Environment Furniture: Easy on the Eyes and the Earth

Environment Furniture's Giramundo Swivel Chair

With a name like Environment Furniture, there is no doubt this company is committed to the planet. Unlike other furniture makers, Environment Furniture focuses on creating unique furniture with as little impact on the environment as possible.

There’s just something about Environment Furniture that gets noticed, and it can’t be summed up easily. Maybe it’s the gorgeous, rugged Brazilian Peroba wood that gives it a look all its own. Perhaps it’s the mix of recycled, reclaimed and repurposed materials and textures. Whatever it is, it’s where casual-chic modern design and sustainability come together to produce something exciting for today’s eco-conscious consumer.

The company considers itself “part design consortium, part modern craftsman,” and has showrooms in Los Angeles; Costa Mesa, CA; New York City; Atlanta; and Dublin. It produces pieces that are individual works of art, and is also on the forefront of where we can go and what we can do with sustainable furniture.

• Environment Furniture’s Pacifica Sofa has a military look to it — and it should. It was designed using recycled army tents, denim and linen.
• The Santos Coffee Table juxtaposes roughened Brazilian Peroba Rosa mahogany with a smoother, darker finish in its crisscross design. The Peroba is harvested from abandoned houses, barns and houses in Brazil, and is on average between 70 and 100 years old.
• Recycled multicolor yarn gives the Giramundo Swivel Chair a wild, fuzzy appearance, and sits atop stainless steel legs.
• This sculptural Campinas X Side Table is also made from weathered Peroba hardwood, and has a contrasting finish on its top and sides.

Environment Furniture has done the following in keeping with its eco-conscious design philosophy:

• It does not use stains on its furniture that emit VOCs.
• It conducted carbon inventories of its processes.
• It met stringent requirements to become a member of the Tropical Forest Trust, which promotes sustainable forestry.
• It developed and implemented a green operations guide and paper use policy in its offices and showrooms.
• It educates consumers on reuse and sustainability.

In the future, Environment Furniture will work on reducing its environmental footprint even further, and will reconsider the ways in which it sources its materials and runs its offices and showrooms to ensure that it continues to live up its name.