Photo by permission of Tim O’Brien I recently received an email from Shannon inquiring about other green furniture stores in Calgary. “Hello, I am doing a 3rd year university business plan on opening an environmental furniture shop here in Calgary. I was wondering if you may have any useful information for me about who may [...]
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What are some of my pet peeves? They are as follows: People who urinate on the toilet seats and don’t clean up after themselves, CFLs recycling, people who do not call you back, and plastic pots recycling. Okay, 2 green pet peeves and 2 annoying pet peeves. Well, one pet peeve might be going [...]
Featured above is some of Seltzer Goods’ designs The first clue that I had that this eco-company who sells greeting cards, journal notebooks, wrapping papers and t-shirts doesn’t take themselves too seriously was the name of their company, Seltzer Goods. Who names their company “Seltzer Goods” when you sell paper products? Well, co-founder, Brian Gold, [...]
Isn’t this chair great? Special Discount Offered to Green Talk Readers! As the Editor of Green Talk, I receive endless emails from companies asking me to write about their products. Although you may think that this can be overwhelming, I am the fortunate one since I get to meet some amazingly passionate people along the [...]
How many chairs and sofas are put to the curb in the name of worn, outdated, or stained fabric? Well, I am faced with this dilemma. What to do with my family room couches who have been through the civil war. Every day is a new game and different sides. After five years of abuse, [...]
Photo by permission of Oliveira Textiles featuring the Anemone red fabric design Updated: 1/16/2012: I would describe Oliveira Textiles’ newly designed organic fabric collection as art imitating life. Their new series, “Ocean,” is fluid, vibrant, and graceful reminding us of Dawn Oliveira’s inspiration, the ocean, in memory of her late fisherman father, who called the [...]
Would you want to sit on this chair for 8 hours a day? Do you sit at your desk for endless hours and at the end of the day every part of your body hurts? It is not age. It is what we are sitting on. I know since I have been sitting in a [...]
Photo by permission of Lee Industries Lee Industries, a family owned company, has been manufacturing furniture since 1969 adhering to the same principles of yesterday as they do today. Its commitment to manufacturing high quality furnishings in the United States and the focus on its customers, community, and the environment have not changed since [...]
Photo by permission of Viesso of a Gente sofa For years, Furnature was the only company making eco-friendly furniture. Over night it seemed more and more furniture companies started making their furniture with an eye towards sustainability. Remember my friend who needed the eco-couch that I spoke about in my article, “Shouldn’t Your In-Laws Sleep [...]
