Arhaus, a furnishings company, was founded in 1986 with commitments to design, craftsmanship, and responsibility. Today, they are also committed to searching out eco-friendly materials and methods. Arhaus has always focused on artisan crafted pieces, created by furniture makers from across the world whom Arhaus maintains "face-to-face" relationships with in order to assure quality and fair labor practices.
Update – 12/18/08 – the response has been huge! I’m sorting through everything and will be in touch shortly. All contributor positions, for the foreseeable short term, appear to be filled. Thank you!
In a little over a year’s time, this site has grown like indigenous landscaping rooted in fresh, fertile soil. We’re seeing three times more readers and feed subscribers. Emails have gone through the roof! To be honest, the team right now just can’t write about all the great content worth writing about. So we’re looking for contributors. We’re not looking for junk stories and we’re certainly not interested in adding to the blogosphere echo chamber — this is a magazine and we like to spend time gathering images and information to appropriately tell a unique story. Doing so takes some time and collaboration, but the rewards are many and diverse. These are some of the areas we could use contributors:
Over a year ago, we took a moment to discuss the Truro Residence, which was designed by Zero Energy Design. Back then, though, the home was confined to renderings, while now, it’s fully constructed and inhabited. It is, as you will quickly note, a 6,200 square foot second home that acts a lot smaller that it actually is. The client wanted something to accommodate a large and fluctuating number of family members for weekends and holidays. As a result, ZED split the home into a “living bar” and “sleeping bar.” It’s an interesting idea that creates impressive results.
Christian Brown Design just released a new line of eco-friendly furniture called Echo Series. The green furniture is made from salvaged wood, reclaimed panels of eco-resin, and stainless steel rods, cap screws, and connector bolts. By design, the panels levitate above reclaimed wood blocks and captivate the eye with a woodsy, contemporary style. Christian Brown uses panels manufactured by 3form and much of the wood appears to be salvaged pine. Plus, with all the variations in wood stains and eco-resin colors, the possibilities are practically endless.
This is Gwanggyo Power Centre, a concept design for a new town located roughly 20 miles south of Seoul, South Korea. MVRDV won a competition with this design, which consists of skinny, hill-shaped buildings that contain housing, offices, parking, retail, leisure, and educational spaces. Although the concept plan is currently under review for feasibility and cost estimations, if everything moves forward, Gwanggyo Power Centre will become a self-sustaining town of 77,000 inhabitants.
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