The nice folks at Method sent us a free bottle of their toilet cleaner, Bowl Patrol. Thought we should make that clear in case you think that changes what we say about their product. Incidentally, it doesn’t. If we thought the product was bad, we’d probably write a bad review and send them an apologetic [...]
When was the last time MTV Cribs went round a celeb’s house and they pointed out how few lights they had, and all the ways they saved energy? Probably, er, never. Usually it’s, ‘here are my 5 cars and my giant jacuzzi’. Which I guess, it what most people would like if they had a [...]
I wasn’t expecting Ecobuild to be quite so large. Ecobuild is a whole Earl’s Court-full exhibition devoted to green building. And a surprising amount of it was about windows.
I was hoping that I would be blown away by some new developments, but I can’t say I was. However, there was a lot of practical and [...]
Having recently moved into a new flat, I know that finding well made, reasonably priced, environmentally minded and stylish contemporary furniture can seem a big ask. Luckily for us Londoners, there’s Unto This Last.
The company, whose workshop-showroom is on Brick Lane, has been around since 2000. Rather than holding stock, everything is made to order [...]
Sad news from the credit crunch: pioneering housing developer, Living Villages, was put into administration last week. It’s main backer decided not to invest any further capital, having already put £1.15m into it. Living Villages have been developing eco-homes using all the technologies that are talked about, but not often actually used - and doing [...]
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