Tile

Artistic Tile

877-528-5401

New Jersey

productdevelopment@artistictile.com

Showroom:

New York, NY

Contact: Claudia DiFabio

212-838-3222

claudiadifabio@artistictile.com

Brief Description: This is a tile company that specializes in stone, ceramic, glass, porcelain, medallions, and american artisan tiles. Their company was started by a woman that quickly grew her business into an entrepreneurship. They started in 1987, and since then, their products have been featured in many magazines. They do their work in residential areas for kitchens and bathrooms, retail. hospitality, spas, and corporate. They do a lot of charity giving such as habitat for humanity, Gilda's Club, Jewish National Fund, The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, etc.

Sustainability: no sustainability mentioned.

www.artistictile.com

Leather

Cortina Leathers

45 West 25th Street

New York, NY 10010

212-463-0645

info@cortinaleathers.com

Contract & Residential

5120 Woodway Suite 4001

Houston, TX 77056

713-623-2344

brad@interiordesigncollection.com

Brief Description: This leather company started in 1986 and is owned by a mother-daughter. Their leathers are exclusively from Italy and uses European raw materials. They have a custom leater/custom color program. They can drop ship anywhere in the world. They carry over 50 qualities of leather in over 100 different colors. They also purchase leathers for airplane seating.

Sustainability: They were the first to introduce chrome-free, environmentally friendly leather. The leather is a renewable resource and has no off gassing. They can be maintained without any harsh chemicals. Paints, dyes, and topcoats are water based rather than petroleum based. They offer a chrome free leather called Ecco-La. It's soft, durable, and competitively priced.

www.cortinaleathers.com

Modern Furniture Design

lighting

seating

seating

Hive Modern

820 NW Glisan St.

Portland, OR 97209

503-242-1967

Brief Description: They are a design furniture company but also a retailer for Alessi, Artemide, Artifort, Carl Hansen, Cassina Flos, Kartel, Knoll, Vitra, and more. Their goal is to share the joys of Good Design while providing excellence and good quality to their customers. They also carry lighting and accessories. They design for residential. You are able to purchase items from the website. The prices are for upper class society.

Sustainability: this only pertains to each company that Hive carries. Knoll is a big supporter of sustainability from manufacturing to post consumer.

www.hivemodern.com

Sinks & Faucets

Blanco America Inc.

110 Mount Holly Bypass

Lumberton, New Jersey

08048

Representative:

Alliance Manufacturer Representatives

1-800-324-9400

Louisiana

Brief Description: They specialize in kitchen sinks and faucets. They can also do custom work. Their products are found mostly in residential spaces. They offer different sink and faucet styles and multiple colors to choose from for each sink. They have easy access to all spec sheets that you would need for any furnishings.

Their Blanco Germany line furthers in sink design with catering systems, industrial components, and medical care systems.

Sustainability: no mention of sustainability anywhere on the site. MAJOR NEGATIVE.

www.blancoamerica.com

Wallcoverings

made with pulp

made with newspaper

Weitzner Design Inc.

54 West 21st Street, Suite 404

New York, NY 10010

212-414-1089

info@loriweitzner.com

Showroom:

Dallas Design Center
1025 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 745
Dallas, TX 75207
Tel 214.698.0226
Fax 214.698.8650
joe@interiordesigncollection.com

Brief Description: This company is run by Lori Weitzner and does nothing but sustainable wallcoverings. They are class A certified. She will take old heirlooms to create an original work of art. Her work is always new and innovative, and she's always wanting to use raw materials to support sustainability.

Sustainability: She tries to design her stuff with organic materials such as banana leafs, paper pulp, recycled newspapers, etc. She finds places with old materials to create her works of art. Most products are 100% recycled.

www.weitznerlimited.com