Down to Earth

In honor of Earth Month, and with our Down to Earth programming, we are celebrating the people who are paving the way for a more eco-conscious world. These are the individuals who are inspiring us to take steps toward living a lifestyle with the future of our planet in mind. We hope they do the same for you.

By Stefanie Waldek

Ragna Sara Jónsdóttir

Fólk Reykjavik Aims to Make Interior Design Both Sustainable and Transparent

Design

By Emma Taubenfeld

White built-in bookshelves with books, pottery, and a plant.

9 Sustainable-Home Books for a More Eco-Friendly Life

Design

By Emma Taubenfeld

Zoya Biglary, a woman with long black hair, standing in front of a dark gray marble counter with a black leather jacket on.

Zoya Biglary Is Swimming to the Top of the Plant-Based Fish Industry

Design

By Anna Gragert

Loam Candles founder Jessica White, a woman with short black hair, watering a garden bed in a community garden.

Jessica White Created Loam Candles to Share the Magical Details of Being in a Garden

Design

By Lauren Murphy

An illustration showing four items (a chair, cell phone, bottles, and paint) with a recycling arrow in the center.

How to Recycle (Absolutely) Everything In Your House

Home Hacks & Answers

By Deane Biermeier

A 3-d printed home on a green space

Is 2023 Finally the Year for Sustainable 3D-Printed Homes?

News

By Anna Gragert

A small aluminum bottle of soap berry soap concentrate on a white surface with broken glass.

Body Care Brand Kiyani Is Miranda Mullett's Ode to Her Navajo Culture and Our Planet

Design

By Charlotte Beach

A large bamboo building with two structures in the woods.

IBUKU Creative Director Elora Hardy on the Bond Between Eco-Architecture and Womanhood

Design

By Kirsten Nunez

Customers shopping in small zero waste oriented fruit and grocery store.

8 Easy Ways to Increase Sustainability for Families and Kids

Design

By Kirsten Nunez

a commercial bird garden

What Does the Future of Green Landscape Design Look Like?

Design

By Stefanie Waldek

person holding compostable lid in front of beach

What Is Greenwashing, and How Do You Know if It’s Happening?

Design

By Kirsten Nunez

Kitchen counter with knife set, salt and pepper shakers, and compost bucket on wood countertop and white shelves against tiled backsplash

Composting 101: Literally Everything You Need to Know, No Matter Where You Live

Design