For Immediate Release: December 15, 2008

Think Green This Holiday Season

Stock up for everyone on your list

Washington, D.C. - The National Building Museum's award-winning Shop features a wide product offering, including a selection of green products complementing the Museum's ongoing exhibition series on sustainable design, with the newest exhibition Green Community, on view through October 2009. Visit the Museum Shop during regular hours or shop online 24/7.

For the Home

Cardboard: one person’s trash is another person’s decorative sculpture, pen and pencil holder, vase, bowl, photos and business card holder, stress toy, or whatever you can imagine. Bring out your creativity by transforming the environmentally conscious Liquid Cardboard vases into many different shapes for a variety of uses in your home. (Vases 3 and 5 shown)

Buy the Liquid Cardboard vases online now: 
Liquid Cardboard #1, Liquid Cardboard #2, Liquid Cardboard #3, Liquid Cardboard #4, Liquid Cardboard #5

For the Library

100 Ways to Save the Planet
These compact books offer hundreds of ways you can save the planet. So this year let your hair dry naturally; rent power tools; and separate your recycling, to name a few! Learn how to save the planet without leaving the neighborhood, without leaving the office, without leaving the house, and without breaking a sweat.

For the Kids

Pass along your passion for preserving the planet with an eco-friendly Idbid—Waverly the Waterdrop, Scout the Cloud, and Lola the Flower—who takes children on a journey of discovery to learn “iddy biddy” steps to protect the environment. Or pick up one of the construction vehicles made of recycled rubberwood that teach children how the world around them works.

Build to your heart's content and let your creativity flow with Kapla Blocks. Recently featured as one of the best Building Toys in The Washington Post's KidsPost: "The Best in Toyland," where kids tested toys.

For Him

Put a new twist on the messenger bag with the Bentley Style English Retread Bag. The Bentley bag is handcrafted from 100% reclaimed inner tubes and it's perfect for work, gym, or school.

For Her

Give her the gifts she really wants: jewelry and handbags. Appeal to her sense of style and eco-sensibilities with the repurposed mosquito netting bag or the recycled inner tube bag!

Or dazzle her with a distinctive geometric shapes necklace, bracelet, or pair of earrings. These gifts are guaranteed to impress even the most stylish of women.

From the National Building Museum

Bring a piece of National Building Museum history home this holiday with a recycled banner totes. Made from banners for the exhibition The Turner City Collection: Rendering a Century of Building, these totes are the perfect "re-gift."

The National Building Museum is America’s leading cultural institution dedicated to exploring and celebrating architecture, design, engineering, construction, and planning. Chartered by Congress in 1980 and open to the public since 1985, the Museum has become a vital forum for exchanging ideas and information about the built environment through its exhibitions, education programs, and publications. The Museum is located at 401 F Street NW, Washington, D.C. Museum hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm. Admission is free. Museum Shop. Café. Public inquiries: 202.272.2448 or visit www.nbm.org.