I got a call awhile ago from Harmony Susalla, founder and chief designer for Harmony Art (if you haven’t seen her glorious fabrics go right now to http://www.harmonyart.com). She was wondering about optical brighteners, and I discovered I couldn’t tell her much except to say that some are derived from benzene, which is a chemical …
Synthetic fibers are the most popular fibers in the world – it’s estimated that synthetics account for about 65% of world production versus 35% for natural fibers.[1] Most synthetic fibers (approximately 70%) are made from polyester, and the polyester most often used in textiles is polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Used in a fabric, it’s most …
The questions is whether it’s a better choice to use inherently flame retardant fabrics such as AvoraFR rather than a natural fiber (like cotton) which has been doused with toxic FR chemicals. The answer is complicated and like most in this emerging green area, there may be no “best” answer. We think the answers may …
Did anybody see the Goyard canvas shopping tote for sale over the holidays? It cost $1065, plus $310 if you wanted a triangular “recycle” symbol painted in gold. The canvas was advertised as being “100% recyclable”. Let’s not go into all the ramifications of that one product, but I want to use this example …
The new Children’s Environmental Health Center of the Mt. Sinai Department of Community Health and Preventitive Medicine (www.childenvironment.org) is looking into, as they say, a “whole host of diseases that come from toxic environments”, including: asthma, autism, allergies, ADD and ADHD, leukemias, brain cancer and birth defects. The chemicals they focus on in the YouTube …
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!
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