Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert 2013

Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert

March 14-17, 2013

This year's Montreal annual exhibition Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert 2013, judging by the first day's attendance, is proving once again to be a great success. The crowds were quite remarkable. It was hard to get close to what was displayed in some booths due to people's great interest in those particular products.

The Expo has three different stages which present various conferences and demonstrations.  The very first such event took place at the Exhibitors' stage, half an hour after the Expo had opened its doors to the public, where Zorah company launched it's new biocosmeti make-up line. Especially successful were make-up sessions that Zorah offered to those interested.

The photo above to the left shows the make-up lesson during the conference presentation. In the one to the right is the make-up session at the Zorah's Booth. The overall view of the Zorah Booth can be seen in the the very top image in this post.


There are a few other cosmetic companies in the show, one of them presents a 100% pure Emu oil products. Their booth is shown just bekoew.

The other remarkable product featured at this show is the SmartKlean laundry ball.

SmartKlean ball lasts for 365 laundry loads and requires no addition of any detergent. In fact, it totally replaces any detergent. You can read more about SmartKlean in a past post in this blog.

Other useful green products featured in the show are home water filters. The Eagle's reverse osmoses water filtering device can be seen in the photo on the left.

And in case you get tired when walking the exhibition's floor, discovering all the products displayed, you can have a relaxing and invigorating massage session.

This Expo is being held at the Montreal's Palais des Congres Centre. To find out more about the opening hours, visit the  Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert 2013 website.

You can also read more about the Expo here.

Montreal Home Show 2013: Vitre-Art

Vitre-Art
Home Show 2013

March 8-17, 2013

At this year’s National Home Show at Place Bonaventure, VA Glass Design (Vitre-Art) presents an impressive collection of door solutions both for the interior and exterior use. VA has taken the ancestral art of stained glass, married tradition to modernity, and paid a special attention to style and the production process, thus producing quite distinctive yet affordable results. The company has made stained glass to be synonymous with innovation and style, adding elegance to homes, whether classic or contemporary.  

 VA Glass Design, in order to offer to their customers safe and durable products, has developed and perfected a glass assembly technique that does not use welding. This completely eliminates lead, which is toxic both to people and the environment.           

VA's stress on quality made them choose Quebec and local craftspeople to manufacture their products, to have a direct oversight and control over the production quality. They chose to make quality to be the company's primary responsibility, instead of transferring this function anywhere else or even overseas.

VA takes into account that each house is different and each person has a specific need and taste. They let their customers to participate in the door-designing process, in creating their own custom-made doors. 

Visit the Vitre-Art Design exhibition space at the Montreal Home Show to find out more about the company and what it can offer. Also, go to the VA's website and check out their selection of interior and exterior doors, both classic and modern, and visit their Virtual Designer pages.

The National Home Show is held at the Place Bonaventure. To find more about their opening hours and ticket prices, visit the show's website.

Montreal Home Show 2013: SmartKlean

SmartKlean
Home Show 2013

March 8-17, 2013

This year's Montreal's National Home Show offers many useful items for visitors to discover. One of them is the SmartKlean laundry ball. Two countries participate in its production: Sweden and USA. The washing balls' plastic cover is made in Florida, the internal mineral plastic balls-pellets are made in Sweden, and the whole unit is assembles in Florida. 

The SmartKlean laundry ball is a very ecological way to wash the laundry. It requires absolutely no detergent, the washing is done in cold water, and no rinsing is needed. All this leads to considerable savings on electricity and water usage bills. In addition, it eliminating detergent pollution of the environment.

So how does it work? Inside the green plastic cover are small mineral balls each having a specific function to perform to change the water composition.

The dark grey are Alkali Balls that remove calcium and magnesium and increase the Ph level of the water which helps to lift oil and dirt.

The brown balls are Far Infrared Balls that radiate negative ions for easier dirt removal.

Then there are two kinds of white balls. One kind is Anti-Microbial. They contain nano-structured silver to kill and prevent germs and bacteria.

Other white balls-pellets are Chlorine-Removal Balls. They eliminate chlorine from the water and slacken water surface tension to boost cleaning strength.

In addition, there two magnets. Each is attached at the centre of one half of the green plastic covering. These magnets reduce the cluster (size) of water molecules and increase water's dissolved oxygen. They also help to decompose impurities and odours. 

Especially noteworthy is the fact that SmartKlean balls last for 365 wash cycles. This represents a considerable monetary savings as compared to commercial detergents.

I purchased the SmartKlean product at the show, and did my first laundry with it. It felt strange not to use any detergent and wash in cold water without any rinsing.  But I was surprised by the results. What came out of the washer was as clean as when I use detergent. The additional bonuses - there were no detergent odours which I no longer like, and no detergent chemicals were released into the environment because of this wash.

The SmartKlean laundry ball can be found at the Booth #2012. To read more about this product and how it works go to the company's website here or here.

The National Home Show is held at the Place Bonaventure. To find more about their opening hours and ticket prices, visit the show's website.

Montreal Home Show 2013: BMR Space

BMR
Home Show 2013

March 8-17, 2013

Group BMR covers a large space area at the Montreal's annual National Home Show. Their exhibit is located on a spacious balcony overlooking the show's main floor. What BMR presents to the public are various simple yet stylish solutions how to organize personal living spaces.

The company has very strong ecological concerns that they address in their ECO Attitude Program which pays attention to protecting environment, recycling and finding new uses for old items, as can be seen in two photos just above. The coffee table and the bed are both made from refurbished old wood transportation  platforms, to which functional wheels were attached. The final product is both useful and attractive.

As you can see from the photograph in this post, BMO offers a number of stylistic solutions on how to arrange the living quarters to make them functional, pleasant, and elegant. 

Whatever look you prefer -  the sombre one or full of colours - the BMO can help you choose the furnishings and the right decorative items that address your needs and preferences and that will make your everyday living more enjoyable.

The National Home Show is held at the Place Bonaventure. To find more about their opening hours and ticket prices, visit the show's website.