New York Times, Market Ready!

Photo by Tony Cenicola/The New York Times. Nice to see some recognition for STARK PAINT, our favorite palette these days!

 Well, it has been a long time, but we definitely have something to share today!
A few weeks back Ellen had a chat with Tim McKeough of the New York Times about the prudence of investing in sustainability to increase resale value.

What a great surprise when our inbox had notes from friends commenting on this week's Market Ready article. Check out the great tips from Ellen and real estate agent Jeffrey Schleider!

'Eco-lacquer' in a LEED Gold boutique hotel designed by Ellen Hanson Designs

Love Your Mother, Earth

Workers prepare for first Earth Day at the headquarters of the Environmental Action Coalition in New York Theological Seminary building. Credit: John Sotomayor/The New York Times

 
We have a lot to celebrate here at EHD on this the fortieth anniversary of Earth Day.
Our LEED gold Hotel Indigo has just won an award and is in consideration for other recognition. We are proud to have beeen part of the design team for the ninth such such property in the world.

Over at Inhabitat Jill Fehrenbacher rightly points out that "Earth Day" is to greenwashing latecomers what Valentine's Day is to Chocolatiers- a great marketing ploy (but that there is a great value to the opportunity to raise awareness as well).

However, this day finds us with a renewed vigor and sense of excitement as we witness other companies in our industry committing themselves to environmentally responsible practices and organizations forming to help those of us in the business of making things understand our responsibility in it all.
We have a long way to go but we celebrate this day with optimism and hope. 


Here is a link to just a few more Earth Day related posts we've been persuing when we should be working today:
Earth days, the movie
How to Green Your Parents
Greenbloggers Speak: Does Earthday Matter? 

Creatives Cook

Ellen's interview just posted at Camille Maurice.   The feature is called Creatives Cook and Ellen presented a recipe we all raved about at an underground supper club in Athens Georgia.  On a side note, I'm starting to think our artist-in-residence Kristy Knight could launch another career in food photography-her shots of the radish soup preparation are delicious looking.  We owe a million thanks to Sandi and Chris at Mercury Art Works for arranging that evening's super club and causing our whole team to pine for Athens.