Reduce . Reuse . Recycle

This past week I had the opportunity to attend Greenbuild 09. I ran into these few items while perusing all of the different vendors. I have to admit that chairs seem to draw attention to my eyes. Here are just a few that I saw while wandering around the convention center.

Hon

Herman Miller

AutoCad Presentation Center (I really liked these chairs and thought it was clever how they used these recyclable materials to make a seating area for their teaching sessions).

Wallpaper Alternative

I came across this while going through our new products in our library and thought this is a really terrific way to fill in large empty wall. This is actually a clip from the gallery of Modular Arts. I really loved their interactive gallery because as you can see, you can pick from the different textures and see a real life application of the product. Contract Magazine also had a full page ad in their October Issue.

Another example is of MDC's Dimension Walls. Same concept but also provides a different variety of textures.

Table Topics

Coffee stirrers, spoons and toothpicks...imaginative and a work of art.

Daisuke Hiraiwa

Studio Verissimo

Under The Sea

While soaking in a lot of this...

I discovered a treasure on the ceiling at the Shade Hotel...

...and some more...

Molo Design has some incredible products,

one of which are paper lanterns in the shape of sea urchins:

Lacor Furniture introduces a new use for chopsticks
with this unique blend of artistry and lighting:

Cookies & Shopping

I'm always up for visiting new places and especially places that offer handmade and/or handcrafted items. Here's a sampling of a few places I found:

Urban Cookies

Frances Vintage

Lighting the way..

What do you do if it's too warm to have a fireplace in your environment? Get one that glows but doesn't give off the intense heat!~ My husband and I checked out Kontakt Magazine's PCDF and found this fireplace from this local vendor. It burns through a plant-based fuel called Fanola which gives off H2O. Not only are these fireplaces easily ignitable but also really easily extinguished. They also don't leave soot marks and look so clean!~