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Q Collection Furniture and Fabric
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Q COLLECTION meets the highest health and environmental standards.
We have fully eliminated toxic chemicals from our products, including polyurethane from our wood finishes, and formaldehyde from our glues. These two chemicals are of greatest concern to poor indoor air quality and are both known to cause cancer in humans. Our all-natural textiles are 100% biodegradable, and we use only low or no impact dyes.
All of our furniture is produced in the US. Materials include:
WOOD
- 100% certified woods (harvested using good foresting and reforesting practices)
- no particle board or plywood
GLUE
- a water-based, no-formaldehyde wood glue
WOOD FINISHES
- fully eliminated polyurethane; using water-based alternatives
- lacquer effect: a water-based replacement for high-solvent lacquer (contains no formaldehyde)
- paint: zero VOC
- natural pigments
UPHOLSTERY CONSTRUCTION
- twine, webbing & burlap: natural jute
- foam: natural latex, no polyurethane or brominated flame retardants
- feather ticking: natural cotton
- muslin: organic cotton flannel
- batting: organic cotton
TEXTILES
- all natural fibers: wool, viscose (wood pulp), hemp, abaca (banana plant fiber), cotton
- dyes: vegetable or low impact, no carcinogenic materials, reproductive or developmental toxins, mutagens and endocrine distrupters
- excess materials: goal of recapturing all excess runoff - extra material is used either for accessories or as groundcover by farmers local to the mill
- leather is vegetable tanned, no use of heavy metals
Approved by Subject Editors on August 14, 2004
Reviewed by maggiecoewood
New York based furniture company, Q Collection, takes environmental sustainability, healthy indoor air quality, and style seriously. Their line of stunning, high-end furniture is designed to eliminate the toxic chemicals and carcinogens typically found in residential furniture, including formaldehyde, polyurethane, and fire retardants. All their wood construction is FSC Certified, and they offer a wide selection of upholstery fabrics, produced using zero impact dyes, and leather, produced with vegetable dyes and a tanning process free of heavy metals.
Q Collection's ultimate goal of reducing its environmental footprint includes a 'cradle to cradle' approach- looking at its furniture from the very beginning to the very end of its life cycle- and ultimately, to its return to the environment. They claim that excess fabric clippings from their textile mill are used by nearby farmers as mulch, and that they've completely eliminated the highly toxic byproduct, dioxin, from their manufacturing process.
This company is leading the pack of green furniture designers, and has proven its commitment to upholding the highest standards of green design. I'm anxiously awaiting to see what new designs they'll introduce this year!
Reviewed by Lydia Corser
This company is taking the highest end design down a more ecological path, and not hiding about it. They are using FSC certified woods, vegetable tanned leathers, and high-class naturally died fabrics from natural fibers. Everything they are doing is carefully outlined on their website. I can't imagine more benign products.
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Q Collection915 Broadway
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212-529-1400
Fax: 212-529-1499
Retail Locations
California
New York State
Q COLLECTION provides furnishings that are better for you, your home and our planet. Our products combine comfort, design and top quality construction with materials that reduce or eliminate risks to human health and the environment.
Q COLLECTION was created in late 2002 by Anthony Cochran and Jesse Johnson. The concept grew out of a conversation on combining high-end, stylish design with the purest and most environmentally-friendly materials available. With Jesse’s background in environmental management and Anthony’s experience in interior design, they had the ideal complementary skill set to bring the idea to life. 2003 was spent completing material research and product development on a full line of furniture, textiles and accessories.
Our flagship showroom in NYC opened in early 2004. Q COLLECTION is represented by rakovaBrecker in DCOTA in Dania Beach and by De Sousa Hughes in the Showplace Design Center in San Francisco.
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