My Carbon Footprint
(via We Heart It)
Though I believe in sustainable design (after all, I am LEED accredited), I’m far from an environmentalist. I leave my lights on all the time. I drive my JEEP all over the place and I recycle here and there. I try, but I definitely fall short.
Regardless of what you believe regarding [...]
sustainable design just got hotter
Greenhouse (“The world’s first nightclub to recieve LEED-Certification”) opened last November in SoHo and has been hitting the press left and right with events ever since. I guess I’m a little slow, because I only heard about it for the first time last week!
Greenhouse is a bilevel space, built with recycled and recyclable materials. The [...]
Wood Mosaic Tiles
Fortis Arbor wood mosaics are made by shaping and finishing exotic hardwoods made from plantation-grown lumber. The tiles are handcrafted from solid bamboo, teak, and rosewood. These woods were selected because they exhibit superior strength and durability as well as an appealing color range.
To make their products, Flux Studios partnered with a small furniture company [...]
ModuTiles Cork Flooring = love
Designed by Jaime Salm and Hannah Berkin-Harper, ModuTiles are made from 100% recycled cork (reconstituted waste from bottle-stopper production). You can use ModuTiles to create custom cork rugs or wall-to-wall flooring in any design imaginable! A set includes 12 tiles (6 light-colored and 6 dark-colored), each of which is 22″ long x 14″ wide x [...]











