Posted February 24th, 2010 by rachelh
I’m in a bit of a silly mood this morning, which you will discover at the end of the post, but for now let me introduce you to a great line of furniture from Australia…
Created from Moso Bamboo, one of the most eco-friendly species of this fast growing plant, the award winning Wambamboo line of furniture by Kent Gration deftly combines a modernist style with an ancient building material.
Very conscientious about the environmental impact of the furniture line, Wambamboo follows the supply chain from it’s beginnings in the Zheijang province of China, where the bamboo boards, veneers and poles are sourced and manufactured, to it’s end point in Brisbane Australia where the furniture is crafted.
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Posted January 29th, 2010 by rachelh
For a myriad of reasons I won’t go into, this has been a crazy week. I’m looking forward to getting back to a more regular posting schedule next week, with lots of very cool design to share with you.
Meanwhile, here are some of the items that caught my eye across the internet on those rare moments when I had a chance to look.
image via inhabitat
Inhabitat has a story about how Fashion4Home is taking votes on which pieces they should put into production from their new line of bamboo furniture.
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Posted December 14th, 2009 by rachelh
I thought it would be fun to take a little walk through the world of Etsy, the premiere website for finding handmade goods, and see what a search for “sustainable table” came up with.
image from michaelarras
First up is this fun cocktail/coffee table by Michael Arras. Created from multiple free form circles of bamboo plywood that are joined together using mortise and tenon joints, it has a a nice, organic feel to it. Made to order for $699 with a 3 to 4 week lead time.
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Posted October 8th, 2009 by rachelh
Here are six stylish and sustainable countertops that have it all over granite:
"Floating Blue" by Vetrazzo - Joel Puliatti, ©2008 Joel Puliatti for Vetrazzo, puliattiphoto@yahoo.com.
1. Recycled Glass Terrazo – Terrazo is an age old method of creating hard surfaces by combining aggregate, such as marble chips, with concrete. The resulting material is poured into place and smoothed out using grinders and polishers. Companies such as Vetrazzo, Enviroglass, and Icestone have taken this method and replaced the stone aggregate with pre and post consumer glass chips, creating eye catching surfaces. Read the rest of this entry »
