Jun 3rd, 2009 |
Kathleen Plate is Honored at Bauder College's Black Tie Event
Smart Glass HQ
Kathleen Plate, owner of Smart Glass Jewelry, is honored along side of other idustry leaders such as Ovie Mughelli of the Falcons, at the Bauder Black Tie Fashion Event.
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Jun 3rd, 2009 |
Art of Glass
Los Angeles Magazine
Going to a June wedding? Accessorize with conversation-starter cuff links.
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May 30th, 2009 |
Smart Glass Jewelry
EcoFashionWorld.com
Smart Glass Jewelry creates runway acclaimed jewelry from recycled beer, wine, salad dressing and soda bottles.
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May 30th, 2009 |
Bottled beauty: recycled glass jewelry
SuperEco.com
Recycled glass jewelry offers a luminous, natural effect that's perfect for adding a cool touch to your summer wardrobe
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May 30th, 2009 |
Win Smart Glass Jewelry from Le Magasin
Swag Bag Boutique Blog
Smart Glass Jewelry is handmade in Atlanta from glass, sterling silver, and silver solder using traditional stained glass methods.
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May 18th, 2009 |
Kathleen Plate’s Recycled Glass Dresses Make Atlanta Runway Debut
Southeast Green.com
As founder and designer of Smart Glass Jewelry, Kathleen challenges people to look beyond the ordinary and find beauty in the unexpected by transforming glass bottles (primarily beer and wine bottles) into runway acclaimed jewelry.
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May 15th, 2009 |
That’s Some Smart Glass: Recycled Jewelry for Mom
Izzitgreen.com
Looking for a unique, cool, funky, not-too-expensive gift for the lady in your life? For say…Mother’s Day? Izzit’s got you covered in two words: Smart Glass.
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May 15th, 2009 |
“Everything is illuminated by the aura of nostalgia”- Milan Kundera
The Pop Couture
Determined to find something to remind me of this sight when I leave Athens, I found these Smart Glass earrings that resemble those lovely lighted orbs. These earrings are created from recycled glass bottles along with other necklaces, bracelets, etc.
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May 6th, 2009 |
Eco Mother's Day Gifts Under $30 - In The Loop
Green Loop
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May 4th, 2009 |
8 Green Gifts to Make Mom Proud
The Daily Green
Smart Glass Jewelry designers have found a way to make gorgeous unique jewelry from recycled glass bottles.
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May 4th, 2009 |
Shopflick.com: ‘The Hall of Style’ Episode Goes Green
Lela Luxe
Smart Glass, a fave of eco-star Summer Rayne Oaks, handcrafts classic and contemporary jewelry by "upcycling" found glass and silver pieces.
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May 4th, 2009 |
ShopFlick.com Connects Shoppers With Designers
cbs11tv.com
"We're calling this 'up-cycling.' She's going a step beyond recycling and up-cycling by creating an afterlife for these pieces," Hall described.
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May 4th, 2009 |
Natalie Allen Wears Smart Glass on The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel
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Apr 30th, 2009 |
Christine Applegate seen wearing Smart Glass Cocktail Ring
Samantha Who?
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Apr 29th, 2009 |
Eco-friendly Fashion on Shopflick
Miss Malaprop.com
Check out the video about Kathleen and her beautiful recycled glass jewelry...
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Apr 29th, 2009 |
The Truly Green and the Gorgeous
Hall of Style on Shopflick TV
As the master of the upcycle, Atlanta-based Smart Glass takes us from the recycling bin to the runways with jewelry made from recycled glass bottles. Discover how old beer bottles are reborn into their exciting afterlife.
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Apr 23rd, 2009 |
Shopflick's Earthy Fab
Beauty & The Street
Although Earth Day was yesterday, it's never too late to go Green.
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Apr 22nd, 2009 |
Celebrity Fashion: Michelle Harris
The Fashionable Housewife
Smart Glass Jewelry recycles old pieces of glass into amazing handmade modern jewelry pieces by artist, Kathleen Plate.
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Apr 22nd, 2009 |
Go Green: Earth Day Must Haves
Modern Mom
We love Smart Glass Jewelry because it is stylish and eco-friendly!
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Apr 22nd, 2009 |
Get Michelle Harris’ Green Accessories!
SplendidCity.com
Michelle wears Smart Glass Jewelry recycles old pieces of glass into amazing handmade modern jewelry pieces by artist, Kathleen Plate.
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Mar 26th, 2009 |
Summer Rayne Oakes Wears Smart Glass Bangles!
Positively Green
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Mar 25th, 2009 |
Smart Glass mentioned in Style Naturally by Summer Rayne Oaks
Style Naturally
The Savvy Shopping Guide to Sustainable Fashion and Beauty
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Mar 25th, 2009 |
Fashion with a Purpose
Southern Seasons
Handmade in Atlanta, Smart Glass Jewelry is made with recycled segments of wine and beer bottles, each with variations in shape and texture. This ensures every pieces of Smart Glass is truly a one-of-a-kind original.
