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by Deborah von Donop

10 Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Furniture Sources For A Stylish and Healthy Home

*Collaboration: What an absolute pleasure to be included in the collaboration between High Point Market Authority and Esteem Media of the famed Design Influencers Conference, to meet and visit with this amazing collection of vendors, to share with you, my reader, the best of their product offerings for 2020 and their core business message. While my was trip sponsored, all opinions are my own.

As I toured around High Point Market ,

visiting with a variety of select vendors, I couldn't help but feel the excitement for the hunt as I visited one showroom after another over my 5-day visit. The pure scale of the High Point Market is tremendous, with over 900 vendors displaying in buildings, showrooms, and warehouses the latest in home decor for the next year.

The amount of show space, combined with over 35,000 attendees descending on the market for this one week, can make the idea of planning your day a little overwhelming.

You never feel like you have seen it all, no matter how many miles you walk and shuttle every day.

Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Details From This Year’s Award-Winning Designs for 2020.

Do you want to improve your indoor air quality?

Do you want to support responsible building practices for furniture and fabrics?

Are you interested in ins using more companies that are part of this rising trend?

Then you are int he right place, this is a great High Point Market Recap for you. My goal in this post ( and many of my articles) is to share with you the choices that are becoming available. These companies can help you make your own home eco-friendly and a healthier environment overall. I believe that interior design has the power to transform the quality of our lives. Selecting products and pieces that embody the best practices and quality production continues that philosophy even deeper and productivity for ourselves and the world we live in.

By the end of this article, you know more about:

• How Cisco Brothers have been working for over 10 years on Incorporate Green Interior Design into Your Home.

• Understand why Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Design is More Important than Ever

• Explain the Difference Between the Terms, "Eco-Friendly" and "Sustainable"

• Implement Affordable and Higher End Upgrades to improve Your Energy Efficiency

• Improve Your Indoor Air Quality

• Understand the Green Finishes and Furnishings Available for Your Home and Where to Source Them

• If You're a Professional, You Will Learn About Green Professional Certifications and Green Trade-Only Vendors

Here is a list of current and future upgrades that you can make to your home, and by

I toured the market a few days with a little help from my friends, designers from all over the nation sharing insights and highlights with each other. Without them, I would be lost.

[See our post on other HighPoint Market Highlights here - Market Previews }

2020 Trends and Market Highlights:

Science tells us that there is a substantial link between our mental (and physical!) health and our environment.

The Sustainability of production and the Healthiness of the products are important factors to consider for our interiors and are part of the informed decision-making process of furnishing that interior designers can guide us in selecting the best options for our homes for the long term.

DEFINING PIECES SEEN AT MARKET

We are no longer just consumers, filling landfills with temporary furniture. Design is happening through functionality and long-term living in our home. Materials that are eco-friendly are important factors woven into the selection of our furniture and upholstery.

Create a home that is healthier for you and the planet.

1. Jaipur Living

Hand Spun Beauties: Layering the foundation with hand-spun, artisan rugs. Jaipur Provides Hand-Knotted Rugs Wool Rugs Wool Carpets Tibetan Carpets Shags Natural Fibre Carpets India Rugs online Jaipur Living

Jaipur delivers fresh, inventive new products, built on a strong foundation of core beliefs.Suporting the Creatives and their families.

Jaipur believes in the importance of relationships, and value. They are actively pursuing the role of social responsibility and support of their people. Improving product, improving lives, hand in hand.

How To Select The Right Rug?

Check out our latest how-to's + design tips to find the perfect rug for your space. Interior designer Deborah von Donop reveals her 7 rules for choosing rugs for interior design.

2. Norwalk Furniture Collections

Pop Up Shops: Norwalk Furniture Features Dana Gibson and Kim Salmela for the 2019 Market in partnership with Crypton fabrics because everyone wants an easy-care product and the soft hand of linen, chenille, and fluffy boucle.

Norwalk Furniture manufactures over 500 stylish upholstery frames in over 800 fashion-forward fabrics and 100 types of leather. Norwalk has a wide selection of upholstery designs for every room of the house, both stationary and with motion.

Every piece is custom made in America, though the styles are inspired by the world.

To the Trade Only, but available to you through dvd Interior Design

Dana Gibson 2020 Collection with Norwalk Furniture.

The journey to North Carolina for High Point Market is a tradition for Interior Designers as we become enlightened with the knowledge of trends about to surface in the approaching year. 

