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CarbonShack Embraces Sustainability with Salvaged Materials

October 19, 2023  by HFBusiness Staff in Business Strategy, Industry   

CarbonShack even recently added to its sustainable bonafides a new furniture line, “Bright Seas”, which is literally made of marine plastics removed from our oceans, and will formally debut at WestEdge Design Fair in November.

“Bright Seas” epitomizes what CarbonShack does every day: embrace reuse and salvage; repurpose; and apply conscious materials-planning in every aspect of interior design; with beauty, functionality, high-quality and low-waste as the guiding lights. They do this by working with local artisans, through a series of Tables, Casegoods and Seating offerings that fit into most every setting.

“Every choice we make in our house, every choice we make in our life has, impact on our natural environment,” says Stephen Pallrand, ecopreneur and founding designer of CarbonShack.

“Most ‘sustainable’ home products are often unseen–heat pumps, solar. By making our own products–our furniture, light fixtures, tile designs fired with a local tile manufacturer–we really want to bring the story of sustainability from behind the walls into finishes, into plaster, into the furniture, so that you are coexisting with that story and it’s not just behind a wall.”

They are introducing wood furniture and case goods including:

Live-Edge Tables: CarbonShack loves trees (who doesn’t?), and to that end, they have designed a simple, elegant homage to the tree. Their Live-edge Trestle Dining Table is constructed of Yellow Cedar milled from a tree harvested locally, not far from their Los Angeles office. Other Live-Edge offerings include a Plank Dining Table and Side Table.

Mycelium Series: CarbonShack melded modern mid-century design with organic Arts & Crafts to create their Mycelium Mod Console, which prominently features their signature mycelium motif: hand-carved onto the door fronts; in the 3D-printed bronze hardware; and as a lacey carved shelf suspended between the table's turned legs. Hand-crafted of salvaged mahogany, this modestly proportioned piece is fit for an entry hall, a breakfast room or a dining room.  

The intricate threads of the mycelium design motif weave in and out of the surface to create a unique "runner", a reminder of the magical and complex hidden organic structures of the natural world. The table can be complemented with a set of custom salvaged mahogany chairs.

Urban Forest Series: This series–which is inspired by the work of mid-century designers, combining aspects of naturalism, organicism and Japanese minimalism–offers a Bookcase, Credenza, Floating Display Shelves, Storage Shelves, and Sideboard. 

The Series updates the iconic mid-century casegoods by highlighting a reverence for the natural beauty of wood, with an additional step of fabricating with sustainably harvested and reclaimed wood.

Cellular Sectional Sofa: CarbonShack has taken a playful tone with its sectional sofa offerings. Nodding to the complex cellular structures that compose all life forms, their Cellular Sectional Sofa is designed to be moved around, repositioned, and reconfigured to suit every mood and occasion. The grouping consists of small, medium and large chairs, plus ottoman tables. Lightweight enough for easy repositioning, sturdy enough for long-lasting durability, and comfortable enough for casual living. Available upholstered in any of CarbonShack’s hemp-based fabrics, or as COM.

Mod Series: The wood-framed Mycelium Mod Dining Chairs–upgraded and reupholstered–offer curvy, mod Nordic lines. They pair with the Mod Breakfast table, which is crafted from salvaged mahogany, and features the company’s signature hand-carved mycelium motif along the perimeter face (a pattern also seen on the chair fabric) and curvilinear legs. The Mod Settee completes the collection.