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Artecnica Tables, John Derian Art & Bambu Newbies
Gift Fair 2009

More from the Gift Fair last month. These three were lovely eye candy, while two were also functional. The tables are actually sort of old designs that look really fresh to me in these colors, the a...

Multipurpose Furniture: Bookcase, Chair and Table in One

We received an email alerting us to the work of this brilliant uArts Philadelphia student. The Easy Chair, designed by Lorenzo Buffa, is made of salvaged strand bamboo and can be used as a table or ...

Good Questions: New Cushions / New Sofa Survey?

I was planning on getting new cushions made for this bamboo set, but I had a NYE party and my friends said "only their grandmothers had wicker anymore". What do all you at AT think? New cushions or...

Bamboo Lamp from Moooi

The silhouette of the Bamboo Lamp from Moooi, reminds us of our own simple KULLA floor lamp from IKEA. Though about 15 x the price, the Moooi lamp is made from lacquered bamboo — providing a u...

Green Tour: A Barn Inspired Wisconsin Retreat
From Re-nest: Our site that covers abundant design for green homes

Escapes Month is long over, but that doesn't mean we can't start planning for next year. Rachel just spent a weekend in this beautiful vacation home in Wisconsin and came home with a green tour to sha...

Hot or Not? Bamboo Basket Chair

You may recall designer Tejo Remy's previous designs for Dutch design collective, Droog: the Rag Chair, Chest of Drawers or Milk Bottle Lamp. This bamboo chair is one of his newest designs with coll...

Black and White Bamboo Baskets from Pottery Barn

The new collection from Pottery Barn is full of attractive, graphic, black and white decor. One of our favorite designs is the square-ish lidded baskets made from woven bamboo. We're not usually fan...

Landing Strip Solution
From Re-nest: Our site that covers abundant design for green homes

A Landing Strip Solution Made from Bamboo   The Green Way to a Clean Microwave; Keeping the Cats Amused with Reused Drawers ...

BKLYN Designs: Bamba Chair from EcoSystems

This is the Bamba Chair. Its design follows the consideration to be as sustainable and environmentally-friendly as possible. The flat-pack design features a seat and back that are cut from the side...

BKLYN Designs: Brave Space Design

Brave Space Design has been flyin gunder-the-radar here on AT. We've featured their Hollow series of furniture and their Tetris-y Tetrad Shelving was included in our list of Top 10 Modular Shelving...

Bamboo Floors
The New York Times 4.17.08

Here on AT, we've asked Is Bamboo Really as Eco as We Think? and looked at IKEA Bamboo Flooring, but there are still lots of questions and confusion due to the many various qualities and prices in the...

Best Bathroom Towels 2008

We think good bathroom towels, regardless of price, are a fully justified and simple luxury. You use them every day and beyond a delightful appearance, you want them to WORK, meaning take the water ...

Sustainable Cut Flowers?
From Re-nest: Our site that covers abundant design for green homes

Our flowers are certified environmentally and socially responsible! But what does that mean exactly? Bamboo roundup & Book Club update below ...

Bamboo Leaning Bookcase and Desk

One of Crate & Barrel's best sellers, the Leaning Bookshelf and Desk (one of our Top 5: Cheap Furniture Basics and Top 10: Writing Desks) is now available in bamboo. Made with bamboo solids and vene...

NYT: Home Decor Trends
House & Home Roundup 12.20.07

Is it over for antlers? Flash in the Can: Designs Soon Forgotten explores the latest trends to reach the saturation point. While most will agree that antlers have had their heyday, is it too early fo...

NYT: Artek

Birch (& Bamboo). Finnish furniture company Artek was written up in Sunday's New York Times Magazine. Out of the Woods looks at Artek's commitment to sustainability � over seventy years of "good q...

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