The collapse of historic crystal and china maker Waterford Wedgwood today put
2,700 jobs at risk in the UK and Ireland on another day of gloom for
retailers across the high street.
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Images: Cecilia Macaulay
An odd entry in a long list of Google searches piqued my curiosity. Intimate Permaculture. What can that be?, I wondered. Turns out it is a phrase coined by Cecilia Macaulay, a permaculture teacher and writer/illustrator, who divides her time between Australia and Japan. She has a particular fascination with balcony gardening, for growing food... Read more...
Image: Kayu website
When I happened upon Kayu sunglasses made of bamboo I nearly kept on moving. Did the miniscule amount of plastic found in a pair of glasses frames merit replacement by bamboo? Well, I use a replaceable head toothbrush, so maybe that argument could be made.
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