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Mar 25th, 2009 |
We've Seen The Future of Shopping... It's Eco & Green!
Brentwood News
Kathleen Plate's Smart Glass Kewelry line is created from recycled wine, beer and water bottles. She incorporates glass pieces hand-cut in her Atlanta studio with sterling silver for a look that is unique, fresh and very cool...
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Mar 25th, 2009 |
We've Seen The Future of Shopping... It's Eco & Green!
Beverly Hills 90210
Kathleen Plate's Smart Glass Kewelry line is created from recycled wine, beer and water bottles. She incorporates glass pieces hand-cut in her Atlanta studio with sterling silver for a look that is unique, fresh and very cool.
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Mar 1st, 2009 |
Southern Charms
My Midwest Magazine
Atlanta-based designers sparkles in the city's jewelry boutiques.
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Mar 1st, 2009 |
Smart Glass on Caroine Rhea!
In Touch Magazine
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Feb 24th, 2009 |
New handbag exhibit at MODA
ajc.com
On display is this Smart Glass Jewelry purse by Kathleen Plate made of recycled glass.
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Feb 24th, 2009 |
My Style: Richie Arpino
ajc.com
Hair stylist Richie Arpino of Morningside owns Richie Arpino Salon in Buckhead. He's wearing a jacket from Miller Bros. Ltd. in Buckhead, jeans from small shop in Miami, shirt from Bagutta, jewelry by Smart Glass (artist Kathleen Plate of Atlanta). This jewelry is by Smart Glass, a local designer.
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Feb 24th, 2009 |
Be Sweet and Eco-Chic for Valentine’s Day: The Perfect Green Gift Guide for Your Sweetheart
Green Cotton Blog
Smart Glass recycled glass by designer Kathleen Plate offers simple, sophisticated looks through the single circle designs.
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Feb 24th, 2009 |
upcycled gifts: last minute valentine’s day shopping
Grow Organic Meals
Seeing how all the women I know love wine and jewelry you can’t miss with these earrings.
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Feb 24th, 2009 |
Start the Spring Season With Eco-Friendly Fashion
Hot Mama Daily
Eco-friendly fashion is both trendy and good for the environment. Over the past couple years, garments made from bamboo, organic cotton, hemp and recyclable materials have been popping up in boutiques from Coast to Coast.
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Feb 24th, 2009 |
GREEN HOLIDAY GIFTS: Jewelry & Accessories
Low Impact Living
SMART GLASS JEWELRY is handmade in Atlanta, Georgia from glass, sterling silver, and silver solder using traditional stained glass methods. Each piece is individually selected, with variations in shape and texture in the glass ensuring that every piece in the SMART GLASS line is a truly unique and one-of-a-kind original.
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Feb 24th, 2009 |
Greening your Valentine's dinner
Mother Nature Network
Gifts that don’t leave a big impact on the earth show your love all around. One suggestion they had for gifts for the ladies is jewelry from Smart Glass Jewelry. Artist Kathleen Plate has a line of recycled jewelry that is very pretty.
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Feb 24th, 2009 |
Romantic and Green
New Jersey Monthly
Recycled glass makes the best brightly colored earrings and necklaces. We love the Smart Glass jewelry and lariats made from recycled beer and wine bottles.
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Feb 24th, 2009 |
Wear Your Recyclables
SheFinds
Atlanta-based designer Kathleen Plate creates beautiful jewelry from recycled glass bottles, which will have you looking at your favorite products in a whole new light. on Smart Glass Jewelry— from bangle bracelets to this Asymmetrical Necklace— is handmade with recycled glass and either gold fill or sterling silver.
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Feb 24th, 2009 |
Celebs Love Smart Glass Jewelry!
TalkingShopping.com
Another eco-cool brand the TalkingShopping girls got to check out at ECOllection at MAGIC in Las Vegas is a jewelry label that's making quite a name for itself not only in the world of eco-friendly fashion, but across the country and even with celebribeauties in Tinseltown! It's Atlanta-based label Smart Glass Recycled Jewelry and it's taking green fashion to a whole new level with it's bold, eco-concious jewelry designs.
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Feb 16th, 2009 |
Smart Glass Jewelry First to Use Oxo-Degradable Plastic, Zip-Top Bag
Smart Glass HQ
Always on the forefront of the environmental movement, Smart Glass raises the environmental standard once again to become the first jewelry company in the United States to package their jewelry in oxo-degradable zip-top bags.
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Feb 12th, 2009 |
Ask Jezebel
Jezebel Magazine
The recycled jewelry creation of Smart Glass designer Kathleen Plate, help you look fabulous while still living according to green
principle.
