To give the headline context, here's Haworth's Profile
The market Haworth, Inc, a Michigan-based distributor of commercial "workspace solutions", covers is diverse, including walls, floors utilities, systems, seating, lighting, desks/casegoods, storage, and tables. They boast a LEED Gold Chicago Merc showroom, have published goals and metrics for improving, and offer a
I wasn't sure if we’d covered Earth Weave’s wool and hemp carpets, but I was wrong. Years ago, Kara had mentioned them in a nice little primer on Finding Solutions to Toxic Carpeting. What makes Earth Weave noteworthy is that they claim their Bio-Floor to be different to any other North American produced carpet.
Cobbleblock™ & Cobblewood™ Flooring: fabricated from antique beams, sliced cross-grain, sanded & triple oiled. Also available in pine. Awesome.
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The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that several communities around Los Angeles actually ban artificial lawns, meaning that residents are not eligible for the $300 rebate from the Orange County Municipal Water District. In an area that is very drought prone, and with advances in the “look” of artificial lawns, city officials are taking a new look at the legislation.
Skip the nasty chemicals and refinish your concrete floors the non-toxic way, using the Retro Plate System. Can be used on new and existing floors.
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Over 700,000 carpet samples will get shipped this year, helping for architects and interior designers pick the perfect pattern and color, but not much use after that; often, they just get tossed. Thankfully, the Ample Sample design competition is back, challenging designers to "Rethink. Reuse. Upcycle" and come up with a better use for all those carpet samples.
A new technique for construction caught our eye at Barcelona’s material library Mater (more about that below): Drysystem. Drysystem is a new tile laying system, developed by the Spanish ceramic company TAU, that doesn’t require getting your hands dirty. This new way of putting tiles doesn’t require any kind of adhesive; the pieces simply slot into each other. 45x90 cm tiles can be slotted seamlessly into a polymer base. ...
Terry Dwan’s Only One teak and stainless kitchen system for Riva 1920 at Remodelista. Also see his Libero kitchen
Made from cork, cork-rubber blends, and recycled rubber tires, Capri cork's earth-friendly, resilient floor coverings are renewable, sustainable, and downright purdy, to boot.
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