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Barkskin: A Cool Green Wallcovering

by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 05.25.06
Design & Architecture (materials)

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It does not get much greener than this- Barkskin is a wall covering made in an environmentally sustainable process that dates from pre-Columbian times. Bark is processed with cold and then boiling water, hand pounded and sun dried. When applied it is evocative of leather, stone or parchment. Very pretty stuff. Website tends to Architectural Digest styles rather than Dwell, but we can imagine it in a clean green living machine. From ICFF. ::Barkskin

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