Desk Pendulum Clock from Recycled Bike Parts ($88)
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I moved to Portland for two reasons: 1) so I could commute by bike, and 2) so I could work with trash and recycling.  Imagine my joy last weekend when I met Graham Bergh, the founder and president of Resource Revival, Inc. -- a company that makes bottle openers, pictures frames, clocks, wine racks and signs out of old bike parts (mostly chains and cogs).  They give new meaning to re-cycling.
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Resource Revival updated their site. Check it out!

Recently I received an email from my friend Graham. Graham's a busy guy and doesn't email often. Check out this cool video New Belgium Brewing produced and posted recently. It's a fun piece on Resource Revival and its founder Graham Bergh. Dig the bees. DISCLAIMER: I own RR shares. ...

Make your own furniture at The ReFindFurniture workshop in the ReBuilding Center, which offers classes (registration through PCC) to craft bookshelves, countertops, drawers, and mosaics from reclaimed materials.

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Get cozy on sofas and mattresses that do not use PBDE (polybrominated diphenyl ether) from companies like IKEA. Or you can shop for furniture and housewares at Olio United (1028 SE Water, Suite 120), which also carries salvaged fixtures and bamboo furniture. Resource Revival, another local company, gathers used bike materials and refashions them into furniture, tealights, and a bike chain bowl. 

Hello Holiday Shoppers! I can hardly believe it is already that time of year again when we need to start thinking about gifts, for friends, sisters, brothers, moms, dads, aunts, uncles, colleagues and the like. This year, it is easier than even to find something easy on the planet to give. We have made it as easy as possible to find the perfect 'green' gift this year. You can shop For Her, For Him or For Everyone. Still not sure? Here is our run down on top picks for the best gifts for everyone on your list:


1. For the luxury lover: Stewart+Brown, Ekologic, ...

Pal Kathryn asked if I'd read the article in yesterday's New York Times about Ikea hackers, people who take Ikea products and change them somehow, like the guy who used two red salad bowls to make a speaker array (left), or the woman who took two green crates and made a combination litter box/end table for her cats. There's even a blog, created by a young woman in Malaysia, that documents this apparently global phenomenon.

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