F. Rock, our favorite maker of men’s bags, was featured in today’s Innovation Economy article in the Boston Globe. We’re thrilled for Nicole’ and F. Rock.
Remember, order your bags by May 15 to guarantee delivery by Father’s Day on June 20.
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F. Rock in Boston Globe’s Innovation Economy
Sunday, May 9th, 2010What’s the deal with SKOY Cloth?
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
We’ve been using this great product called SKOY Cloth for a while now. We use it instead of paper towels and even as an alternative to our Twist Sponges. The beauty of SKOY is that they’re reusable. You can use it, wash it, use it again, wash it again, and so on and so on. You can use a SKOY cloth for up to 1 year. Imagine, an entire year without using paper towels.
Once your SKOY has out lived it’s useful like in the kitchen (maybe it’s too dirty, maybe it’s a little worn), just downgrade your SKOY to rag status. Use it in the bathroom, the garage, or even the car. Once it’s done there, it’s time to consider sending it to that big SKOY apartment in the sky. Simply toss it in your compost heap or toss it in the trash. Either way is perfectly fine. SKOY Cloths are biodegradable. So have no fear.
Want to know how to care for your SKOY Cloth? It’s really easy. Just rinse it out with a little soap and warm water after each use. If it’s getting a little grungy, just toss it in the dishwasher. It’ll come out looking as good as new. If your SKOY starts to smell a little, just wet it, and put it in the microwave for 2 minutes. Really. But make sure it’s wet! We don’t want you burning your house down.
So ditch the paper towels and stock up on SKOY Cloths. You’ll wonder why you didn’t make the switch sooner.
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Boston Design Center
Sunday, April 4th, 2010
We visited the Boston Design Center on Friday. The Boston Design Center (BDC) is a huge building in South Boston that houses over 75 showrooms for a variety of building and design resources. There are tile showrooms, furniture showrooms, kitchen showrooms, office furniture showrooms, and even a sports marketing agency. It’s really an awesome place…if you can get in.
Conceptually, we LOVE the concept. Get all these awesome products and design showcases under one roof and let the public have at it. You can browse a variety of products and design styles under one roof. It’s a great place, except the public is very rarely allowed to visit. We do not love this. If you’re a member of the public, the only way to get in is to be accompanied by someone affiliated with the BDC, work with a designer, or sign up for an expensive membership. This doesn’t work for most folks. In our experience, the majority of people working on their homes do not work with designers. If you’re an industry professional, you can get it in, but you need to have already established three accounts at the design center. Clearly this method has been successful, as there are similar design centers in most major cities and the target audience for the BDC is obviously designers and architects. We just wish there was a way to expose the public to these amazing showrooms more easily.
What we’re doing with the bGreen Mobile Showroom certainly borrows from the concepts put forth by the design centers. We’re getting a variety of products under one roof. Flooring, cabinetry, lighting, etc. Only in our case, we want the public to see it just as much as we want design professionals to see it. Read more about the bGreen Mobile Showroom here.
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The Whole Scoop on Whole Foods in Dedham, MA – Part 1
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
We live in Boston and rarely do our food shopping outside the city. We’re big fans of never getting in the car and supporting our local neighborhoods (South End and North End). In the South End, we do most of our shopping at Foodie’s Urban Market, Don Otto’s Market (formerly Lionette’s), and the South End Formaggio. In the North End, we’re not even sure the places we shop have names, but they’re great nonetheless. These places serve us well, but sometimes we just want to check out what’s happening at the big box markets, particularly Whole Foods.
Recently we had to head out of the city (cringe) and check out the new Legacy Place in Dedham, MA. Legacy Place also happens to be the home of the largest Whole Foods Market in the country (so we’re told). Well, we’ve got major hots for the Bowery Whole Foods in New York City, which is so awesome it’ll make your head spin, so we were most excited to see what Dedham, MA had to offer.
Surprisingly, the Dedham market doesn’t feel that huge. Maybe it’s the layout, or that it’s all on one floor, but it just doesn’t feel that overwhelming. The prepared foods section is awesome, and puts others we’ve seen to shame. There’s food ranging from Mediterranean to Mexican to Gelato to fresh baked bread. Really awesome, and if we lived in the area, it would be possible to never cook again. The rest of the store is equally impressive, with an amazing variety to choose from. The fresh fish selection looked good, but nothing compared to the Bowery market. The fish market had maybe ten types of fish, while the Bowery market always seems like it has 25. This was surprising considering how important seafood is in the Boston area. The cheese and meats section looked fantastic, and there was a good bit of samples out to try…a major plus to any market. This Whole Foods also has a very nice wine selection, and although the staff was incredibly friendly and helpful, they just weren’t that knowledgeable about the wines. No biggie, though. The good prices more than made up for it.
All in all, a great market that we’re incredibly envious of. There’s been talk of bringing a Whole Foods to Boston’s South End, but I’m not sure I see this happening. Anyway, this post was going to be about how green the Legacy Place Whole Foods is, but I think we’ll save that for tomorrow. Stay tuned.
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bGreen & F. Rock on Gear Patrol
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010This past Monday one of our favorite products, F. Rock Custom Bags, was featured on Gear Patrol. If you’re not familiar with Gear Patrol, it’s a great site, claiming to be “the definitive resource for the ever-evolving man.” We read Gear Patrol every day, and were delighted that a product we often feature on the bGreen site was written up. It’s a testament to the quality product that Nicole’ Keane produces.
F. Rock on Gear Patrol
You can learn more about F. Rock Custom Men’s Carryalls on the bGreen site. You can also completely customize your bag and place an order in less than 5 minutes! Oh, and since we’re so psyched about the Gear Patrol write up, use code GEARPATROL10 to get 10% off your F. Rock order at bGreen.
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