Kiwi-founded company Eagle Protect, a Certified B Corp™ with operations in NZ and the US, has petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban polyvinyl chloride (PVC or “vinyl”) ...

I would like to thank the OBSERVER for publicizing the recent lunch and learn at the college, sponsored by the League of Women Voters. The discussion alerted us to the various types of plastics and ...

A Singaporean designer has found an unexpected use for a once-ubiquitous piece of technology: the cassette tape. Jessica “J.J ...

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A designer from Luton is transforming household waste into creative and wearable clothing, proving that fashion doesn't have ...

Crowds at Buffalo Exchange secondhand stores typically die down around this time of year when shoppers tend to turn to big-box stores and malls to buy gifts. This year, however, the company expects ...

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Interior designers share the '90s interiors motifs that just don't work in contemporary homes, from vertical blinds to ...

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Imagine a place where your shopping budget stretches further than a Florida summer day, where $45 can fill your trunk with treasures that would cost triple elsewhere. International Market World in ...

Barely-worn Bean Boots – the footwear equivalent of Maine citizenship – appear with surprising frequency. North Face and Patagonia jackets hang alongside L.L. Bean flannel, creating an outdoor ...