We publish original articles that dive into innovative concepts and real-life examples underpinning the furniture industry's transition to a climate-positive future.
Is the Furniture Industry Failing to Connect the Dots?
As the environment and science appear to be deprioritized in our current political climate, we need to rely on our industry’s leaders and advocates to align around generating and tracking reliable data.
In this article in Metropolis Magazine, we emphasize the need to develop an understanding of the full range of the industry's impacts. Written in collaboration with Lot21.
Does your sofa double as a life raft?
As climate change demands ever greater resiliency, innovative companies are adapting furniture design to meet the moment. Read the series.
Closing the loop.
This series of articles presents an alternative to the traditional ‘take-make-use-waste’ system of the linear economy. We explore a simple north star -- limit extraction of resources from the earth, start restoring it instead.
Redesigning the furniture industry with climate top-of-mind
This series explores the multiple ways in which climate change is accelerating innovation across the furniture industry, from materials to business models.
The fashion industry’s harmful social and environmental impact drove consumers, concerned brands, and nonprofits to spawn the sustainable fashion movement.
While furniture also carries significant impacts, it hasn’t yet galvanized public attention like fashion.
Are we on the cusp of a breakthrough?
Each plank of wood holds a story.
This series explores the nuances of reclaimed wood and its history in the United States. You’ll also meet a set of talented artisans who are harnessing reclaimed wood to produce beautiful, functional furniture.
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