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Feb 12th, 2009 |
Smart Glass Jewelry seen on tables at the 2009 Sundance Channel Party
Smart Glass HQ
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Feb 4th, 2009 |
Will You Design My Valentine? Great Gift Ideas for Your Love Bun
Offcite.org
If you’re in the market for something more unusual, recycled, and a great conversation starter, maybe an asymmetrical necklace made from Coca-Cola bottles would be up her alley.
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Feb 4th, 2009 |
Green is the New Black
Women's Lifestyle
You'll sparkle with beautiful jewelry items made from recycled bottles in Atlanta.
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Feb 1st, 2009 |
Smart Glass Spring Line
The Green Connoisseur Blog
Smart Glass is deceptively simple. Artist Kathleen Plate got her start in the glass arts with traditional stained glass techniques, but her contemporary designs are much more minimal.
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Jan 12th, 2009 |
Smart Glass Jewelry: Keeping the Recycling Market Alive
Jute & Jackfruit
Jute and Jackfruit is honored and delighted to carry Smart Glass pieces in our store, not only because each one is unique, hand-crafted and beautiful, but also so we can support the recycling market as part of the larger environmental movement.
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Dec 11th, 2008 |
Beer bottle jewelry? I'll drink to that!
Vegan Beauty Review
What if you could enjoy your beer, wine, vodka, and Pellegrino in a whole new, fashionable, trendy way?
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Dec 11th, 2008 |
Greensun Recycles Trashion Trends
Green Sun Recycling
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Dec 10th, 2008 |
10 Drool-Worthy Green Gifts for Everyone on Your List
Earth First.com
Show your family, friends, neighbors and co-workers just how hip of an eco-shopper you are with gifts that are stylish, fun, modern and ultra environmentally conscious.
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Dec 10th, 2008 |
Smart Glass Jewelry: Recycled Line
Seed and Sew.com
It was her “70’s craftsy mom” who originally dragged jewelry designer Kathleen Plate to a stained glass window-making workshop - and from there she just took the medium of glass and ran with it.
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Dec 10th, 2008 |
We've seen the future of shopping!
Westside Today.com
Kathleen Plate’s Smart Glass jewelry line is created from recycled wine, beer and water bottles. She incorporates glass pieces hand-cut in her Atlanta studio with sterling silver for a look that is unique, fresh and very cool.
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Dec 1st, 2008 |
Sienna Miller: Recycling Made Chic
My Lifetime.com
Why should beautiful glass bottles be sent to a landfill when they can be reworked into A-list accessories? Thanks to Smart Glass Jewelry (and their high-profile clients like Sienna Miller and Katherine Heigl), we now see beer bottles in an entirely new light.
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Dec 1st, 2008 |
Recycled Bottle Earrings
Eco Friendly Product Guide.com
These recycled bottle earrings are a great gift idea, and are sure to turn heads.
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Nov 30th, 2008 |
Go to Smart Glass Jewelry to get yours now!
Look Book
Smart Glass Jewelry special featured on Look Book.com
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Nov 30th, 2008 |
Think “urban organic” delicate and hip!
Lyra Mag
With the quip “…you won’t believe how beautiful a beer bottle can be…”™ the talented owner/designer Kathleen Plate backs up her words with beautiful hand crafted earrings, necklaces, rings, and bracelets made from precious metals and ‘discarded’ recycled glass.
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Nov 30th, 2008 |
Kathleen Plate - Smart Glass
Signature Magazine
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Nov 19th, 2008 |
Green Glam: Recycled Glass Earrings
Get 'em Girls.com - Green Life
I first saw these earrings while watching an episode of The Today Show, and I thought they were too cute-just when you thought you couldn’t do anything with those left over Heineken bottles.
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Nov 19th, 2008 |
Smart Glass seen on Jenn Hobby
Hallmark Magazine
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Nov 17th, 2008 |
Smart Glass Jewelry: Recycled Line
triplepundit.com
Kathleen has created a unique, simple and popular style for her recycled line for women’s jewelry. In fact, her jewelry is hand-crafted, providing a personal and one-of-a-kind product worth its sentimental weight to many a consumer. Given the fact that in 2005, production of glass was responsible for 4.2 million tons of CO2 emissions, this is the simplest of examples of businesses profiting form resourceful green solutions.
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Nov 13th, 2008 |
Go Green
Spork Fashion
All jewelry was provided by Smart Glass, made from recycled bottles of wine and beer. Smart Gallery wrapped up the show with their concept dresses, which tinkled down the runway like a champagne toast.
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Nov 13th, 2008 |
Reach for the Real Thing: Smart Glass
Quintessential
Smart Glass is as delightful to wear as it is fashionable. It was featured on Gossip Girl; is worn by the stars of 90210; walked the catwalks at Mercedes LA Fashion Week 2008; and is worn by stylish star Sienna Miller…howzat for style!
