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LoooLo promises to continue to push the boundaries of sustainable textile design and produce high quality soft furnishings with an elegant modern style. A range of pillows, scarves and bedding priced from $140 - $550 can be found at select retailers or via their website.

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Made from 95% and 100% recycled glass, La Mediterranea produces two extensive lines of contemporary pieces and has been honored with over thirty national and international awards. Partnering with design notables such as Sybilla and retaining talented designers like Silvia Garcia underscores their design led approach to sustainable business.

So if you were thinking there are no stylish options to grace this year's holiday table, look no further for the tide has turned.

Available worldwide through select retailers and online through the La Mediterranea Shop.

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Purchased separately the set consists of a waste basket, toothbrush holder, tumbler, apothecary jar, vanity tray, soap dish and lotion dispenser. Many of these items would be equally at home in the kitchen or office and make excellent unisex gifts. Prices range from $9.50 - $49.50 from Frontgate.

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So here is an idea to kick off your holiday shopping. Organic cotton towels can make a luxurious and affordable gift. Loop caters to both the spa and home market offering plush and absorbent 650 GSM (grams per square meter) towels, hand towels, wash cloths, bath mats and sets. Prices range from $9 - $61. However, if you would like that little bit of extra luxury Anna Sova carries both 700 GSM and 830 GSM bath sheets as well as towels, hand towels, wash cloths, bath mats and sets. Available in a variety of rich colors prices range from $7 - $293. The best part about it is the 830 GSM bath sheets are on sale for 50% off at $30 each.

So, getting back to the concept that a gift really can make a difference, every organic cotton towel you purchase saves one pound of pesticides and fertilizers from going into the environment. Source: Sustainable Cotton Project

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Anna Sova specializes in luxury organic soft furnishings, paint and home accessories. Their 100% silk bedding is made using eco safe dyes and organic nut soap finishing instead of harmful formaldehyde sizing. Available in both bright modern and neutral colors the prices range from $34 - $320. The natural baby alpaca quilts, duvet covers and pillow shams come from alpaca sustainably and sensitively raised in high altitude Peruvian pastures. Warmer than sheep's wool and much softer and silkier it comes in natural undyed colors. Priced from $110 - $825.

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A couple of weeks back I wrote about the elegant silk wall hangings available from VivaTerra, an online home furnishings supplier dedicated to living in harmony with nature. Like the wall hangings these beautifully crafted silk pillows are made in Cambodia and the business generated supports local village artisans and the welfare of children in need.

In addition to the covers being hand loomed with first grade silk the pillow inserts are filled with kapok, a natural silky fiber sourced from the seed pods of the massive rain-forest kapok tree, and are covered with organic cotton.

Available in both square and oblong sizes the covers and inserts are sold separately.

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While visiting a spa may be an obvious travel choice, the spa lifestyle is a natural fit for sustainable business and design practices. With many spas embracing natural wellness, spa consultants and designers are increasingly turning to sustainable design solutions to give shape to underlying values.

Nusta Spa, is the world’s first spa to be accepted into the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) pilot program for commercial interiors. With a philosophy that spans from client to environment, Nusta, meaning "royalty" in the South American indigenous Quechua language, has a chic urban sustainability. Featuring energy efficient lighting and appliances, low or no VOC paints and adhesives, bamboo as well as reclaimed materials, and a sophisticated air filtration system, Nusta did not stop at the built environment. The spa recycles extensively, choses products and supplies consciously and purchases its power from sustainable sources.

Located in the Dupont Circle area of Washington DC, Nusta offers a full range of spa treatments as well as their own skin care line containing botanical ingredients harvested in an eco-friendly way from South American rainforests.

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VivaTerra, an online home furnishings supplier dedicated to living in harmony with nature, recently started selling these elegant fair trade silk wall hangings. Crafted by villagers in Cambodia, they are hand loomed with first grade silk and weighted by genuine Cambodian coins sewn into the corners.

So what is the best part? The villagers are assured a fair price for their goods and the business generated supports local village artisans and the welfare of children in need.

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New York design studio Here There Designs produces an elegant line of lamps made from sustainable abaca fiber formed by their unique molding technique. The lamps are available in several variations from pendant to table top designs.

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