Eco-Friendly Outdoor Furniture
Neoteric Home Creates Modern Furniture with a Green Edge
Story by Debra Kronowitz | Photos courtesy of Neoteric Home
As American consumers start living a
greener lifestyle, furniture manufacturers are jumping onboard to offer
high-end, functional products that are eco-friendly. Neoteric Home,
which specializes in the design and manufacture of chic, affordable,
handmade outdoor furniture, is one company that tapped early into the
green market.
“We are tapping into the momentum,” said owner Steve Reisman. “ The
market is very much open to eco-friendly products; it’s not a mystery
anymore. Once people realize the most toxic environment is their home,
they become much more aware of what’s available.” |
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Neoteric Home received the
2007 IH/M&RS Editor’s Choice Award for Best New Product
for Luxury Green Décor for its Bora Bora daybed.
The company offers a broad product line that includes full
sofa sets, dining sets, loungers, chaises, modular seating,
tables and other attractive furniture, which is adaptable
for large or small outdoor spaces. All of Neoteric’s pieces
are green.
Neoteric Home furniture is available in three collections –
Neoteric Home,
Ecclipse and Locsin International for Neoteric Home –
all of which are designed to withstand the elements of
Mother Nature. Functional, comfortable and lightweight, the
furniture can be left outside year-round. Items are made
with recycled rust-free aluminum, Viro™ Fiber and/or Rehau®
and outdoor fabrics, including Sunbrella® and Outdura®. “Our
products don’t give off any gassing, which means they don’t
break down; they’re mold- and bacteria growth-resistant, and
they do not fade, discolor or crack,” said Reisman.
Neoteric Home cushions and pillows are stuffed with quick
dry foam. Although questionable in terms of greenness,
Reisman explained that they don’t emit gas, break down or
fade. “We started out slowly, doing 20 percent, then 50,
then 80 and now 100 percent,” he said. “The green movement
was in its infancy and in many ways, it still is. There are
a lot of mixed products out there that will eventually be
100 percent green.”
Meticulously hand-woven, the collections are colorfast, UV
resistant, nontoxic and chemically resistant. The newest
collection, Locsin International, offers more than
the “cookie cutter” designs previously available. The open
weave furniture is sculptural, offering organic shapes that
can be hand-woven with traditional indoor materials or with
all-weather fibers that can withstand the outdoor elements.
“It’s great, fun and fabulous,” said Reisman. “It’s modern
and gives a feeling of nature. I believe it’s the new trend
in outdoor furniture.”
Neoteric Home, Miami Design District, 305.438.2842,
www.neoterichome.com |
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