The most incredible bamboo furniture maker
When I went to China to speak at INBAR, I had the opportunity to meet Jeff Dayu Shi– an incredible bamboo furniture designer. I fell…
August 16, 2018
Building with Consciousness: Bamboo Housing in Mexico
Lucila Aguilar, a green architect and friend of mine from Mexico, recently sent a series of photos into my Whatsapp inbox that made my day. She…
Made without harm
Ever since I met Marci Zaroff, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to be ‘made without harm’, about the things we wear…
August 10, 2018
3 places to know in Hong Kong
Had a quick stopover in Hong Kong recently on the way to Mongolia. These are three places you need to visit- two shops and a…
August 9, 2018
Proud owner of a horse in Mongolia
We had such an amazing experience last time we went to Mongolia we decided to return. This time we saw an amazing desert scape, the…
August 8, 2018
Stop Sucking: The war on plastic straws
Last year I met Adrian Grenier and he said to me, “I need to mitigate all the harm I did by being an actor, popularizing a vacuous…
August 7, 2018
A trip to the Global Bamboo and Rattan Conference of 2018
I recently went to China to attend and give two talks at the 2018 BARC (Bamboo and Rattan Conference). The event was hosted by INBAR,…
July 23, 2018
Keliling Bali with Make a Change and Bye Bye Plastic Bags teams
The young green leaders from the Bye Bye Plastic Bags and Make a Change teams are embarking on a circumnavigation of Bali this month. The expedition…
July 10, 2018
Marci Zaroff’s book ECORenaissance
My dear friend Marci Zaroff has written her first book, ECOrenaissance. It’s wonderful to see the big picture and the journey toward a more sustainable…
Bambu Indah through the eyes of Oetomo Wiropranoto
Oetomo has been coming to Bambu Indah and on Trash Walks for a while now. We met after he and his family attended one of…
July 9, 2018
