On a trip to Africa, Craig Calfee got inspired to bring his bamboo bike-making across the Atlantic. Stimulating Ghana’s economy, the initiative called Bamboosero, gives Ghanian artisans $150 for every bike they manufacture. The frames are built from locally grown bamboo and then taken back to the shop where Calfee and his team add the necessary hardware to get it on the street. His next goal is to bring Bamboosero to other developing nations that could use the more local business.

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So LUXies, spring is on the horizon and isn’t it time for your room to get a fresh makeover?

A new collection by London Luxury called the ‘Elizabeth Arden home collection’ is about to be released this weekend. Just in time, right?  This premium line is the exclusive partnership of both these strong brands coming together to create LUX-designs that every bed will yearn for.

“London Luxury is a known market leader in the luxury home textiles market,” said Elizabeth Park, EVP ...more

LUX Lit Alert!  As society and life continues to transform and evolve, some wonder if it always has to be so hard. A new book called Switch:  How to Change Things When Things are Hard aims to share some powerful insights on creating change in our lives as well as in the world through a lens of HOPE.

What we love most about this book is that the authors Chip and Dan Heath share a new ‘approach’ to change versus the typical what’s wrong and how to fix it standard mode of operandi.  ...more

So LUXies, can you imagine sharing every purchase you made with the world?  Well, this is exactly the concept behind the new Blippy site. 

Backed by one of the co-founders of Twitter, Evan Williams, this site aims to bring complete transparency to the way we shop and spend our money.  Some immediate perks include finding great deals via other people’s purchases and helping nonprofits gain additional exposure with your donations being publically displayed!

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It’s time to say Happy Birthday to the LUXies born in March and those born under the sun sign of Pisces.

To honor the beautiful Piscean, we’ve found some great GLAM baubles with what else, your birthstone, aquamarine, to celebrate you! 

Some interesting facts about this lovely pale hued gem:

-Did you know the word aquamarine comes from the latin words, “aqua marina,” which translates into “sea water.” 

-The gem’s hue is due to trace amounts of iron impurities within the beryl ...more

That’s right LUXies, Japan ALL Nippon Airways has just announced that it’s implementing women-only restrooms for all international flights. No more competing with males to use the lavatory, this will be a women only affair!

The decision to install ‘separate’ restrooms comes from female customer feedback. It seems that they’ve received ‘numerous requests for this service’ and are now implementing this new policy as of this month.

“Many women said that they feel ...more