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Nov 10th, 2008 |
LA Runways Go Green
Digital Runway
Kathleen Plate presented her collection of SmartGlass Recycled Jewelry that consisted of necklaces, earrings, belts and bracelets fashioned out of recycled glass bottles.
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Nov 5th, 2008 |
Green Initiative Fashion Show
KiwiBox
Kathleen is interviewed by KiwiBox
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Nov 5th, 2008 |
Out of the Trash and Into Fashion
AJC Living
Atlanta artist Kathleen Plate of Smart Glass Jewelry Inc. uses recycled glass from bottles of beer, wine, Aveda, Skyy Vodka, Perrier and Pellegrino to create her jewelry. Plate's "wearable art" is handcrafted and earth-friendly.
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Oct 31st, 2008 |
The top 10 places to be for L.A. Fashion Week
Los Angeles Times
Watch out for the dress made from recycled glass!
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Oct 31st, 2008 |
LA Fashion Week Recap Part Deux by LA Pretty
All About the Pretty
Smart Glass walks down the runway.
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Oct 31st, 2008 |
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '09: The Green Initiative Humanitarian Fashion Show
Apparel News
The Green Initiative Humanitarian show should have been called “Where the Wild Things Are.”
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Oct 31st, 2008 |
Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, Spring 2009 Coverage
KTLA Morning News
Smart Glass is featured on KTLA Morning News.
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Oct 30th, 2008 |
Runway Reviews
Fashion Week Daily
Smart Glass Jewelry put out innovative "dresses:" cover-ups made of circular, colored disks.
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Oct 30th, 2008 |
The Green Initiative Spring 2009
Modarazzi
On thursday night, The Gallery Los Angeles, known for their promotion of eco friendly brands, presented Emily Factor, M The Movement, ecoSkin, Lilikoi and Smart Glass Jewelry.
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Oct 29th, 2008 |
Smart Glass Seen on Mobuis Manitou!
Mobuis Manitou
Simple, modern glass jewelry. 'Recycled' line is made from wine/beer bottles. Entire range is vegan friendly!
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Oct 29th, 2008 |
Green Initiative Spring 2009 Collection - Fresh Vitality
LA Splash
Kathleen Plate, the creator of Smart Glass Recycled Jewelry, presented the most vibrant and exciting designs of the evening.
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Oct 28th, 2008 |
Green Strikes Gold
Santa Monica Mirror
Though it’s hard to pick favorites, Kathleen Plate of Smart Glass really stole the show.
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Oct 27th, 2008 |
GLASS JEWELRY IS H-O-T
Jessica Shops
Smart Glass Jewelry is handmade in Atlanta from glass, sterling silver, and silver solder using traditional stained glass methods. Each piece is individually selected, with variations in shape and texture in the glass ensuring that every piece in the Smart Glass line is a truly unique and one-of-a-kind original. They now offer the same great designs in gold!
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Oct 27th, 2008 |
Smart Glass seen on Ecoist
ecoist
The colorful glass used in this recycled line is individually selected and cut, ensure that each piece is an original work of art.
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Oct 27th, 2008 |
Eco-Friendly Fashion Steps Out At L.A. Fashion Week
WSA Today
Green Initiative Humanitarian Fashion Show Displays Five Collections including Smart Glass Jewelry. Now that’s what we call adding some fizz to the eco movement!
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Oct 24th, 2008 |
Smart Glass at Los Angeles Fashion Week: The Green Initiative Humanitarian Fashion Show
Coutorture
Part 1
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Oct 24th, 2008 |
Smart Glass at Los Angeles Fashion Week: The Green Initiative Humanitarian Fashion Show
Coutorture
Part 2
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Oct 24th, 2008 |
Smart Glass at Los Angeles Fashion Week: The Green Initiative Humanitarian Fashion Show
Coutorture
Part 3
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Oct 24th, 2008 |
Amy Smart admires Smart Glass
Smart Glass HQ
"You brought the house down last night, WOW!!! What an event, sooo rich and alive and full of powerful positive energy!!
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Oct 24th, 2008 |
LA Fashion Weeks Close Out with a Bang
Hollywood Today
All Smartglass jewelry is made from recycled glass and pieces that once took the form of beer, water and wine bottles. They are then transformed into wearable art. Each piece is handcrafted of my studio in Atlanta, Georgia explains designer Kathleen Plate. Even cocktail dresses made of Smartglass were seen on the catwalk for Spring 09.
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Oct 24th, 2008 |
Eco-Friendly Designs Close Out LA Fashion Week
Yahoo News
And the most fun of all came from Kathleen Plate, the creator of SmartGlass Recycled Jewelry. She fashions necklaces, earrings, belts, and bracelets from recycled glass bottles, creating circular motifs in varying sizes. Her jewelry graced all of the female models throughout the evening, then as a finale to the program she sent out three models wearing white bathing suits overlaid with swingy dresses made of her glass circles.
