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Furniture

Metaefficient Hardwood Substitute: Eucalyptus

September 17, 2004

Eucalyptus is a very inexpensive hardwood and is comparable to teak or cherry in its strength and durability. Eucalyptus, however, grows quickly and can be sustainably harvested on plantations.
Its density, straight grain, smooth finish, and honey color make it an excellent choice for flooring and outdoor furniture.
Creative Woodwork International makes folding, transforming, outdoor furniture, [...]

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Almost Meta-Efficient: Multifunctional Illuminated Furniture

September 9, 2004

The furniture featured here is definitely multifunctional, serving both as a lamp and as a table or chair. It is however, too expensive to be meta-efficient. The chairs below are priced at $2850 and the tables above go for $650-999. The ideas are intriguing though, and if built with eco-effective materials, would qualify as being [...]

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Reclaimed White Oak Chair by Whit McLeod

August 11, 2004

This chair is made of 100% white oak salvaged from wine barrels discarded by California wineries. It is treated with linseed oil. The chair folds together like so:

The price for one chair is $125. They also construct other furniture.
Available from: Whit McLeod

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“Benjamin” Stool by Ikea

August 3, 2004

This stool is composed of a single piece of lacquered beech veneer.

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Ikea “Billy” Corner Bookcase

July 30, 2004

A good place to find corner bookcases is Amazon.
Ikea uses renewable materials to make their Billy Corner Bookcases:
Renewable raw material (chips).
Renewable raw material (wood fibers).
The product is tested for formaldehyde according to European standard.
Possible to separate for material or energy recovery.
Available from Ikea: Ikea “Billy” Corner Bookcase ($80).

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Ikea “BONDE” Shelves

July 30, 2004

Renewable raw material (chips).
Renewable raw material (wood fibers).
The product is tested for formaldehyde according to European standard.
Possible to separate for material or energy recovery.
Available from Ikea: BONDE ($189)

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Ikea “MAGIKER” Shelves

July 30, 2004

Renewable raw material (chips).
Renewable raw material (wood fibers).
The product is tested for formaldehyde according to European standard.
Possible to separate for material or energy recovery.
Available from Ikea: MAGIKER ($99)

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Ikea “VÄRDE” Shelves

July 30, 2004

Renewable raw material (wood).
Renewable raw material (chips).
Solid wood – not from intact natural forests.
Possible to separate for material or energy recovery.
Available from Ikea: “VÄRDE” Shelves ($79)

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Ikea “Tunhem”

July 30, 2004

Renewable raw material (wood fibers and wood).
The product is tested for formaldehyde according to European standard.
Possible to separate for material or energy recovery.
Available from Ikea: Tunhem ($99)

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Ikea: “Billy” Bookshelf

July 30, 2004

Made of renewable raw material. Able to disassemble into components.
Link: Billy Bookshelf ($40)

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Karlanda Sofa and Other Renewable Furniture Available at Ikea

July 30, 2004

Ikea has
a range of furniture made from renewable sources. The Karlanda
Sofa ($849) pictured above is an example. It is built using wood not
taken from intact forests. The removable cover is a mixture of cotton and
linen. It also converts into a bed.
Unfortunately, the padding is polyurethane and the base contains particleboard.
Ah well …still, it does [...]

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FutureProof/ed: IForm: Voxia: Oto Chair

July 28, 2004

The Oto chair is made from
a single piece of molded beech plywood. It is part of Peter Karpf’s Voxia line
of furniture. The chairs are shaped into their 3D form in one continuous process — this
minimizes cut-away wood and energy used in manufacturing.
The beech plywood comes from a sustainably
managed forest in Belgium close to [...]

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Danko Persing: Gotham Stackable Chair and Lounge Chair

July 28, 2004

These chairs are made from bent maple plywood, using a technique
that consumes 1/8 of the wood normally used in construction.
The seats are webbed with recycled automobile seatbelt material. As you might
expect, this material is extremely strong and does not sag.
Danko produces
a range of similarly designed furniture in their Pennsylvania workshop.

Designer: Peter [...]

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Vivavi: “Rock-n-Roll” Bookshelves

July 28, 2004

These unusual bookshelves are manufactured from recycled "paperboard"
— a special kind of cardboard that is strong yet pliant. Each paperboard
roll is lined with heavy-duty Velcro. This allows for modular assembling and
disassembling of the shelves.
Designer: Sergej Gerasimenko
Website: Vivavi
Price: $195.00

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Baltix Furniture: “Eco-Buzz” Partitions

July 28, 2004

Baltix makes office furniture out of materials
such as sunflower hulls, wheat
strands and recycled newspaper.
Based in Minnesota, Baltix is positioned close to the source of the agricultural
fiber they use, reducing energy used in transportation.
The partition
pictured above is built with sunflower board paneling. The hulls
were previously burned as waste.
Baltix uses urethane for bonding [...]

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AZCAST: 5 Star Glass Table Set

July 28, 2004

AZCAST creates furniture from
recycled sand-cast aluminum. The aluminum,
which comes from used aircraft parts (among other sources) is hand-poured into
casts to produce the desired moldings.
AZCAST is now starting to utilize recycled
glass and plastic in their designs.
Designer: Eyreick Williamson
Website: Azcast.Com

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Levy Design: Side Chair

July 28, 2004

This chair, designed by Josh Levy, and inspired by the earlier works of Frank
Gehry, is constructed with recycled corrugated
fiberboard. The surface is soft
and brushed to feel like suede. Corrugated fiberboard consists of
linerboard (the flat exterior) and flute (arched
and sandwiched in between). When the two are adhered together,
they resist bending from all directions.
Designer: Josh Levy
Website: [...]

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Azumi Multifunctional Furniture

July 1, 2004

 
This chest of drawers by Azumi cantilevers with a simple action to become an occasional table. The Azumis, a husband and wife team of designers, say this reflects Japanese needs where rooms are often multipurpose and furniture and tatami mats are reconfigured as required. Another example is their wire-frame recliner that can be flipped over [...]

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