KAZ BRECHER'S BLOG

Rainwater as drinking water in dusty Texas!

Kaz Brecher By Kazoo, California, USA Posted 22 Jul 2008
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So, I’m in Austin, Texas for work, and I always forget that Austin is far from the dusty, dry place that you see in the movies. In fact, it’s lush and humid and has amazing natural springs everywhere. BUT water conservation is still an issue because the state is so …

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Zaishu featured in the Netherlands!

Kaz Brecher By Kazoo, California, USA Posted 16 Jul 2008
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While I don’t know exactly what this article says, there are two lovely Zaishu shots from our project featured in print this month:

http://www.depers.nl/cultuur/216793/Topdesign-down-under.html

Helen and Matt from Zaishu have been working with me to do more PR placements, and all of the attention on TribeWanted should help …

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TW on My Modern Metropolis

Kaz Brecher By Kazoo, California, USA Posted 16 Jul 2008
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avril asked me to post a link to the member highlight that appeared on a new design/travel/living focused social networking site, called my modern metropolis:

http://www.modernmet.com/weblog/2008/07/met-member-sp-1.html

i know the founder, met her randomly, but she gave a really nice mention of TW and the zaishu project. one small …

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V-houses...a treehouse with a twist

Kaz Brecher By Kazoo, California, USA Posted 10 Jul 2008
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We’ve talked about treehouses before, and I know that an ambitious second floor was added to the one that was first built in March 07, but these employee houses at Verana hotel in Mexico just blew my mind:

http://www.been-seen.com/article.cfm?id=10531

An amazing jungle retreat near the fishing village of …

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Greenest blogs in the ether...

Kaz Brecher By Kazoo, California, USA Posted 10 Jul 2008
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i feel like i have been ignoring dear ol’ tribewanted, so here’s a post of my latest favorite green blogs…there are tons out there, and it requires asking what exactly “green” means and how it’s relevant to our lives.

i admit that i tend towards the design-oriented blogs, where …

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Baby Zaishus on Etsy!

Tags: Tribe / Press / Sustain / Global
Kaz Brecher By Kazoo, California, USA Posted 16 Jun 2008
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Etsy is an amazing example of an online marketplace that allows small businesses to pool resources and get their products out into the world…you can find all kinds of things, from flat pack furniture to wacky paper goods. I have supported womens cooperatives in Chile with their weaving and am …

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SolLife features Adi Vuata

Kaz Brecher By Kazoo, California, USA Posted 04 Jun 2008
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after forging a relationship with the amazing eco-designers at SolLight, who donated the brilliant solar lights about which i’ve posted previously, they asked me to be part of their SolLife section, which highlights a community of people who play outside and care for the environment.

i’m deeply honored and …

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The 4-Hour Guide to Savusavu

Tags: Chiefs / Transport / Fiji
Kaz Brecher By Kazoo, California, USA Posted 30 May 2008
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Savusavu is known as a posh tourist destination and is only a 2 1/2 hour drive from our base in Labasa…so, having seen only very limited bits of Fiji on my way to and from the island, I took Linda up on her lure of adventure in late April. We …

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Solar lights that really shine - SolLight!

Tags: Tribe / Chiefs / Technology / Energy / Sustain / Fiji / Local / Global
Kaz Brecher By Kazoo, California, USA Posted 27 May 2008
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The results are in, and the solar-powered water bottle lantern and “light ships” that I brought rated high on everyone’s list…SolLight, the company that I posted about previously when I first spotted the genius design of using a water bottle as a lantern to diffuse and focus the light from …

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Hoopin' in Paradise...

Tags: Tribe / Fijian / Fiji
Kaz Brecher By Kazoo, California, USA Posted 20 May 2008
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so, i have donated lots of random stuff to the tribe (an early gift of twister, some toothpaste, um…), but i fully acknowledge that the two hula hoops now residing on the island are perhaps the most ridiculous. except that they bring people together, and they’re an excuse to use …

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