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Oct 24th, 2008 |
A NIGHT FOR THE ECO FASHION AGES…
White Apricot
Throughout the show, all the models wore Smart Glass Jewelry, which seemed to blend beautifully, yet stand out at the same time, with every outfit.
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Oct 23rd, 2008 |
Gift Guide: Jewelry Gifts
Kaboose
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Oct 10th, 2008 |
STICKING YOUR NECK OUT! OUR PICKS FOR THE TOP 10 ECO FRIENDLY STATEMENT NECKLACES
White Apricot
This fall is all about statement necklaces and, not since the hickey you sported in junior high, has your neck had so much to say. The big, colorful and unusual, eco friendly necklaces we’ve found, including many one-of-a-kind works of art, are sure to ignite conversation wherever you go. But remember, with a statement this strong, keep the rest of your accessories simple…no one likes to be interrupted when they’re stealing the show!
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Oct 8th, 2008 |
Sara Snow talks about Smart Glass
CNN
Sara Snow talks about Smart Glass
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Oct 3rd, 2008 |
The Best List
White Apricot
Fashion, Beauty & Lifestyle for the Eco & Socially Conscious votes Smart Glass onto its Best List
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Sep 28th, 2008 |
Smart Glass Partners with ecoSkin
Smart Glass HQ
ecoSkin launches its beautiful Spring '09 clothing line in partnership with Smart Glass' unique and eco-friendly jewelry.
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Sep 10th, 2008 |
Smart Glass rocks the runway at Ecollection at Magic in Las Vegas!
Ecollection
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Sep 10th, 2008 |
Smart Glass designs installations at the Ecollection show at Magic in Vegas
Ecollection
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Sep 10th, 2008 |
IF “GREEN IS THE NEW BLACK,”…THEN LET’S GO REALLY GREEN!
White Apricot
Who knew a red wine or champagne bottle could produce such cool green hoop earrings...
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Sep 10th, 2008 |
Smart Glass gets Artistic with Lighting at Monteluce
Monteluce Winery & Estates, Dalonega, GA
The chandeliers – 6 in total – are in the private dining room inside the main winery building. The restaurant and wine tastings are also housed here. These were a joint venture with ironworker Erin O’Brein of Iron Design and Jullian Pritchard Cooke Of DES-SYN.
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Sep 4th, 2008 |
Steal or Splurge Eco-Friendly Accessories!
EcoStiletto.com
Looking to update your jewelry collection? Look for pieces that use recycled materials rather than relying on new metals, which pump cyanide into our ecosystems during mining.
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Aug 12th, 2008 |
Easy to be Green
Boho Magazine
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Aug 12th, 2008 |
Going, Going - Gone, Green!
Gift Wear News
Recycled glass jewelry from Smart Glass
jewelry is made directly from beer,
wine, and Coca-Cola bottles.
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Aug 12th, 2008 |
Smart Glass Featured on B985.com
B985.com
Smart Glass Jewelry is handmade in Atlanta, GA from glass, sterling silver and silver solder using traditional stained glass methods.
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Jul 21st, 2008 |
Green Goodness
Delight.com
The search for truly timeless pieces of jewelry that can be worn everyday with anything you can find in your closet is probably the holy grail of shopping (along with the search for the perfect jeans, of course).
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Jul 21st, 2008 |
Beer for your ear, but we mean that in a good way...
Delight.com
The oversized, mahogany glass hoops with sterling silver French ear wire remind us of Carmen Jones.
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Jul 21st, 2008 |
Thoughts On Going Green
Delight.com
The Hus would probably say I’m bordering on becoming an obsessed environmentalist. Ok, maybe “environmentalist” isn’t the exact correct word, as I do not picket businesses, or only wash with lava soap. And until I can get all my research together – I do not compost…although it is definitely on my “to-do” list.
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Jul 21st, 2008 |
Spin The Bottle
Delight.com
When we heard about Kathleen Plate and her line of recycled glass jewelry we knew we loved the idea.
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Jul 21st, 2008 |
A VISIT to THE GALLERY LA: Smart Glass Jewelry, Protect the Element, Pambeh, Jungle Gurl
Lyra Mag
Kathleen gets her bottles to make her jewelry from Coca Cola and the Aveda Corporation. She also uses some special blue sake bottles as well as the wine and beer bottles she donates to affiliated events – she donates the liquor inside, and keeps the bottles to make jewelry.
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Jul 21st, 2008 |
Smart Glass Jewelry By Kathleen Plate
Chic by Nature
Ecoist carries an entire line of recycled glass jewelry designed by Kathleen Plate. She makes her pieces using traditional stained glass methods and personally chooses the materials for each piece, making it completely unique and original.
