Danko Design Kumo Side Chair

Kumo is Japanese for cloud, the perfect adjective to describe this airy Asian design.
This comfortable chair recycles belting from a post industrial source, providing a seat suspension alternative for environmentally problematic urethane foam.
Belting is fade resistant, very strong and long lasting.
Wood is European beech and sustainably sourced from both PEFC and FSC certified forests; adhesives and finishes are non-toxic and water based.
Chair qualifies for LEED points.

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Danko Design

Danko's mission is to transform the public's concept of what furniture can be, by demonstrating a deeper understanding of beauty, using environmentally friendly materials, all within an affordable envelope.

The furniture designed by Danko is largely Ply-bent, a relatively new medium whose aesthetics have been explored by a mere handful of designers. They are developing a new vocabulary of shapes, forms and techniques using lamination layers as decorative elements. Ply-bent furniture is the perfect sustainable material because veneer yields 8-10 times more usable wood from a log than solid lumber. Our furniture is made using non-toxic water based adhesives, and we use recycled materials for seat suspension and padding. Our furniture is simple, sophisticated, and unpretentious.

All of Danko's products use the most ecologically-sound materials and processes available. Finishes are water-based, have low output of VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), their adhesives are cross-linking PVAs, and when belted they use recycled straps.

SUSTAINABILITY FACTS
Products: eConscious MarketTM is looking for products made out of durable, non toxic, grown or recycled materials (i.e. cotton, hemp, viscose, bamboo). Danko Design...
	Uses recycled, reused or resalvaged materials/fibers in production
	use Forest Stewardship Council wood (FSC)
Packaging: eConscious MarketTM is looking for products that are packaged in recycled, recyclable or biodegradable materials. Danko Design...
	We ship blanket wrap when possible (white glove)
Operations: eConscious MarketTM is looking for manufacturers who are powered by renewable energy in manufacture and delivery and use. Danko Design...
	Implements Recycling programs
Social Responsibility: eConscious MarketTM supports businesses that are committed to staff happiness by ensuring safe working conditions and through fair distribution of profits generated by product sales to all participants throughout the supply chain. Danko Design...
	Supports and pays Living Wage
	Manufacturing facilities guaranteed to be Sweat Shop Free
	Manufacturing facilities guaranteed to be Child Labor Free
	Independently-owned business
Community Involvement: eConscious MarketTM supports businesses that actively take part in their community by supporting local suppliers and designers whenever possible. Danko Design...
	Uses local suppliers
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Danko
All our products use the most ecologically forward materials and processes available.

Finishes are water based, low VOC, Adhesives are crosslinking PVAs, If belted we use recycled straps.

We import our veneer from Slovenia. It comes from FSC certified forests.

Formaldehyde in Pressed Wood Products
In homes, the most significant sources of formaldehyde are likely to be pressed wood products made using adhesives that contain urea-formaldehyde (UF) resins.

What’s a “Pressed wood product”?

1. particleboard (used as sub-flooring and shelving and in cabinetry and furniture);

2. hardwood plywood paneling (used for decorative wall covering and used in cabinets and furniture);

3. medium density fiberboard (used for drawer fronts, cabinets, and furniture tops). Medium density fiberboard contains a higher resin-to-wood ratio than any other UF pressed wood product and is generally recognized as being the highest formaldehyde-emitting pressed wood product.