eco-friendly

HOT: Zakkaya, 52 Johnston St, Fitzroy

November 24, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

Nestled in Johnston Street, in between the curry houses, Latin American restaurants and sweaty gyms is Zakkaya, a quietly beatific shop selling contemporary Japanese goods. Their wares range from clocks, clothing, jewellery, toys, storage and everything is delicate, charming and oh-so-cute. It’s the perfect place to find a unique gift for that special person with [...]

HOT: St Kilda Cycles, 150 Barkly St, St Kilda

October 21, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Last weekend my bike obsession reached its peak at St Kilda Cycles. While most of the hardcore cycling fraternity in Melbourne were battling their way through Around the Bay in a Day, I took the opportunity to visit St Kilda Cycles large showroom. As well as the expected racers, mountain bikes and sleek and shiny bike [...]

HOT: Little Shop Of Handmade, 8 Woorayl St, Carnegie

August 12, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

Today we have a guest post from Celeste from Travelling in Mary Janes, who’s here to share her love and passion for handmade crafts with you and her favourite littles shop, Little Shop Of Handmade. Thanks Celeste! Hi everyone! A quick background on myself. I am a Music Teacher by day, and a Jewellery Maker [...]

HOT: Design Made Trade, Royal Exhibition Building, 9 Nicholson St, Carlton

July 19, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

Design:Made:Trade was a 4 day exhibition (2 day trade, 2 day public) set up in the beautiful heritage listed Royal Exhibition Buildings and a keystone event of State of Design 2010, Victoria’s annual design festival. The grand vaulted space was segmented with 3×3 metre VISY cardboard booths, each containing fabulous furniture, fashion and industrial design [...]

HOT Chat: Carley Andrews of Ujamaa Hostel

July 9, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Today’s HOT Chat is the first time I’m interviewing a Melburnian who actually no longer lives in Melbourne. Melbourne-born Carley Andrews now lives in Tanzania with her husband, running a hostel focusing on providing volunteer work opportunities. I was inspired to interview her after reading about her new project, a childrens’ home, which she has [...]

HOT Spots Winter 2010

June 11, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

Once again the City of Melbourne have produced a free pocket-sized booklet full of lots of ideas to inspire you to get out of the house and enjoy winter in Melbourne. This is a post to bookmark! I sat down with a cup of tea and flicked through the booklet, which you can pick up [...]

HOT: Organic Angels

June 3, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

Did you know that the lions at Werribee Zoo are fed organic meat? Apparently when they used to be fed conventional meat they’d get sick all the time. Doesn’t that make you wonder what effect eating non-organic food has on our health? Regardless of whether you buy into the organic-is-better-for-your-health claims, I like to buy [...]

Ask the Doctor: Alkaline diet and raw food

May 29, 2010 ⋅ 9 comments

Help me Doctor!: As me and my man are trying to eat drink and live as healthy as possible after years of ABS FAB nightlife (and daylife) we are eating as much alkaline food as possible. Can you tell me where I can find places that serve alkaline diet food or sell it? If you [...]

HOT Chat: Sarah Butler of Organic Angels

May 23, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Fitting in the time to shop for good quality, healthy food is one of the challenges of my busy life. It’s too easy just to grab takeaway or fast food when you’re on the go, but I value my health and my wallet too much to do that regularly. So what to do? Organic Angels [...]

HOT: Bloom Organics launch, Bloom Flagship Store, 574a Chapel St, South Yarra

May 19, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Bloom Cosmetics has always been about taking a natural approach to beauty, so the launch of their new organics range, Bloom Organics, is a natural extension of their business philosophy. I was invited to the digital media launch in Bloom‘s pretty flagship store and had the chance to sniff, feel and test the products and [...]