High Point is literally millions of square feet of showrooms featuring the latest in products and services. It can make your head spin a little.  I was also delighted by the variety of antiques and treasures that were interspersed amongst the many of the latest trends.

3. Cisco Brothers

Sustainable Furnishings: Since 1990, Cisco has been using sustainable materials and building methods to create furniture that is as healthy for you as it is for the planet. Each item is built with pride by local craftspeople at our headquarters in the heart of Los Angeles. Every piece brings timeless style and beauty to your home.

Responsible wood sourcing, employing craftspeople and handmade products, recycled vintage duries and more. Cisco Pinedo was the first designer to create 100% FSC pure sustainable upholstered product.

Available at retailers near you and to the trade.

4. Smith Honig: Boho Luxe Home

Interior Designers: Adjectives that come to mind are, Maximalism trends, boho luxe, arty, joyful, colorful and global traditions.

Travel is the inspiration behind all product offerings by these designers. colorful, and fun!. Each item is built with pride by local craftspeople at our headquarters in the heart of Los Angeles. Every piece brings timeless style and beauty to your home.

Available online and to the trade.

5. Loloi Rugs

The Loloi showroom was breathtaking. We loved hearing about their authentic design process and the story behind their handcrafted original rugs.

Whether the style is cool and contemporary or elegant and traditional, the common thread in all of Loloi products is ingenuity. A history of illustrious awards attests to the excellence of our products. This includes new product lines with Ellen De Generous, Justina Blakely and the craftsmen and women from all over the world. They have also received 11 straight ARTS Award nominations for ‘Best Rug Manufacturer’.

Rugs, pillows, throws and wall art.

To the Trade

Unique patterns, textures and responsible materials : Loloi rugs

6. RED EGG collaboration with the creative force of the Mill Collective

This is the sixth edition of Mill Collective showcases “Designed & Made in America” works by 20 studios, in a new gallery format.

“The collaboration with Red Egg House delivers a unique design experience to High Point Market attendees,” said Tim Branscome, Mill Collective CEO, who collaborated with Red Egg owner and operator Carol Gregg to bring the innovative display format to life.

Handmade in USA furniture and wall art. To the Trade

7. Hooker Furniture

Interior Designers: Adjectives that come to mind are, Maximalism trends, boho luxe, arty, joyful, colorful and global traditions.

Travel is the inspiration behind all product offerings by these designers. colorful, and fun!. Each item is built with pride by local craftspeople at our headquarters in the heart of Los Angeles. Every piece brings timeless style and beauty to your home.

Available online and to the trade.

8. EJ Victor: Ryan Corbin

Interior Designer, Furniture Designer, and Adorable: Adjectives that come to mind are, minimalist, urban, modern luxe.

Available to the trade.

9. HUNTINGTON HOUSE FURNITURE:

HH IS 100% crafted in the foothills of North Carolina, Huntington House is a family-owned company that offers an eclectic collection of beautifully designed custom upholstery, created with the ever-changing needs of today's customers in mind.

What are some of the ways that HH is incorporating sustainable practices into their business?

Here are just a few business features benefiting you and the environment.

The craftsmen and women at Huntington House employ time-tested manufacturing techniques that have been passed down for generations to achieve the highest level of long-lasting quality and style.

THE Huntington House Outdoor Collections are also expanding: Now they will have a smaller scale option for spaces that might not be able to fit the larger pieces.

While at High Point market I was a selected blogger for the 2 Day Tour with the Design Bloggers Tour which meant that I was recruited by the High Point Market Authority to peruse nearly 2,000 new collections and then select my favorite products to share with the world.

I hope you enjoyed this highlight from the market, and this is just Day 1 of the High Point Market Design Bloggers Tour. For more highlights and images, check out my features from days 2-3! Click here to see more.

BONUS: DOME DECO

This beautiful brand, DomeDeco offers an entire interior concept built around furniture, textiles and home accessories! #hpmkt #DesignBloggersTour

More Green Finsihihes and Resources for creating and Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Home and where to find them.

Here is an additional and valuable resource for making the best choices and the best social equity in furnishings and water management for your renovation or new construction.

• Environmentally preferable interior finishes and furnishings on www.usgbc.org. this is a wonderful resource for everything related to an intelligently constructed home.

Thank you for stopping by. I wish you much success in creating the best home possible for you and your loved ones.

xoxo,

Deborah

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