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...head off to jobs at the United Nations and on Capitol Hill, Carol Chyau and Marie So will launch an enterprise that will bring “Yashmere” from rural China to Western wardrobes.Chyau and So are hatching plans to convert the soft, cashmere-like yak down fiber from the Yunnan Province into high-quality yarn sold on the international knitters’ market.The two students say they want to use innovative business solutions to tackle development challenges. To improve living standards in rural communities in western China, they have launched a non-governmental organization, Ventures in Development...
...DIED. Bill Kirschner, 87, inventor, with his brother Don, of the first commercially viable fiber-glass skis and co-founder of K2, which became the largest U.S. ski manufacturer; in Seattle. Familiar with fiber glass from his work building animal cages, he sensed that the material could produce faster skis than the wood and metal ones then available. Introduced in 1964, the skis became favorites of Olympic and world champions and helped turn K2 into a winter-sports titan...
...talked about environmentally friendly products 20 years ago, most people would have envisaged a hand-stitched hemp-fiber bag or mud-colored recycled stationery. But these days, the state of the planet is a broader concern, and the line between green goods and those of the regular kind is blurring. Here are four products that will make you look chic while feeling righteous...
...talked about environmentally friendly products 20 years ago, most people would have envisaged a hand-stitched hemp-fiber bag or mud-colored recycled stationery. But these days, the state of the planet is a broader concern, and the line between green goods and those of the regular kind is blurring. Here are four products that will make you look chic while feeling righteous...
...Fiber Optics Steel Tongue chair with sustainable aluminum shell, by Bannavis Andrew Sribyatta, $1,800 (projectimportexport.com) recycled aluminum Bark candlesticks, two for $159 (vivaterra.com) FLOR Heartfelt recyclable modular tile, made of natural face fibers, wool and the African plant kenaf, $14.99 (interfaceflor.com) Opposite page: Fresh Fat bowl by Tom Dixon, woven with eco-friendly Provista plastic, $565 (propertyfurniture.com) cardboard BeeBoard desk by Piet Boon for Design Within Reach, $678 (dwr.com...