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Jul 21st, 2008 |
PLAYING DRESS UP IN ATLANTA
Country Living
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Jul 21st, 2008 |
WSS partners with Smart Glass Jewelry
Gaia Community
Wholesale Spa Source partners with Smart Glass Jewelry ---Turn your empties into eco-friendly, stylish jewelry to improve your bottom line... and help the planet!
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Jul 21st, 2008 |
Notaspringchick Green Gallery Eco 5
Crackle.com
Hosted by Mikey Koffman. Smart Glass Jewelry created from recycled beer and coke bottles, as seen on Kathryn Heigl and Amy Smart.
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Jul 21st, 2008 |
Invite Your Friends
Ideal Bite.com
Through July 31st, 2008, you could win one of five $200 prize packs from Smart Glass Jewelry - a line of handcrafted jewelry made from recycled bottle glass - just by inviting your friends to join Ideal Bite.
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Jul 21st, 2008 |
Smart Glass Featured on HSN
HSN
Kathleen dazzles HSN audience with her beautiful pieces of recycled jewelry.
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Jul 21st, 2008 |
Jewel Sparkles in Smart Glass Earrings
Nashville Star
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Jul 21st, 2008 |
Los Angeles Magazine's Prime Finds
KTLA Channel 5
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Jul 21st, 2008 |
Bottle Bling
Los Angeles Magazine
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Jun 30th, 2008 |
Kathleen Plate - The Jeweler
Atlanta Peach
Plate puts into practice: "I never look at garbage as the final answer. For me, waste is just a starting point for amazing art."
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Jun 25th, 2008 |
Smart Glass Jewelry
Hollywood Weekly
With a passion to create beautiful things, owner and creator Kathleen Plate was inspired in part by a childhood spent learning to solder and work with stained glass.
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Jun 24th, 2008 |
Eco-Friendly, Eco-Fashionable, Eco-Fun!
TravelGirl
Just when we're finished with our wine, beer and soft drink bottles, designer Kathleen Plate is just getting started.
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Jun 20th, 2008 |
Summer of Kiwis
Kiwibox.com
Splash around at your nearest body of water in pinks, blues, polka dots, stripes and everything in between. You can even do well by Mother Earth since we are featuring eco-friendly lines such as Protect the Element, Eco-Bags, WeBe Bags, Jungle Gurl Swimwear and Smart Glass Jewelry. With a contribution from the Leakey Collection, you can even buy necklaces to help the Maasai women of Kenya! So while you are being totally beach chic, you are also helping the Earth, other people around the world and having fun in the sun. Plus, these stylish looks will still be guaranteed to get you noticed by the oh-so-cute lifeguards!
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Jun 16th, 2008 |
The Green Gallery Trunk Sale
Gift Bag Robin Hood
Ken Feldman visits the Green Gallery Trunk Sale and grabs a swag bag with Smart Glass Jewelry.
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Jun 10th, 2008 |
Leighton Meester seen wearing Smart Glass
Gossip Girl Insider
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Jun 10th, 2008 |
Smart Glass, Drink It Wear It
Modarazzi
Smart Glass is a brand that proudly sports the slogan “You wont believe how beautiful a beer bottle can be.” Eco Friendly solutions as well as blending Eco friendly materials with the industry standard is an idea that has met an immense amount of opposition.
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Jun 10th, 2008 |
The Gallery Los Angeles Launches Eco Event
WSA Today
Public relations firm The Gallery Los Angeles continues to promote eco-friendly brands in exciting settings.
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May 15th, 2008 |
Bottle Key
Smart Glass Jewelry
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May 15th, 2008 |
Deidre Hall Sparkles in Smart Glass Jewelry
Days of Our Lives on ABC
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May 1st, 2008 |
A HEALTHY WAY TO HAVE YOUR COCA-COLA...
White Apricot.com
Artists are amazing... How does someone come up with making wonderful recycled jewelry out of discarded Coca-Cola bottles? Kudos to designer Kathleen Plate for her simple, yet incredibly striking Smart Glass Jewelry collection of necklaces and earrings, hand-made from the body or neck of Coca-Cola bottles on sterling silver chain
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May 1st, 2008 |
Amy Paffrath Spotted with Smart Glass Necklace
Green Means Go! Greenroom
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May 1st, 2008 |
Amy Smart Spotted Wearing Smart Glass Necklace
Green Means Go! Greenroom
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May 1st, 2008 |
Nora Zehetner Spotted Wearing Smart Glass Necklace
Green Means Go! Greenroom
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May 1st, 2008 |
AnnaLynne McCord Spotted Wearing Smart Glass Necklace
Green Means Go! Greenroom
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Apr 1st, 2008 |
Richie Arpino wears Smart Glass
Atlanta Salon & Spa
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Apr 1st, 2008 |
Laura Turner wears Smart Glass
The Atlantan
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Apr 1st, 2008 |
Once & Again
Everyday With Rachel Ray
Treat yourself - and the earth - right by snagging these recycled goods.
