Green values at Contemporary Furniture Fair
Designers at the 20th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York this month were asking hard questions about their use of materials and were veering away from fashionable all-bamboo or all-bio-fuel solutions.
Sustainability is a balancing act. It does not mean we have to abstain from using nature’s resources; we just must use them sparingly.
Some [...]
Furniture designers give back with Blank Canvas Project
These days, it’s fashionable to give back. You can sport a red cell phone to support fighting AIDS in Africa, wear a yellow bracelet to show solidarity with cancer victims or make a donation during the “American Idol†telethon to help kids around the world.
But what kind of furniture can you buy to show you [...]