Fiddlehead

Bags in one corner, adorable baby gear in another, jewelery, dishwear, bath supplies … random say you? Why, yes! But there is one important common theme: green. Not in color but in concept. Everything in the store is created with good conscience in mind whether its recycled leathers, recycled electrical wires, recycled computer motherboards, sustainable bamboo, vegan, recycled feed bags or sailboat sail bags.
I was partial to the woven rooster tea pot hats. Cunnin.
I was surprised, but every item interested me in one way or another. I would love to return for that $ 115 recycled leather clutchy wallet. Nice. Definitely a great gift shop for your kooky friends.

I love Fiddlehead’s space, and some of the items they sell are rock solid. Some, however, have me scratching my head and wondering who the hell is going to buy this shit.
I’m so supportive of more ecofriendly places opening up (as my love for Envi is clear) and Greenward, but it just stinks that most of the time you have to break the bank to truly be supportive and buy the products.
I’ve gotten earrings, soap and a couple other things at Fiddlehead. And I like to pop in every month or so to check out new merchandise. Fun store to browse, but I can’t buy stuff nearly as often as I’d like.

See, what I want to be able to do is buy stuff I have to buy anyway, like everyday tshirts or socks or garbage bags. And I’d like those things to be eco-​friendly, even if they cost a little more. But I don’t need any oversized baskets or cufflinks made of subway tokens. I need lightbulbs, makeup, winter gloves. Oops, that’s right, Fiddlehead does actually have winter gloves for women… made of recycled cashmere pieces for $ 80/​pair.
‘Green’ is a good trend to see, but unfortunately eco-​friendly needless consumerism is a paradox.

I’m all swoony over eco-​friendly housewares and it’s really incredible that eco-​chic is now populating places like Newbury Street and expanding past the Cambridge-​Somerville line into Boston. This newly renovated space has been furnished with the best in eco-​friendly fixtures, their cleaning supplies to tidy up are eco-​tastic and even better — their house wares are actually awesome to look at. I’m a huge fan of their driftwood picture frames (I bought one for my mom’s Christmas present) and I swooned over their beautiful reused and recycled glass table-​ware which looks like gorgeously colored seaglass. Mix and match, pair bright colors. Awesome.
If you feel good about being good to the environment and minimalizing your eco-​footprint while maximizing your chic-​cool — this eco-​haunt is the perfect spot to find gifts for not just the eco-​conscious but those into earthy, natural decorating, too!

What a great store to find unique green products. There are great quality items in all price ranges, from the $ 3.00 motherboard bookmark to a wonderful, heirloom Crispina blanket made out of recycled sweaters. It’s about time this part of the city went green, and Fiddlehead is a great addition to the neighborhood, and perfect for the college student to the working adult.

What a unique, timely concept for a store! Thinking about the environment is so important, but it hasn’t been mainstream until very recently. At Fiddlehead, environmental awareness meets high-​quality design, and the result is a store that gets customers to think about the impact of their purchases on the environment, while selling merchandise that’s appealing even if you couldn’t care less about the planet.
A few of my favorite items at the store include gorgeous bags made from vintage blankets, necklaces made from beans, and earrings made from old rulers, pencils, and electrical resistors. (I’m a math teacher, and those are very popular with my students.)
The store sells items for a good range of prices. There’s quite a lot of stuff in the store under $ 10, and there’s also some merchandise that’s very high-​end. If you just want the cheapest placemats you can find, go to Target. But the items at this store are so unique and special that I think it’s worth paying a little extra — especially considering the environmental advantage.

This place belongs in Cambridge. After thinking about it, it’s not hippy chic enough to be on Newbury.
This is a new place that just opened up on Newbury Street, and the name of the game is being environmentally friendly. They call themselves «a green emporium», which sounds more like some place to be illegal substances than a place to buy housewares. The store sells an array of jewelry that’s made of recycled materials, like vintage buttons and old typewriter keys and spoons, which is all very cute, but kinda over priced for what it is, at least in my opinion. They also sell a lot of housewares, some of which you wouldn’t find other places, such as stiff linen environmentally friendly towels… they seem great in theory, but at $ 86 (I think that’s what the price was anyway-​I was suffering from sticker shock) a pop, that could buy me a full set of lovely really absorbent ones elsewhere. I did like the selection of handmade children’s toys, which are made of recycled materials. They are a little creepy, and I appreciate that. The soaps/​lotions were nice, but again, a smidge pricey. I would look here if I needed a general gift, but it wasn’t a place I would flock to to buy items for me, though it was very cute, and very into servicing a set clientele base.