Sustainable Design

Sustainable design offered at Branch. Some fun and cool stuff.

Cement Planters By Pull And Push

These cement planters from Pull + Push have a great modern architectural design to them that is all the more interesting due to the fact that they are each a little less than perfect. I think the are sublime.

One Smart Car

As you may have seen in a previous post here, I'm a Smart Car fan. If your thinking about getting one you better get moving because the waiting lists in the US are growing. The Smart Car web site now has a car delivery date estimator which is accurate within 90 days. That just goes to show you how hard it is to get a good thing nowadays.

Christa Coconut Lamps

These Coconut Lamps from Christa have so much character in the coconuct wood and yet they sport a throwback shape to mid-century modern design. They come in a variety of sizes and shade options to suit any room. A beautiful way to bring an organic elemment into your modern space.

2001 Space Terrarium

I've always been a great fan of terrariums. Natural miniature spaces like living dioramas. From Esque Studio comes the 2001 Space Terrarium in hand blown glass. Very mod.

LightAir Ionflow 50 Series

LightAir IonFlow 50 Style is perfect for the home environment as it takes little space, is silent, has low energy cost, is easy to maintain, and of course efficient against all polluting and harmful particles. The decorative LED light at the base enhances the feeling of clean, healthy air, and the color of the LED can be easily changed to suit any mood or décor. LightAir has successfully bridged a gap in the air purifier market by offering consumers a device that not only enhances their health but their environment as well.

Uffizi Bunk Bed

A well designed solution to maximizing the floor space in your child’s room, the Uffizi Convertible Loft Bunk Bed provides a modern resting place that your kids will love. Designed by Jenny Argie and Andrew Thornton for Argington, the cantilevers, semi-enclosed bunks and window-like openings created by this bunk bed’s unique, adjustable design, with sophistication of the Uffizi bed’s architecture ensures a smooth transition into your child’s older years. Even better, it's crafted from environmentally-friendly, sustainable and non-toxic materials

Eco Chair, The Gotham Rocker

The Gotham Rocker, like the other chairs in the Gotham series, is a model for optimizing materials. The webbing is surplus automotive seatbelts and the lightweight frame is laminated maple, an extremely resource efficient material. Made using non-toxic water-based adhesives.
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A New Year of New Design, H-Haus

H-Haus models are showcases of intelligent home design for the 21st century. The architecturally modern home designs introduce elegant living paired with eco-friendly designs adopted from European housing standards to the American Market.

Luxurious spa bath, single and two-story living arrangements, double height entry, cook’s kitchen, roomy bedrooms, wrap around balconies and operable skylights are just some of many high-end standard features throughout the H-Haus models. Spacious plans provide maximum living and storage space in a small footprint that reduces land use.

From the rooftop to the interior floor coverings, these homes are constructed with materials that will reduce energy bills and conserve natural resources. The smart, efficient design offers solar heating, super-insulated walls and roofing, rainwater catchment, and wastewater recycling.

J Green

From custom furniture to beautiful accessories, you'll find unique items at J Green.

Color Block Lighting

Yes, Color Block Lighting is made from recycled wine bottles. That's good green Design.

It's A Love Seat, No It's A Table, No It's Both

Futaba is both table and love seat and fabulous for small space dwellers who are big on style. Made of renewable bamboo, it's also eco-friendly. Futaba means double leaves sprouting from one seed. Perfect for this product. Comes in several colors.

Great Green Technology

Wattson is great green technology. It's the new home energy monitor that looks space age, helps save money on bills and allows users the chance to really live a life of less is more. Wattson enables you to learn about your own personal energy use through interactive play. The display shows the power being used across the home, and reacts instantly to any changes. How cool is that!

Carta Bench

The Carta Bench is characterized by the use of recycled cardboard tubes of small diameter, usually used for packaging. Base in white stained beech plywood. This is hip green modern.

Sporks

These ingenious little numbers are Moscardino Sporks by Giulio Iacchetti and Matteo Ragni, 2000. One of the highlights of the design is they are made from 100% bio-degradable corn based plastic.

Sleek & Sexy Herb Gardening

Herbi, the fully adjustable hydroponic herb, lets you grow your favorite herbs and spices easily in your home. All you have to do is place Herbi in a naturally well-lit spot and you’ll be rewarded with fresh, ready to pick herbs all year round. The Herbi unit is adjustable and low maintenance. Simply connect 1 - 6 Plant Silos to the Control Unit, then fill the control units containers with their corresponding elements and Herbi is off and running for 1 plus months of hassle free operation.

Renewable Sinks

These bathroom sinks are not only stunning to look at, they are made of bamboo, a highly renewable resource. They have a sharp modern look to them with a natural element that will warm any bathroom.

Green Furniture

These very cool forms are made of 100% post-consumer recycled paper board by Matt Gagnon Studio, Brooklyn, NY. The coffee table holds your favorite reading materials and the side table is designed to be used either upright (as shown) or on its side. Either way, the slots and openings in the form create space for storage as well as visual interest. Available at Branch.

David Turbridge

David Turbridge has this to say about his design work, "I make forms of elemental simplicity.....I work within the limits of what I have and know, simplicity and low impact, natural materials and processes, leaving a delicate footprint." It is the perfect written expression of this work. It makes sense that he graduated from Newcastle University in Northern England in 1972 with a degree in Naval Architecture (boat design). All those ribs in his design speak of wooden boat building. You should visit his site, not only to see his work but to read about his amazing life. I'll give you a hint, magine sailing around the world for five years with the people you love.

Branch

Simplicity in the kitchen and on your table. Branch's motto is "Sustainable Design for Living" and these products are green and beautifully designed. See Branch's site for more from furniture to personal accessories.