What a treat to attend the premier of West Edge Design Fair in Santa Monica at the Barker Hangar! I attended engaging panels and learned about many stunning eco products. I'm excited to share some of it with you.
Doug Burdge, AIA, Burdge & Associates Architects; Madison Hildebrand, The Malibu Life, Inc.
Sponsor: Benjamin Moore
One of the panels I attended, was "Hi-Luxe Real Estate: Holding Value in a Dramatic Market". A big takeaway was what top luxury architect Doug Burdge and one of the most esteemed luxury real estate agents in the nation Madison Hildebrand say about what the luxury home buyer wants:
- spaces designed for easy maintenance
- light colored wide plank flooring
- wall-mounted suspended vanities
- recessed baseboard
- radiant heat floors
- no granite
Shimmering sconces with recycled glass from Astele.
In a beautiful array of colors and patterns, The New England Collection's rugs are
handmade with vegetable dyed natural fibers.
handmade with vegetable dyed natural fibers.
Aviva's textiles are hand dyed and made in small batches with water-based materials, hand mixed dyes, and local materials whenever possible.
The production results in no toxic waste and they re-purpose everything like taking leftover fabric and turning it into lavender sachets. In addition, the company supports micro businesses and Artisans who supply materials like Alpaca wool.
Award-winning Egg Collective's timeless designs are sure to be tomorrow's heirlooms
and are made with responsibly harvested wood.
Skram Furniture uses responsibly harvested materials
(like this cork bowl shown in plan view above), non-toxic adhesives
(like this cork bowl shown in plan view above), non-toxic adhesives
and industrial-strength, low VOC, water-based polyurethane finishes.
Plus, their veneered products are formaldehyde-free and made with
LEED contributing 100% pre-consumer recycled content substrate.
Zia Priven's vintage and antique lighting collection is
full of rare and whimsical items that are sure to top off any room.
Satori's Harmony collection actually breaks down formaldehyde in the air!
Plus, it counts for 1 LEED point and the sand is harvested without damaging the environment.
Ceramist Gregory Miller's organic wall sculpture included a shimmery layer that turned out to be metal filings from a neighboring metalworker, plus eco-friendly blue oxide.
Mother nature proves again its beauty can't be matched in DLV Designs' L'Oeuf Round Mirror with a hand cracked eggshell finish made with organic eggs!
