WaterBean Filter

The portable water purifier aims to decrease bottled water consumption with the help of crowd-funding

While there are a plethora of water filtration containers on the market, from the popular Bobble to the elegant Nava by Kor or Eau Good, WaterBean proposes to do the same, without the bottle. On a fishing trip with his family, UK-born, Japan-based Graeme Glen observed a small island of plastic water bottles floating in the water—inspiring the package-designing entrepreneur to create something to target …

Peddler’s Creamery

The downtown LA ice cream shop converts bicycle power into artisan, organic frozen treats

by Mya Stark Imagine ice cream and bicycles—two childhood icons of summer—combined in a new business model with very serious goals. That’s what’s going on at Peddler’s Creamery, a new sweets haven in Downtown Los Angeles where a purpose-built contraption converts bicycle power into artisan, organic frozen treats for dairy lovers and vegans. It was one of those ideas that only later seem inevitable—in the …

Chickpea Magazine

The ultimate publication for vegan foodies that doubles as a lifelong cookbook

by Tara Lange ChickpeaMagazine is ahigh quality, visually rich foodmagazine. Though similar in some ways to other magazines featuring food, Chickpea is set far apart by itsdedication to a 100% vegan lifestyle. In 2011, after Cara Livermore and Bob Lawton spent a year growing their food bloghipsterfood,they decided it was time for something else and founded the magazine.”We wanted to make something in the same …