Tag: Chairs - Page 10
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GreenWood: Forestry Management Meets Skilled Craft to Create Sustainable Livelihoods
During my time in Ecuador in 2007, apart from reporting on Kallari chocolate, and interviewing Daryl Hannah and David de Rothschild, I also reported on EcoMadera, a company working hard to promote responsible forestry
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Green Eyes On: Cleaning Cushions Naturally
As the last of the winter’s snow melted, it revealed our inviting back patio, where the sage and oregano was just beginning to poke through in the herb garden on the perimeter, bird feeders begging to be refilled so that the birds could flock in
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Ryan Frank Launches Spruce - A Smooth Companion for Isabella Straw Totem Stool
Since we gave you a sneak peek at Ryan Frank's Isabella stool last year the totem style stacking seating design has received a wealth of compliments, not only winning ‘Most sustainable product’ 2008/09 at the Hidden Arts annual
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Mabeo Now Building With Local, Certified Woods
TreeHugger has been a fan of Peter Mabeo and the North South Project for a while; we love his furniture that balances local traditions with a contemporary sensibility, building a local industry and a design identity for Botswana. Patty Johnson created
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John Reeves' Cast Aluminum Furniture (Video)
Industrial designer John Reeves uses local materials and labour to make his furniture- in Viet Nam. Aluminum is recycled from old Honda engine blocks and sand-cast; wood is sustainably harvested oak. It is not as durable as teak, but John doesn't
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Downloadable Wonders From Virginia Tech
I could have spent all day with Robert Dunay, Director of Industrial Design at the School of Architecture and Design at Virginia Tech. He was in a booth full of furniture that TreeHugger calls downloadable designs- created on a computer and sent to
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What is Green Design? 13 Questions We'll Be Asking at ICFF
What is "Green design?" Why do things appear on TreeHugger? What criteria do we use?
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IKEA, Meet The Salvos. Southern Hemisphere Giants As Retail Neighbours
IKEA's plans to build their largest retail store in the southern hemisphere, have apparently just received New South Wales government approval to proceed. Reports suggest it will require a short stroll of just 2.5 km (1.6 miles) to wander from the
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16 Revolutionary Green Ideas From the Milan Furniture Fair (Slideshow)
The best thing about the world's biggest contemporary furniture fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, which wrapped up last week in Milan, is arguably not the fair itself, but SaloneSatellite, highlighting young talent, and all of
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Cardboard Chair Competition Finalists Unveiled
House cats of the world rejoice, as the annual Cardboard Chair Design Student Competition results are announced today. Six finalists are being judged at the AIA convention in San Francisco for their designs.
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Bamboo Chairs, Retractable Tables by Union Elemental
Bogota-based firm Union Elemental makes these neat pieces of furniture using only bamboo and sustainable wood combined with stainless steel.
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Milan Furniture Fair Day 3: Are Your Bed's Metal Parts Dangerous to Your Health?
There's light green and there's dark green--and when it comes to large-scale furniture manufacturers, it's usually the former. Unless we are talking about the award-winning Team 7, which we've gushed
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Milan Furniture Fair Day 2: Glowing Inflatable Furniture Made of Recycled Materials
Photo: via MeritaliaInflatable furniture, venues, and decorative elements--leagues ahead of that blow-up bed you once spent a terrible night sleep on--seem to be a hot trend for 2009 in Milan, and thanks to how light and easy to ship it is, it comes
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Milan Furniture Fair Day 1: Veuve Cliquot Champagne Box Sofa and More
Is this couch made out of recycled Veuve Cliquot champagne boxes comfortable? Here in Milan the 2009 Salone Internazionale del Mobile is now in
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Star Architect Frank Gehry Fights Genetic Diseases With Recycled Bench
Star architect and designer Frank Gehry, perhaps best known for adding steel and aluminum curves in unexpected places, is no newbie to the green scene: He has a prefab under his belt, and, in the late 1960's, he was a pioneer in the
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10 of the Best Green Designs Launching at Milan's Mega Furniture Fair (slideshow)
It's that time of the year again: when the design movers and shakers pack their bags and head to the world's biggest contemporary furniture fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile. Now in its 48th edition, the 2009 fair will run April 22-27 in Milan--and
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MELLO Bamboo Stool by Ekobo
You probably came across some of Ekobo's elegant and colourful kitchen accessories made from bamboo. If you like their work, which incorporates ethical production and eco-friendly materials, check out the MELLO stools. Glossy, minimalist and funky
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Physics Meets Flatpack with Sarah Paculdo's Flat Chair Project
Industrial Designer Sara Fisher Paculdo has an undergrad degree in physics; she probably needed it to figure this one out.
