Viesso is stylish and environmentally friendly customized to your wants
Elegant contemporary normal looking furniture on the outside, but on the inside its all eco friendly. By Viesso
All the wood from the upholstered furniture comes from green sources. The exposed wood furniture is made from bamboo from China. Bamboo is technically a grass and grows very fast, unlike trees. Moreover, it can be harvested by hand thus reducing the impact on the environment. Bamboo grows to a height of 6 inches and matures in 5-6 years.
The fabrics for Viesso’s furniture is green as well. It contains a good amount of recycled content and mostly natural fibers. The same goes for the fillers of the cushions ! Natural latex comes from the sap of rubber trees, and is a naturally derived biodegradable.. The feather fill options also come from birds that are being raised for food or other reasons. Of course they are cleaned from non-toxic substances.
Even the metals are made of recycled or durable materials. Metals can be recycled indefinitely without losing any of their properties, which makes their impact on the environment minimal.
Viesso even takes their furniture back and recycles it too.
You can customize your furniture online. Choose your layout, pick a filling, pick a fabric, pick a leg and have your sofa in 3 weeks!
Somebody tell me how much this costs! I don’t think hippies can afford this, not even sophisticated ones !
Check Viesso out today and tell me about it…
September 14th, 2007 at 3:01 pm |
Hi. I have seen their site and you can customize the furniture that you want, and price out the different choices. I emailed them because I did not know from their site if their products were stained and sealed with nontoxic products. They confirmed that they were nontoxic. I did make a comment to them that I wish that there could be an option to make their furniture more traditional since many of the green design out seems to be more contemporary.
Some furniture out there are claiming to be green because they use sustainable sources in making the furniture, but make sure that the glues, stains, and sealers they use are low or nontoxic and the fabrics do not have formaldehyde or other harmful chemicals in them. If they use cotton, see if they have organic cotton as a choice. Nice post! anna www.green-talk.com
September 16th, 2007 at 8:43 pm |
Arhaus is a company that has SOME furniture that is antique or tradional looking that is from sustainable sources. CHeck them out. Viesso seems like they are doing a great job. They are too pricey for me though… Stop by again!
http://www.ecoshopper.net/2007/furniture/furnishing-a-better-world-arhaus/
August 13th, 2008 at 3:50 pm |
Just found this site through Google and it’s great! I love reading about both indoor and outdoor furniture. This company seems like they’re doing a lot of good for the environment!