Posts by laurasan

Recharge Yourself

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Lifestyle
We are all aware of the concept of energy efficiency, particularly when it concerns technology. Why not also when it comes to humans? Earth’s energy sources are not infinite-for the…

Slow Down and Take a Long Walk

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Eco Travel
Walks and wildlife, authenticity and identity provide the perfect setting in which to relax, unwind and indulge. Thanks to the newly opened John Muir Way, you can now conveniently walk…

A Gift for Life

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Arts & Culture
I recently travelled to South Sudan to document the work of some charities and NGOs in Central Equatoria state. As the diminutive single-prop plane touched down onto a rough laterite…

Campanas’ Ocean

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Design
The two Brazilian brothers, who live and work in Sao Paulo where their studio ‘Estudio Campana’ is based, have received many awards, and most recently the prestigious ‘Designers of the…
All images: Julia Sumi

Green City, Blue Trees

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Urban Living
As part of the City of London Festival, which took place earlier this week, Trees for Cities, a charity concerned with deforestation, set up an art installation in collaboration with…

The Universe Within

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Latest books
During the past 13.7 billion years (or so) since the Big Bang, our universe has evolved, stars have formed and died and our planet congealed from the matter in space.…

Cream of the Crop

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Fashion
The collection’s name, CrOp, is short for ‘creative opportunities’ something that the designer is developing by focusing on socially responsible manufacturing practices and charitable partnerships. CrOp is fully produced at…

Be Wise, Energise

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Health & Beauty
A weekend of juicing followed by six months of alcohol, smoking, bad food and exposure to toxins (pollutions, heavy metals, food additives) really does more damage than good and is…

A Greener Environment

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Architecture

This system was created by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) to properly evaluate the environmental efficiency of buildings while offering a reliable, universal standard to which architects can refer when creating a sustainable design.