What's inspiring me right now? Sustainable products... There are many beautiful products on the market with more elements of sustainability than ever before. Most manufacturers are including more and more items in their product lines that emphasize green living. I recently had a client with extreme allergies so I sourced fabrics low in chemical exposure. Here are designs that incorporate sustainable products beautifully. Concrete floors, teak ceilings, bamboo bedding, non VOC paint, recycled copper, recycled glass and recycled plastics for carpet are common green materials . This list is not all inclusive. New green products are coming to market all the time. Many are made in the US but there are imports too.
Breath easy at night ... no off gassing with these materials
Non VOC paint and recycled glass make a wonderful outdoor room...photo LA Times
Teak teamed with stainless steel create a posh modern Copat kitchen
Teak on the ceiling, non VOC paint on the walls, a rug dyed with natural dyes... Is that the aesthetic you're working toward?
Q Collection fabric and furniture uses non toxic materials in their manufacturing process. You wont find toxic glues and formaldehyde in their furniture
I'm a big fan of Los Angeles furniture maker CiscoPinedo. He started as a high school student reupholstering furniture after school and is now known throughout the country as a leader in the environmentally conscious furniture movement. Cisco Brothers pieces are well designed, well made, beautiful and sustainable. His style as well as furniture materials are mostly organic. I can't wait to get my hands on the Catalina chaise in a pre-washed cotton/linen blend for my bedroom. Most of the furniture designs in the family run business headed by Pinedo reflect his organic minimalist nature. The family house reflects a tranquil harmonious appeal that seems to block out the business of southern California and has it's roots in the sunny aesthetic...it doesn't disappoint.
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