Sustainable Solutions

These furnishings aren’t only chic, they’re Earth-friendly, too.

WOODWARD THROWBACKS is known for creating luxury furniture out of recycled materials. Their Modern Block Coffee Table and End Table are built using deconstructed oak church pews from Detroit. $975 (Coffee Table), $550 (End Table), Woodward Throwbacks, Throwbacks Home, Detroit, throwbackshome.com.

 

The MEM collection from DORNBRACHT, with NATURE SQUARED, transforms natural materials that would normally be considered waste into hand-crafted luxury bathroom fittings. Price upon request, Russell Hardware Co., Bloomfield Hills, dornbracht.com, russellhardware.com.

The InsideOut line from KRAVET was developed in partnership with the SEAQUAL INITIATIVE, a collaborative community that works with ocean clean-up programs to repurpose recovered materials. To the trade, Kravet | Lee Jofa | Brunschwig & Fils, Michigan Design Center, Troy, kravet.com, michigandesign.com.

For an environmentally responsible paint, consider BENJAMIN MOORE’s Eco Spec line, offering zero VOCs and zero emissions (shown in Hale Navy). Price upon request, Benjamin Moore, multiple locations, benjaminmoore.com.

Made from 100 percent recycled plastic, the Construct Rug from GUS MODERN diverts 964 plastic bottles from landfills, oceans, and waterways. $595-$1,195, Gus Modern, Throwbacks Home, Detroit, gusmodern.com, throwbackshome.com.

Polanco Plinth Coffee Tables from ARHAUS are made from oyster-cut fragments of salvaged Mexican ash and sustainably harvested European ash burl. $5,599, Arhaus, Ann Arbor and Troy, arhaus.com.