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Apr 1st, 2008 |
Jewelry 2008 - Smart Glass Jewelry
Niche Magazine
Without any formal training, Kathleen Plate uses pure intuition to handcraft colored stained glass, silver solder and sterling silver into Smart Glass Jewelry.
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Mar 24th, 2008 |
A-List Address Book
OK! Magazine
Katherine Heigl's Address Book... The Grey's Anatomy Star Radiates a Sexy Smile (with the help of Smart Glass's eco earrings)
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Mar 15th, 2008 |
Tried & True
National Geographic Green Guide
Recycling glass can involve blast furnaces and giant machinery-- or some delicate artisanship, as in Kathleen Plate's "Recycled Line" of Smart Glass Jewelry made from wine, beer, Perrier, Coca-Cola and other bottles.
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Mar 15th, 2008 |
Green Shopping
The Weather Channel
Smart Glass Jewelry is featured on The Weather Channel's Green Shopping Segment
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Jan 21st, 2008 |
OVERSCENE: Glass bottle earrings a hit
AJC.com
Local designer Kathleen Plate of Smart Glass Jewelry was invited to the recent Sundance Film Festival in Utah to display her jewelry in a celebrity gift suite. Actress Sienna Miller later was seen in a pair of Plate’s smart glass beer bottle earrings.
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Jan 21st, 2008 |
Sundance Goes Green
The Today Show
Meredith gets excited about our earrings...
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Jan 20th, 2008 |
Sienna Miller Wears Smart Glass
Sundance Film Festival
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Jan 18th, 2008 |
Easy Being Green
AmericasMart
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Jan 18th, 2008 |
Simply Beautiful, Smart Glass
Craft Report
Her works catch the light and sweep it around in swirls and swoops. Under Kathleen Plate's hand, mere bottles are elevated to art.
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Jan 11th, 2008 |
What to Buy Now
Bon Appetit Magazine
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Jan 11th, 2008 |
Green Gifts
Intown Atlanta
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Dec 20th, 2007 |
Deck the Halls
Delta Sky Magazine
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Nov 29th, 2007 |
The Gift of Green
The Washington Post
Eco-Friendly presents and seasonal decor that'll warm hearts, not the planet
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Nov 15th, 2007 |
Through A Glass
US Airways Magazine
Empty bottles are reborn as adornments with polish & color!
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Oct 10th, 2007 |
Shopping Feature
Peach Connection.com
Owner and Operator, Kathleen Plate started selling to small boutiques in the 1990's. Her glass jewelry line has grown to catch the attention of corporations and boutique owners.
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Oct 10th, 2007 |
Eco-Chic
Gifts & Decorative Accessories Magazine
Eco-fashions can be stylish and support the "Green Mantra" at the same time.
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Oct 10th, 2007 |
Laura Turner Seydel wears Smart Glass Jewelry
Atlanta Life Magazine
Laura Turner Seydel wears Smart Glass Jewelry as seen in Atlanta Life Magazine.
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Oct 10th, 2007 |
Smart & Stylish
Atlanta Life Magazine
You might not think about it, but much of your jewelry is probably produced from natural resources, adding to our material consumption. But what if you could look cute and be environmentally aware at the same time?
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Oct 9th, 2007 |
24/7 with Kathleen Plate
Skirt Magazine
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Oct 9th, 2007 |
Iced Out
Jezebel Magazine
Two Designers, One Goal, To Keep Atlanta Cool!
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Sep 18th, 2007 |
Making Green from Green
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Jewelry-maker Kathleen Plate didn't set out to have a business for its environmental stance. About 14 years ago, while working on her doctorate in American literatire, she started making earrings for her friends.
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Sep 18th, 2007 |
Smart Glass Jewelry
The Piedmont Review
Kathleen Plate has an eye for beauty. The visonary behind Smart Glass Jewelry, she is creating one-of-a-kind pieces out of a combination of stained glass, silver solder and sterling silver. "What I do is very a contemporary and clean design", she says, "no piece is ever perfectly round and no two pieces are ever the same."
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Sep 18th, 2007 |
Garbage to Gems
Pink Magazine
Kathleen Plate sees the panache in your trash. As owner of Smart Glass Jewelry in Atlanta, she's netted bucks making jewelry from bottles - a product line that represents half her sales.
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Sep 18th, 2007 |
Hit the Bottle!
The Atlantan
Sure, you can reduce your carbon footprint by planting a few trees. Or just parade your green commitment around your neck, wrists and lobes, courtesy of Kathleen Plate of Smart Glass Jewelry.
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Aug 23rd, 2007 |
Recycled Products Transform into Jewelry
Atlanta Woman Magazine
Kathleen Plate needed a special birthday gift for a friend aand made a pair of earrings from recycled materials. Now Plate's line of Smart Glass jewelry is so popular, even Jennifer Aniston wore it on "Friends".
