From Back to Front:
Lapitec – Fossill, Grigio Cemento
Durat – 150
Kirei – EchoPanel, 542
Bark House – White Birch
Paperstone – Slate (raw edge)
From Back to Front:
IceStone – Sapphire Snow
Koskisen – KoskiDecor Transparent Plywood,White 9003
Kirei – EchoPanel, Striae, 448
Kirei – EchoPanel, Hex, 444
Durat – Custom color
Bark House – White Birch Laminate
The most coveted of all claims, Cradle to Cradle Certification, just recognized its first Platinum product, Bark House poplar panels. This certification is a testament to The Bark House® by Highland Craftsman’s commitment to environmental and social stewardship. The panels are the first, and only product to achieve the Platinum level of certification. These exterior grade shingles are used for cladding, accent walls and because they are tree bark, they are not only beautiful but incredibly resilient to weather and environmental conditions. For more information on Bark House, email us at barkhouse@caragreen.com.
We know Bark House is beautiful and elegantly brings a bit of nature into a space, and now Cisco knows too. This unique installation was the brainchild of IA Architects in Raleigh, North Carolina, and includes the white birch Bark House tiled into a pattern that is a work of art. Photographs are courtesy of Jim Sink. For more information about Bark House, more design inspiration or samples, please contact barkhouse@caragreen.com.
From left to right:
reSawn Timber, Shou Sugi Ban, Tora
Merge Design, Iced Mocha
Durat, 160
PaperStone, Chocolate
Bark House, White Pine
Wonderwall Studios, Springs
From bottom to top:
Kirei Coco Tile, Java Collection, Losari Leather
Durat, 480
IceStone, Gotham Grey
Kirei Echo Panel, Ceremony Print #122
Bark House, Maple Twig
reSawn Timber, Shou Sugi Ban, Hai (cypress)
We are getting our game on this September by recruiting the best lineup of our vibrant autumn colors for this month's vignette.
From bottom to top
Barkhouse, Sanded Poplar, White Birch
IceStone, Amber Pearl
Durat, 110, 450, 480
PaperStone, Cabernet
Let's hope Team USA's ladies can kick soccer's reputation up a notch with a win this Independence Day Weekend.
From bottom to top:
Bark House, Standard Poplar
PaperStone, Graphite
IceStone, Cobalt Ice and Sapphire Snow
Durat, 100, 080, 450 and 012 (the ring)
It is not easy to remember everything that CaraGreen carries, so we offer refreshers in the following formats, schedule yours today (kim@caragreen.com):
– Product showcase at your location
– Hosted visit at our showroom
– Webex event
– AIA CE course, GBCI CE course (call for options)
As a quick refresher, our lines extend from the floor to the ceiling – the whole sustainable interior envelope – and include:
SURFACING
– PaperStone
– Merge Design
– IceStone
– Durat
– TorZo
FLOORING
– ECOfusion flooring
– BABA flooring
– Plyboo flooring
WALLS
– Kirei EchoPanel
– BarkHouse
– Kirei board
– Plyboo plywood
– UltraTouch insulation
– TorZo surfaces
Nestled in the North Carolina mountains, Spruce Pine is a quaint little town where our manufacturing partner – Bark House – is located. We visited their location last month to see all of their beautiful materials in production and to tour the facility. Bark House prides itself on not only providing sustainable materials, with their Cradle to Cradle certified products, but also by being a sustainable company. Bark House is a B Corporation and they have solar panels that offset the amount of power they use. Bark House uses every piece of the tree possible which results in some amazing, unique pieces that you can’t find anywhere else. We got the chance to see how the bark is peeled, flattened and dried. We also had the chance to see their new “Leathered” Pin Cherry panels, which are made by peeling back the first layer of bark to reveal the layer in between. In the spirit of its commitment to “no waste,” Bark House donates scrap wood from their processes to the elderly in the community for fire wood. Next time you venture to the North Carolina mountains, stop by Spruce Pine and visit Bark House.
The focus of the design community on mitigating waste has resulted in interest in less “sample heavy” design libraries. We hear you! We have color cards that capture the aesthetics and color palette for most of our products and offer these in lieu of bulky sample boxes when requested. A library “refresh” is more of a “clean out” for a lot of firms, as materials change. If you would like any color cards for Durat, Meld, BarkHouse, PaperStone, EcoFusion, or TorZo, please let us know and we can drop them off or email them to your firm.
Please email info@caragreen.com or call 919.929.3009 with any requests.
Congratulations to Bark House for being recognized as a Legacy Leader Honoree by the Cradle To Cradle Products innovation Institute. Bark House was among many prestigious companies that were honored at the Institute’s inaugural “Innovation Celebration” in New York in December, including Puma, Herman Miller, and Aveda. Co-Host, Susan Sarandon, said “Tonight is not about hope, or promise, or vision — it is about reality. Tonight we are honoring a few of the many hundreds of companies who have turned promise into reality by transforming the way they make products and, in doing so, are showing the way so that many others can follow. The companies embracing Cradle to Cradle design and certification are proving that we can have a world abundant in health and resources; a world characterized by new expectations for what makes something high quality and beautiful.” We are proud of Bark House for this achievement. Learn more about their products.
