Market Mix

Karen D. Singh, Alexia Brue, Sheila Kim-Jamet, and Mark McMenamin -- Interior Design, 10/1/2008 12:00:00 AM

Architex International - Angela Adams Green Collection
The 12 upholstery patterns of Angela Adams's Green collection, available in nine colorways, withstand 50,000 double rubs and use both post-consumer and post-industrial recycled polyester fibers. Argyle has small-scale connected boxes; Arundel references the historic Maine town in Pulitzer Prize–winner Kenneth Roberts' 1930 novel; Birch is patterned after the tree; solid chenille Acadia is named for the national park in Maine that inspires much of the designer's work; and wavy Beach Grass flaunts Cradle to Cradle Silver certification. 800-621-0827; architex-ljh.com. circle 415


Reestore - Annie
Rather than using sustainable materials, Max McMurdo eschews common green design practice by recycling found objects into new furnishings. His Max loveseat, for instance, is a vintage cast-iron bathtub with an upholstered seat. And a discarded shopping cart finds new life as Annie, an armchair with padded seat and back. A variety of upholstery and cover fabrics are available for both pieces. 44-1-234-376-920; reestore.com. circle 416

Umbra - Frosine
Michelle Ivankovic forages through thrift shops for the glasses that comprise her Frosine line of stemware. To unify the various sizes and styles, she sandblasts them to create a milky white finish. Measurements range from approximately 6 to 10 inches tall, and the pieces are sold in mismatched sets of four. 800-387-5122; umbra.com. circle 417

Adriana Hoyos - Café
This sultry Latin beauty is quite considerate of Mother Nature. The 52 ¾-inch-square, 15-inch-high table is made of seike—an Ecuadorian wood, similar to teak, which reaches maturity in just seven years—and is clad with a mosaic of hand-crushed coconut shells. Resin-sealed, it's named Café because the variations of color are similar to grounds of coffee. 305-572-9052; adrianahoyos.com. circle 418

Brastilo - Bench with Moveable Tray
This movable feast of a furniture piece is a buffet of practicality. Multitasking as a bench, storage chest, and shelf, the Bench with Movable Tray has a solid pine frame fit with a cushion that supports a bent plywood tray. The three drawers offer discreet storage. Hardware is cast brass; measurements are 60 inches wide by 19 deep and 16 high. 877-272-8450; brastilo.com. circle 4208

Suite New York - Fusion Bed
Designed by the collective Formstelle, and offered in all standard sizes, the solid wood Fusion bed is made of sustainable forested beech, maple, oak, knotty oak, American cherry, American walnut, European walnut, and African walnut, all finished with a light rub of natural oils. Complementing nightstands complete the restful ensemble. 877-278-4836; suiteny.com. circle 419

Jolyon Yates - Ode Chair
After working in the boat and automotive industry, Jolyon Yates sees his Ode chair and stool as a reaction to loveless and impersonal mass production. Each chair is handmade by the designer in Northumberland, U.K., takes about two weeks to produce, and is made of tulipwood, ash, or birch and resin, then finished with a clear epoxy coating. 44-1670-730-784; jolyonyates.com. circle 421

Stark Carpet - Oriental Turkish Patchwork Collection
The Oriental Turkish Patchwork collection gives new life to antique rugs that can't be restored. Salvaged portions are stitched together, creating floor coverings akin to quilts. No two of the more than 30 compositions are alike. Standard sizes range from 8 by 10 feet to 13 by 19 feet. Custom sizes are available and requests for color combinations can be accommodated. 212-752-9000; starkcarpet.com. circle 422

Elite Leather Company - Lulu DK
Part of the Lulu DK line, Bette sports a barrel back and round seat, both covered in the company's upholstery. The legs are sustainably grown alder wood. Pair with the complementing four-legged stool. 800-826-9971; eliteleather.com. circle 423

Maria Yee
As a 15-year-old during China's Cultural Revolution, Maria Yee watched her homeland destroy its historic treasures. The ruinous events sparked a passion in Yee to preserve the 7,000-year-old tradition of wood joinery, a mission she carried to California in 1988 when she launched her namesake furniture company. Safeguarding methodology was Yee's initial ambition, but environmental preservation just might be her most lasting legacy. Responsibly grown and selectively harvested chestnut is used for the Montecito Swift chair, measuring 28 inches long, 36 wide, and 34 high, and the Ojai armchair, clocking in at 22 by 32 by 21. For either, choose leather-covered cushions in seven colors. The same wood is paired with a steel base in the Menlo nightstand, 24 inches by 30 by 18, but goes solo in the Bodega bench, 76 by 17 by 15. 831-457-2900; mariayee.com. circle 424

North Slope Sustainable Wood
Freelance magazine writer Peter Stark and his modern-dancer wife, Amy, bought a forest in Montana and soon realized the small stunted larch trees dotting the landscape were actually preventing the healthy ones from thriving. The couple culled the sickly specimens, using them to build a backyard dance studio, then began harvesting the hale and hearty trees to launch North Slope Sustainable Wood, and the Treadlight brand of flooring, trim, and windows. Stark calls it "a solution to the ongoing wars" between environmentalists and the timber industry. He's not kidding—the local chapter of the Sierra Club is now supplying the company with castoffs from its restoration project in Lolo National Forest in Missoula, Montana. Known as the softest of hardwoods, small-diameter Western larch features a tight grain pattern of honey and cinnamon highlighted by dark pinhole knots. The ¾-inch-thick flooring panels are offered in 1-by-3-inch, 1-by-4, and 1-by-5 widths. More than 1,000 molding profiles are available in standard and custom sizes, along with complete systems for casement, awning, and fixed windows. Take that, Paul Bunyan. 406-327-1123; northslopewood.com. circle 425