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Aug 23rd, 2007 |
All Natural
CosmoGirl
Save the granola for breakfast. These cool, environmentally friendly threads will make your friends green with envy!
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Aug 23rd, 2007 |
Green Scene
Global Traveler Magazine
Eco-friendly designs showcase the beauty that's all around us.
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Aug 23rd, 2007 |
Summer Rayne Oakes Talks About Smart Glass
Green & Gorgeous Podcasts - Seen on HGTV
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Aug 22nd, 2007 |
Daniele and Jon in Atlanta, GA
Brides.com
A couple celebrates their big day in a plantation-style setting
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Aug 15th, 2007 |
Go Green Atlanta - Smart Glass Jewelry
Points North Magazine
What do you get when a creative and earth-conscious woman decides to fashion a unique birthday gift for a girlfriend? Super-chic, eco-friendly jewelry!
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Aug 13th, 2007 |
Making Jewelry from Old Bottles
11Alive News
Kathleen Plate was in graduate school at Georgia State, working on a Ph.D. in American literature.
She went to a party and brought a gift for the hostess -- a pair of earrings Kathleen had made from a used cosmetics bottle. Her other friends at the party loved the earrings.
That pair of earrings has become what Kathleen Plate describes as a cottage corporation.
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Aug 1st, 2007 |
Jessica Raves about Smart Glass on Q100
JessicaShops.com
I just discovered these earrings and now they are one
of my favorite things. Made from recycled glass they
are light weight and look amazing on. I always get
compliments when I wear them, and it makes me feel
good that I am doing my part to save the planet.
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Aug 1st, 2007 |
Made in Atlanta
Atlanta Magazine
The Coca-Cola bottles in Kathleen Plate's Edgwood studio multiply like rabbits. They're everywhere...
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Jul 15th, 2007 |
The New World of Coke
Points North Magazine
But these classic favorites and refreshing new exhibits represent just a drop in the bottle of what the new World of Coca-Cola has to offer. Even the gift shop is getting a makeover, with roughly 80 percent of the merchandise being completely redesigned and refabricated to better reflect the company today and its efforts to leave as small as a footprint as possible with the manufacture and distribution of it beverages. For instance, Kathleen Plate created a whimsical collection of jewelry made from recycled Coke bottles, wich is now availble in the gift shop.
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Jul 1st, 2007 |
Smart Glass Inc., Green Gems
Ponce Press
You won’t find Kathleen Plate’s
creations in an upscale jewelry case,
insured for millions of dollars. Yet their
beauty and the philosophy behind their
creation make them every bit as valuable.
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Jun 21st, 2007 |
Alan Cumming Wears Smart Glass Necklace on Red Carpet
WireImage.com
Rihanna and Alan Cumming on the Entertainment Weekly Red Carpet
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Jun 15th, 2007 |
Gotta lotta bottle - Smart Glass Jewelry
TreeHugger
Ever thought of wearing coke bottles on your ears? The jewelery designer Kathleen Plate has thought about wearing them round your neck as well! Sounds heavy, but Kathleen's Smart Glass collection lends glass bottles the lightest touch.
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May 26th, 2007 |
Coke World: A User’s Guide - What works, what's weird and what not to miss
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Want more than a Coke and a smile to commemorate your visit to the new World of Coca-Cola?
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May 25th, 2007 |
Coke is it!
ShopTalk at AccessAtlanta.com
If you’re headed for the new World of Coca-Cola this
weekend, be sure to give the gift shop more than a
cursory look.
The store is filled will goodies from a variety of designers.
Reps for Coke say the recycled goods are among the
most popular items. That includes jewelry by Atlantan
Kathleen Plate.
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May 23rd, 2007 |
Kathleen Plate Creates Jewelry Out of Recycled Glass
Fox5 News Atlanta
Kathleen Plate is known around the nation for her specially-made jewelry. She makes jewelry out of recycled glass like beer, wine, and Coke bottles. Now, her work is being displayed at the World of Coke museum.
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May 12th, 2007 |
Drinking Your Way To Success
K-Style Blog
This amazing line of jewelry by artist and designer Kathleen Plate was really the stand out line I saw at the contemporary art show I recently attended in Las vegas. It meets all my citeria for great design and with a "twist".
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May 7th, 2007 |
Smart Glass Jewelry - Everywhere
Social Diva Blog
Smart Glass Jewelry, the brainchild of Atlanta-based designer and craft guru Kathleen Plate, has a new line! Kathleen has been designing and producing unique handcrafted jewelry made of recycled glass for over fourteen years. Her latest collection, the aptly-named Open, is the perfect complement to spring’s lush palette and offers fresh alternatives to plain silver accents.
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Nov 30th, 1999 |
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Nov 30th, 1999 |
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Nov 30th, 1999 |
Smart Glass at Los Angeles Fashion Week: The Green Initiative Humanitarian Fashion Show
Coutorture
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