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Bloxes: Modular Cardboard Furniture

Justin — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:42:02 +0000

Cardboard can be incorporated in modern design pieces — check out this impressive gallery of cardboard furniture. Bloxes (shown above) are the latest option in cardboard furniture. The corrugated cardboard puzzle pieces lock together to form sturdy shapes such as chairs, walls, and play forts.

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Efficient Materials: Tube+9 Lounge Chair

Justin — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:10:03 +0000

The Tube+9 Lounge chair was designed with the user, environment, and budget in mind while maintaining a modern of the times feel and appearance. This chair achieves this by using materials that are either recycled or recyclable. The frame is constructed from a 3′x4′ sheet of plywood cut into 1/8″ strips, laminated and formed from one single formwork for both the back and legs to minimize material waste.

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Bamboo Chest

Justin — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:24:48 +0000

This chest, by Ecodesignz, is made out of strips of bamboo, and finished with a clear, low-glass lacquer. The bamboo laminate is made with E-1 glue, which meets tough European standards for outgassing. Ecodesignz furniture is virtually formaldehyde-free.

Available for $245 from Ecodesignz.

Kirei Mod Coffee Table

Justin — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 09:17:41 +0000

This coffee table is made out of Kirei board, which is a material made out of the recycled stalks of the Sorghum plant. Usually these stalks are thrown away after the Sorghum cereal is harvested, but in this case, they are reclaimed, and then bonded into a sheet using formaldehyde-free adhesives.

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Rock It Chair by Offi

Justin — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 08:59:03 +0000

This modern rocking chair is built of out of sustainable, non-toxic mateirals (Baltic birch veneer and non-toxic painted wood). It’s part of the new “Built-By-Me” collection from OFFI, and it’s designed by Jennifer Carpenter. Available from Velocity for $109.

A Guide to Buying Non-Toxic Furniture

Justin — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 23:03:15 +0000

Wouldn’t it be great to sit in a chair and breath easily, knowing you are not inhaling chemicals like
“perfluorooctane sulfonate”. Sustain Lane has a short guide to help you to know what to look for when shopping for furniture. Here’s a summary: avoid PVC, other plastics, high-emitting particleboard, polyurethane foam and synthethic fibers for upholstery, toxic finishes and glues.

The chair seen here is a Prasada Club Chair from EL Furniture. You can read about how it is constructed with non-toxic materials here.

Affordable & Sustainable: Seagrass Chair

Justin — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 09:30:47 +0000

This low-profile chair is handwoven by Indonesian artisans out of renewable, fast-growing seagrass and includes a tufted cushion with an unbleached cotton blend cover. The frame is made of locally harvested Mango Wood with a clea, water-based lacquer finish. Available for $199 from Hanson Products

Modern Rattan Lounge Chair

Justin — Sat, 06 Aug 2005 08:31:23 +0000

This “donut chair” is an example of modern wicker design. The dark two tone color comes for the natural color of the rattan. It has a washable cotton cushion.

Rattan furniture is durable, smooth to the touch and made from plants that grow quickly and replenish easily.

Available from Surroundings for $295 each.

They also have this rattan Tika Armchair:

Bent Ply Chairs

Justin — Thu, 04 Aug 2005 22:42:14 +0000

Even retail stores sometimes offer efficient bent plywood furniture, like Hold Everything which sells this “Bent Ply” chair. You may need to go to their site and zoom in to get a good look at the wood grain.

Available in four different stains for $88 (including shipping) from Hold Everything.

This attractive “Kinetic Santa Catarina” chair (below) is available from HomeClick for $98.

Bent Plywood Overlap Tray by Offi

Justin — Thu, 04 Aug 2005 21:43:15 +0000

Bent plywood is energy efficient in its construction. Also, less wood is wasted because the wood is not milled but molded instead. This overlap tray by Offi is molded plywood with a Baltic birch veneer, and has a cork covered area for your cup of coffee. Read more about Offi here.

Available from Amazon for $99.