A large number of companies now offer green-friendly products that use sustainable materials and manufacturing methods. Here's where you can find them.
Dear EarthTalk: I’m looking to furnish my new apartment and wondering if you could point me toward some sustainable options? — B.C., New York
Secondhand furniture offers further options for sustainable furnishings. “The most sustainable products are those that already exist,” says Nicole Sarto of Stanford magazine. Local charity shop items tend to be quality pickings simply in need of washing or a new paint job. IKEA now has a furniture buyback program, giving store credit for second-hand IKEA furniture that they refurbish and resell.
Two that he's been drawn to recently: John Pomp's Tidal Chandelier and Ochre's Moonlight Murmuration."They're fascinating, both in their form and the techniques required to make them." Statement lighting, she says,"allows folks to spotlight their homes, while doubling as eye-catching artwork." "The potter he approached initially thought he was crazy, as they'd only ever made tableware and similar products — never lighting," says Charlie Bowles."Bone china appears pure white once it's fired, but then gives a lovely warm soft glow when lit," he says.
Designer Pascale Girardin in Quebec, Canada, was inspired by childhood memories of picking petals off flowers to create her Love Me Not pendant, for Juniper. The dramatically scaled fixture, composed of hand-formed acrylic petals suspended by cables from a matte white canopy, has a romantic, ethereal vibe.
Besides providing light, sconces are wall art and"can quickly transform and update a room," Regina says.
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