CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Eco-Ganik dress; Green Depot nursery; Dreaming Green: Eco-Fabulous Homes Designed to Inspire; Luscious Verde stationary.
Write Right
Planning a chic green wedding? Check out Hoot, a new sustainable stationery line made from 100 percent postconsumer waste paper by Luscious Verde. The eight adorable designs range from a preppy pink and white latticework design to a more whimsical and romantic bicycle-built-for-two theme. Each of the eight designs can be ordered in save-the-date, RSVP, menu card, note or invitation format. Visit finestationery.com.
Natural Selection
If you think an eco-friendly house can’t be luxurious, think again. Dreaming Green: Eco-Fabulous Homes Designed to Inspire (Crown Publishing Group) by Lisa Sharkey and her architect husband, Paul Gleicher, proves that beauty and sustainability can go hand in hand. It chronicles 17 gorgeous homes—from Manhattan to Texas—that protect the environment by using earth-friendly materials, all the while preserving aesthetics. It might just turn you green—with design envy. Visit dreaminggreenbook.com. —MEGHAN BLALOCK
First Stop
Whether you want to design a toxin-free nursery, renovate your kitchen using sustainable materials or swap out your conventional cleaners for biodegradable ones, the Green Depot is chock-full of options. The recently opened 3,500-square-foot flagship in the Bowery is one-stop shopping for earth-conscious New Yorkers—a relief from the days when finding great green products meant hours surfing the Web. The shop stocks products that just a few years ago were tough to score—formaldehyde-free kitchen cabinets, recycled-wool rug pads and cribs of FSC-certified wood. The Green Depot also cuts through the green hype with a clever labeling system that indicates whether a product is manufactured locally, saves energy, keeps air quality clean and/or conserves resources. 222 Bowery; 212-226-0444; greendepot.com.
Eco-Ganik Fashion
California-based earthfriendly fashion label Eco-Ganik offers New York fashionistas a dose of laid-back California chic with its summer 2009 collection. Ranging from the entrance-making gray jumpsuit in woven bamboo to an organic-cotton jersey maxi dress (PICTURED), the line is made entirely from organic, sustainable and recycled fabrics, fi bers and dyes. The well-priced pieces start at $75, because designer Hoda Mallone believes that organic fashion “should be a staple, not a luxury.” Available at Montmartre, 10 Columbus Circle, 212-823-9828.
