Eco-friendly design around Earth Day seems to be all the rage.
Every now and then, I’m struck by something different when doing an everyday activity. I discovered PIE Studio through one of my Linkedin groups’ discussions, where we were all introducing ourselves. I clicked on the link and was pleasantly taken by surprise. It happened to be Earth Day, so the index to PIE’s (Product Import Export) site was very appropriate, clever, and even humorous.
This persuaded me to peruse their site. I was intrigued by what I found. Some of their furniture, made from water hyacynth, rattan, lian, bamboo, synthetic, aluminum, steel and even vinyl, got my attention. Bannavis Andrew Sribyatta is the brainchild behind the designs. He’s based in Miami, with extensive experience in design and the credentials. His philosophy is “to explore the ultimate concept of “Living Space” in relation to the complexity of nature.”
They’ve done projects for Nobu in Los Angeles and their designs are in the Cooper Hewitt Museum — all one of a kind and signed pieces. Very cool, custom and artistic.
So cool that I did some interactive, conceptual styleboards with their products and Casart Coverings removable wallpaper that mix eco-friendly, natural textures with contemporary styling.
1) Casart Satinwood removable wallcovering in the background with two different style of PIE chairs, Saifon made of liana and Stomach made of bamboo.
2) Casart Raw Silk removable wallpaper with 2 PIE chairs Spoon made of synthetic and Spaghetti made of liana. I like that synthetic is considered an eco-friendly material. Our removable wallcovering is eco-friendly in that it is lead, cadmium and phylate free and in some locals can be recyclable. Casart is also very sustainable — lasting as long as you want on the wall or temporarily. Casart wallcovering can also be reused, unlike many other types of removable wallpaper.
— Ashley
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