Boutique Design (trade magazine for boutique hotel world) had some different questions for me this week: http://www.boutiquedesign.com/Spotlight–Leigh-Anne-van-Dusen-1799.aspx L.A.
Last two days, CalFinder – a really cool remodeling blog – has posted a two parter on O Ecotextiles – they really ‘get’ it! Check it out, and the rest of their site! http://www.calfinder.com/blog/green-remodeling/the-off-gassing-problem-o-ecotextiles-solution/ http://www.calfinder.com/blog/green-remodeling/o-ecotextiles-–-education-products/ A couple other particularly nice postings of late-enjoy: http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/159898-O_Ecotextiles_honored_as_a_leading_green_supplier.php http://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/homefront/2008/11/25/ecotextiles-wants-to-transform-the-way-fabrics-are-made/
In case you’ve missed it, we’ve had some nice writeups about us lately, and thought we’d share them with you, also because these blogs or sites are great resources for your inquiring minds: http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/1860000586/post/200034620.html http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/1860000586.html http://www.worldchanging.com/local/seattle/archives/008818.html http://www.ecofabulous.com Radio Interview with Harry O (he asked great questions!): http://thegreenhour.com http://www.consciouschoice.com/2008/09/omathome0809.html http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/159898-O_Ecotextiles_honored_as_a_leading_green_supplier.php http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/CA6617284.html?nid=2063&rid= http://www.naturerepurposed.com/2008/11/top-green-building-products-for-2008.html http://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/homefront/2008/11/25/ecotextiles-wants-to-transform-the-way-fabrics-are-made/ Happy reading!
On Nov. 20 at Greenbuild, we were honored to be announced as one of BuildingGreen’s Top 10 product choices for 2008!!! They also followed up with a very complete product review on us, and we are part of their ultra-respected GreenSpec Directory (since Sept.), the leading national director of green building products (www.buildinggreen.com). This is …
Hello Azhahia: There are many, many prohibited dyes. GOTS prohibits the use of all amine releasing azo dyes, for instance. This prohibited category includes the following chemical compounds with their CAR RN (chemical label) : Azo dyes (Restricted amines – from Azo dyes) 4- Aminodiphenyl (92-67-1) Benzidine (92-87-5) 4-Chloro-o-Toluidine (95-69-2) 2- Napthylamine (91-59-8) o-Aminoazotoluene (97-56-3) …
In our quest to change the way textiles are being made, we’ll share what we’ve found out and if any of our information is wrong or misinterpreted, please jump in and tell us! Let’s work together to define what green means to each of us: for example, I read about a woman in the New …
Welcome to our blog. I’m Leigh Anne, one of the founding partners of O Ecotextiles and I have to come clean: I wasn’t particularly green when I started this, and certainly no expert in fabrics. But that’s a long story, and maybe all you want to know is how this company got started. Four years …
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