By: Ekla
The lovely details: Good Job Guys.
Member of the Organic Trade Association, Sustainable Furniture Council and Co-Op America.
Third party certification by FSC, Oeko-tex, KRAV, SCS Gold, GREENGUARD.
Raw materials sourced as close to manufacturing facility as possible.
All production occurs in the United States.
Materials are organic and non-toxic.
Lowest VOC finishes.
97% pure rubber with no chemical additives during the fabrication process. 3% binders are soda ash and zinc.
Fabrics are eco-fabrics.
Reclaimed woods whenever relevant.
Virgin woods are US based FSC hardwoods.
No chemical flame-retardants.
Packaging materials are recycled.
Workshop operates on natural light as much as possible.
$15 per sale contributed to the Sierra Gorda Biosphere project.
Note* Working with local fabricators and finding reclaimed wood in your area is possible it just takes research and a little hunting. Upholstery foam choices...
1. Natural latex (try foamsource.com)
downfall: more costly
2. Product to watch for: Soy based foam. Currently used in the automotive industry. (35%)
downfall: less comfortable and the perfomance is not as suitable for other upholstery uses.
3. Buy Foam made in California. (check the packaging labels or order online or through an upholsterer that uses a vendor out of California)
There they are phasing out the flame retardent chemicals that have been linked to health problems. So while the product itself might not be green at least it won't attribute VOC's. (Volatile Organic Compounds-chemical emissions from products and materials)
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