Wrecks to Riches” are helping hundreds of investors by providing turnkey services, a step-by-step program and savvy advice on investing long-term in a simplified way.  Please check out his website, www.wreckstoriches.com/ and look for greater and greater opportunities to invest during this down economy.

According to the editors at Big Backlash, ”the ‘burbs beginning to diet. A recent report by AIArchitect suggests that homeowners are feeling the ballooning weight gain of love-handle rooms and spare-tire spaces. In their Q1 2008 survey of residential architects, “more than twice as many respondents reported home size declines” (AIA.org 6.6.08). That’s the inverse of results from the 2006 report.

So why the architectural about-face? At Iconoculture, we’ve been citing the same reasons that AIA mentions: an economic downturn, population shifts and increased environmental awareness. A National Association of Home Builders survey recently found 60% of potential homebuyers would rather have a smaller house with more amenities than vice versa (Realtor.org 5.12.08). From sky-rocketing utility costs to the need for universal design, many are finding that a morbidly obese McMansion just isn’t sustainable.

The home goods marketplace is starting to respond. Mammoth furniture mainstreamer Pottery Barn is now shedding the pounds with its in-demand “Small Spaces” collection. We’re even seeing luxury kitchen appliance brands making smaller versions for grand-at-heart-but-not-in-size galleys.

As some American dream homes start to shrink and homeowners jump off the unsustainable-home treadmill, they’ll be looking for retailers and brands that promote a more (financially and environmentally) healthful way of living.”

J. Marie Agency is thrilled to bring on board Philip Reno, a San Francisco-based revered colorist and paint expert. (www.philipsperfectcolors.com) His color collection, formulated over a decade’s work-”Philip’s Perfect Colors”- are full-spectrum, complex colors, now all available in C2 Paint’s low-VOC paint base, LoVo. 

A deeply experienced perspective is what Philip Reno brings to the world of color design. Philip spent the first eighteen years of his career as a master painter, faux finisher, and color consultant. During this time he accumulated first hand experience with paint and observed the intricacies of paint color.

“The medium of architectural paint is very complex, more demanding in certain respects than color printing or the dying of textiles. Nothing substitutes for depth of experience in honing a sense of how a color will react in any given room, or under varying lighting conditions.”

Philip’s succeeding years — since 1995 - have been spent in the retail side of the paint business. Operating San Francisco’s premier color boutique, G&R Paint Company, he has brought to market a palette of colors second to none in their complexity and sophistication. 

Below, is a House Beautiful feature on Philip, utlizing a room painted with his Perfect colors, “Mink” (on walls) and “Agua Verde” (on ceiling.)

So, I haven’t seen the movie- yet, anyways- but I came across this wonderful blog: elementstyle.blogspot.com. To my delight, up pops a break-down of how to get Carrie Bradshaw’s new, grown-up apartment, featured in this month’s issue of Traditional Home (above.)

Of course, C2 Paint’s “Stargazer” is the wall’s new paint color. Would Carrie settle for anything less than couture paint?

Check it out: http://elementstyle.blogspot.com/2008/06/note-sorry-this-is-so-late-blogger-has.html

Partnering with outdoor fabrics guru, Laurie Jenkins of Laurie Bell fabrics, Jason Champion debuts his new DECO collection, indoor-outdoor tables, planters and screens.  Mama Jenks collection, named after Laurie’s garndmother, was also as cute & delicious as the pecan pie she used to make. Congrats guys to a great ICFF. xx jill