The Eco-Design Handbook

The Eco-Design Handbook is the most comprehensive publication to catalogue and represent the vast array of ingenious green products available to the consumer. Scrutinizing every aspect of our designed world, The Eco-Design Handbook – now completely revised and updated – offers the most innovative, ecologically sensitive and consumer-friendly products for all areas of the home and office, including environmentally sound building materials. Some pieces are prototypes, while some are already classics; many others are destined to become part of the design canon.• More than 550 detailed product listings• 140 carefully selected building materials• information on hundreds of designers, manufacturers and green organizationsWhether you are interested in design or the sustainability of our environment, whether you are building a house or looking for new furniture, whether your office is buying stationery supplies or looking for ergonomic chairs, The Eco-Design Handbook is the definitive resource, invaluable for both the lay consumer and the design professional.