Posted by Astrid in Eco Interior Design, Green Living, Indoor Air Quality, Natural Reources, Organic, Social Responsibility, Toxins on 04 29th, 2010 | No Comments
Posted by Astrid in Culture, Eco Interior Design, Energy, Facts, Green Living, Indoor Air Quality, Natural Reources, Organic, Plastic, Toxins, Water/Oceans on 01 19th, 2010 | 1 Comment
Creating An Eco-logical Home @ Go Green Expo – Los Angeles
I would like to invite you to the panel that I will be hosting on Saturday, January 23 At 2:00pm discussing ‘Creating An Eco-logical Home.’ I am pleased to offer you 1/2 priced admission, simply visit Go Green Expo and use promo code LASPEAKER when registering for tickets. I look forward...
Posted by nancyastrid in Compost, Culture, Facts, Food, Food Revolution, Gardens, Green Living, Homesteading, Landfill, Natural Reources, Organic, Soil, Waste on 10 15th, 2009 | No Comments
DIY Compost Bin for $10 in 10 Minutes
What Is Compost? Composting is part if the natural process of decomposition that naturally occurs in nature. A compost bin functions as a digester that breaks down organic matter, allowing nutrients to be assimilated back into the earth for continual benefit. The final product that is produced...
Posted by Astrid in Community, Culture, Eco Fashion, Eco Interior Design, Food, Green Living, Local, Local Guide, Organic, Sustainable on 09 30th, 2009 | No Comments
The Official Eastside Green Guide
In L.A. it often feels as if the Westside is leading the charge when it comes to being consciously green. As it turns out, the Eastside is its own eco-oasis if you only know where to look. Fortunately, ydt’s put together a comprehensive Green Guide to the East Side to help you out. Naturewell:...
Posted by nancyastrid in Eco Fashion, Energy, Green Living, Organic, Social Responsibility on 04 13th, 2009 | No Comments
Why Eco Hipsters are saying NO to the latest trend in Jeans
As the fashion forward mavens that we are, we also choose to keep our philosophies on our backs, literally. We not only tout organic and vintage threads, but we also are aware of the practices that some fashion labels are doing in the name of style. This season stone wash jeans are in … and...
Avoid High Corn Fructose Syrup
The studies have been done, and the verdict has been report, high corn fructose syrup (HCFS) is extremely dangerous to our health. Not only does it derive from subsidised corn that has been gentically modified, but now …. studies have discovered that it also contain mercury. This is a ubiquitous...
Posted by nancyastrid in Community, Cradle to Cradle, CSA, Culture, Energy, Facts, Food, Landfill, Organic, Paradigm Shift, Plastic, Social Responsibility, Sustainable, Thoughts, Waste on 01 31st, 2009 | No Comments
Creative Citizen on Yahoo Green
Are you a creative citizen? By Kastle Waserman Posted Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:50am PST The idea of global warming can sometimes be a daunting, overwhelming concept. How can one person help fix this problem that is literally changing the face of the earth? The website Creative Citizen offers a manageable...
Posted by nancyastrid in Community, Culture, Energy, Facts, Farmer's Markets, Food, Gardens, Green Building, Green Living, Green Washing, Homesteading, Landfill, Life Cycle, Local, Natural Reources, Organic, Paradigm Shift, Plastic, Seasonal, Social Responsibility, Sustainable, Thoughts, Toxins, Victory Gardens, Waste, Water/Oceans on 01 23rd, 2009 | No Comments
Free Green Living Workshops in Santa Monica
FREE GREEN WORKSHOPS Workshops will be held: SM Public Library (Ocean Park Branch) 2601 Main Street @ Ocean Park Santa Monica, CA 90405 January 24, 2009 @ 2:00 PM Part 1 Green Living This workshop on Green Living, will help lay the foundation to create your green abode – whether you own or not....
Posted by nancyastrid in Alternative Transportation, Biodiversity, Community, Cradle to Cradle, CSA, Culture, Energy, Farmer's Markets, Farms, Food, Food Revolution, Gardens, Green Building, Green Living, Green Washing, Homesteading, Human Scale, Landfill, LEED, Life Cycle, Local, Natural Reources, Organic, Paradigm Shift, Plastic, Regenerative, Seasonal, Sustainable, Thoughts, Toxins, Victory Gardens, Waste, Water/Oceans on 01 14th, 2009 | No Comments
Calender of Events in The World Of Green – Winter 2009
January 15 - Green Building Workshop (Brooklyn, NY) Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Location: LC 400, Dibner Library Building 5 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY A workshop that brings industry researchers and developers of green buildings technologies, entrepreneurs, investors, representatives from...
Posted by nancyastrid in Energy, Facts, Food, Green Living, Landfill, LEED, Life Cycle, Local, Natural Reources, Organic, Plastic, Waste, Water/Oceans on 09 1st, 2008 | No Comments
Did you Know?
1. You can make a huge difference by being aware of your habits? 2. Burning coal produces CO2 – the main contributors to global warming 3. Americans use 170 gallons of water per day – 7x per capita average 4. We are in a severe drought all over the state, and world wide 5. Our...Astrid Design Studio is an Eco Interior Design and Green Consulting firm. We are a boutique studio, focused on residential and commercial interior and exterior design, based on the principals of ecological design.
In the Green Consulting facet of our work, the basis of our projects is on educating our residential and commercial clients on the elements of integrating living and working sustainably and incorporating a richer way of life.
Learn more about Astrid Design Studio415.662.6861
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