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EcoDesign Takes Center Stage
Posted by Su Avasthi on May 7, 2007 - 12:17am.
In an ideal world, my home would look like one of those supremely eco-chic houses that are routinely featured in Dwell magazine.
It'd have an airy, serene floor plan, plenty of natural light and bamboo accents, and, of course, the furniture would be clean-lined and gorgeously crafted from sustainable materials.
That dream furniture can be seen at Haute Green 2007, an exhibition that's coming to Manhattan on May 19-21. It will showcase 75 green design stars and feature their hip, contemporary, and sustainable furniture, lighting, housewares, and home accessories. It promises to be one of the highlights of New York Design Week.
Along with showcasing work, Haute Green 2007 will host talks and panels on green design, materials, processes and other hot topics.
To get an idea of exciting new trends, check out their fresh take on design at Inhabitat, which offers a sneak peek at this year's highlights and has posted several images from last year's successful show. Among my favorites are the cork chaise lounge and the Bambu tableware.
The purpose of Haute Green is to usher sustainable design and designers into the spotlight. The show's primary focus is to provide a platform for green design, and their goals include:
- Promoting established and up-and-coming green designers.
- Expose eco-designs to an international audience.
- Showcase how to solve design problems with green solutions.
- Display green materials and eco-friendly manufacturing processes.
- Increase awareness about sustainable design options.
Topics:
- Design
- Dwell magazine
- eco-friendly furniture
- ecoDesign
- furniture
- green design
- Green Interior Design
- Haute Green
- interior design
- sustainable design
..but our excessive standard of living has become the whole world's problem. This story, fantasizing and dreaming about fabulous *stuff* feeds that lust, as do glossy magazines, advertising, etc.
Regardless this does get more individuals involved and interested in living a green lifestyle. I think that making the process of going green a little bit more stylish and attractive to the general eye is always a good start. I mean who says you can't be environmentally friendly and still stylish. I understand that buying into the whole race of trying to outstyle your next door neighbor or your friends is a silly idea, but I think that you can still get excited over a fabulous and lovely home as long as it is green.
For example most of the art that my sister creates is from recycling old furniture and other items that I never even thought could be recycled and reused as home decor. I wouldn't even attempt to do the projects she does, because I am not nearly as creative as she is, but it's still amazing. & quite frankly it does get me excited, every time she's working on something new.
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