Green, my favourite colour, but is it yours too?
Green can refer to many things including the American dollar and emeralds but most commonly it is the greenery and foliage.  Did you know that the word ‘Green’ is closely related to the Old English verb growan meaning “to grow”?
Also, in some cultures, green symbolizes hope and growth, while in others; it is known to be associated with death, sickness, envy, or even the devil. But the most popular ii is associated with nature, regeneration, fertility and rebirth. We are no strangers to the concept, as Green was symbolic of resurrection and immortality in Ancient Egypt where the god Osiris was depicted as green-skinned.
Nowadays, going green usually means anything that is environmentally friendly,

Well, here we keep you up to date with what’s Green in the world and what is going on with our planet today…

An Eco-friendly kitchen design
Our collective effort to conserve water and power has been so prolific that Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa made a point of it in an Aug. 26 news conference: "Angelenos didn’t just meet the challenge, they exceeded it." If watering less and changing our light bulbs can make such a difference, then imagine the impact we’d make if we all unplugged our refrigerators, one of the biggest energy zappers in the home.
That's what John Arndt and Wonhee Jeong of Studio Gorm propose with their Flow2 kitchen concept, currently on display in Portland, Ore., at the Museum of Contemporary Craft as part of the Call and Response exhibition. Dubbed a "living kitchen," Flow2 merges nature and technology to create a kitchen that efficiently tackles waste, water and energy. "It provides a space not only for preparing food but an environment that gives a better understanding of how natural processes work. A kitchen where food is grown, stored, cooked and composted to grow more food," they say in a joint statement.
Some of those features:
•    Hanging dish rack: vertical storage saves space while excess water from dishes drips onto herb garden in planter boxes below.
•    Evaporative cooling fridge box: used to store vegetables, fruit, eggs, cheese and butter. “The space between the double walls is filled with water, which slowly seeps through the outer wall and evaporates, causing the inside temperature to cool,” the designers explain.
•    Storage boxes: made from unglazed earthenware (porous properties said to extend life of garlic and onions) and beech wood lids, which double as cutting boards and have natural antimicrobial properties
•    Cutting board: slides forward, allowing scraps of food to easily fall into composting bin below.
•    Vermicomposter: worms break down food and paper scraps, turning waste into fertilizer that can be used in the herb garden.
•    Drawers: used to store plates and utensils and made from salvaged oak.
•    Gas stove: integrated floral pattern creates a cool spot to rest pot away from heat source.
•    Construction: countertop inspired by carpenters’ workbench with easy-to-clean stainless steel; structure inspired by timber frame construction and created with Douglas fir, which is in abundance in Oregon where the designers work
"We are a part of the natural system, but the way we live in the modern world we are somehow removed from it, living in clean sanitary boxes we somehow lost this connection," Arndt, who developed a first version of the Flow as part of his master's thesis at the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands in 2006, says in an e-mail.
For more details, please visit: http://www.thisisbrandx.com/2009/09/a-ecofriendly-kitchen-design.html