About Me

Hello friends and welcome! I’m Liza. Here are a few little things that make me, me: I like cupcakes, building forts, the ocean, sunlight, tea, traveling, polaroids, treehouses, modern art, chandeliers, spring flowers and farmer’s markets.

I started this blog, Sustain By Design, because I believe that good, creative design will make the world a better place. I believe that design should be inherently sustainable, and that the gap between “green design” and “good design” needs to be closed. The way we live has to become more environmentally sustainable, but that doesn’t have to be ugly or bland, or even beige. It can be bright and intelligent. We need to innovate and create to build a healthier, happier planet. We can re-design our products, systems, politics and relationships to live more sustainably.

This blog will examine some of the people, places, innovations and trends that are leading the way.  I hope you’ll find a little bit of inspiration and learn something new!

Read, enjoy, comment.

Cheers!

-Liza

image credits left to right (top to bottom): my photo, treehouse via flickr user matwiemann, cupcake via Marlein Overakker, tulips via flickr user miyukiutada, raspberries via flickr user bluewaikiki.com, chandelier via Ashley Nicole Let’s Embrace, balloons via imgspark (source unknown), tomatoes via flickr user rhett maxwell, landscape my photo, beets via flickr user tibchris, flowers via flickr user olibac, tea cup via flickr user prakhar, fort via Ashley Nicole Let’s Embrace, treehouse via flickr user cwwycoff1