Couture bag clips

Be gone ugly bag clips! French design firm Tout Simplemente have created a stylish and sustainable alternative with their wooden bag clips. Available at the A+R.

Progress Chic: Organic outdoor furniture

Designers Steve and Martina Reisman have combined their passion for design and the environment to create Neoteric Home, a line of outdoor furniture that is both stylish and sustainable. 'Spartin', the daybed above, is just one example of the innovative design and manufacturing that goes into the Neoteric line, from recycled aluminum and glass to soy-based foam and reclaimed teak.

Progress Chic: Tamaga, future friendly children's furniture

Toxic chemicals in children's toys and furniture have become a big issues lately. The designers at Latvian-based Merci Design have come up with one solution that is both sustainable and a sure bet to spark any child's imagination. Their first product line, Tamago, has some of the coolest kids furniture around. Imagine building a fort out of these giant blocks! Made from the recycled egg cartons, the pieces can last for years if kept away from water. But...when you're done, they can be added to your compost.

Couture Concrete

They say diamonds are a girls best friend but concrete may be the next best thing. Cement has gone sartorial with Karen Konzuk's latest Konzuk collection. Like materials such as adobe and other dried earth materials, concrete and cement has an ancient history tracing back to Assyrian, Babylonian, and Roman societies. Today, concrete has been the 'next big thing' in sustainable architecture for some time. And now its jumped to fashion and the results are rock solid. Konzuk's latest collection also features some great geometric designs. Best of all, Konzuk has pieces for both women and men.

Pile On wood blocks

These geometric wood blocks, aptly named 'Pile On', inspire the mind and challenge the hand as you create dynamic sculptures of many shapes and sizes. Designed by Kobe-based Mamoru Fukui, Daimon Kanno, and Yuta Fuki of A4 design, the block forms are both futuristic and organic. Pile On offers a modern take on wood blocks while honoring the generations of children (and adults) that have built their own masterpieces with traditional wood blocks. Part of the Umbra U+ Collection, Pile On can be found online at Velocity.