Makers
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Maker storyLladró Lighting: Porcelain, Hand-Painting, and What Craft Actually Costs
Lladró has hand-finished porcelain in Valencia since 1953. See how the Firefly lamp collection is made — and why hand craft costs what it does.
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MaterialsCondeHouse: Japanese Joinery, Asahikawa Hardwood, and the Craft Case for Slower Furniture
CondeHouse has built solid oak and ash furniture in Asahikawa, Hokkaido since 1968. A look at the joinery, wood sourcing, and craft behind it.
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Maker storyUMAGE: Copenhagen's Flat-Pack Answer to Shipping Emissions
UMAGE, the Copenhagen B Corp behind the Eos feather pendant, ships nearly everything flat-packed. Here is what that means for shipping emissions, a...
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Labels and claimsWhy We Carry Tala: London's B Corp LED Lighting
Tala is a London-founded B Corp that designs LED bulbs worth keeping — mouth-blown glass, standard E26 sockets, plastic-free packaging. Here's why ...
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MaterialsWhy We Carry Tikamoon: France's Solid-Wood B Corp
Our newest brand is a French solid-wood specialist and a Certified B Corp, with a certification record honest enough to name its own gaps.
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Materials3 Days of Design 2026: What Copenhagen Told Us About the Future of Sustainable Furniture
Copenhagen's 13th 3 Days of Design ran 10–12 June 2026 under the theme "Make This Moment Matter." Here's what it signalled for circular materials a...
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Buying guideDanish Homeware, Built to Be Kept: Kähler, Holmegaard, Lyngby Porcelæn, and Arne Jacobsen Clocks
Four Danish homeware brands — Kähler, Holmegaard, Lyngby Porcelæn and Arne Jacobsen Clocks — share one Certified B Corporation parent. Here's what ...
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Labels and claimsWhy We Carry Tiptoe: Paris B Corp Furniture Built to Disassemble
Meet Tiptoe, the Paris-founded B Corp making flat-pack furniture on detachable steel legs — designed to come apart, get repaired, and last a lifetime.
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Maker storyWhy We Carry Heymat: Norway's Recycled-Fiber Answer to the Ugly Doormat
Founded in 2015 in Northern Norway, Heymat turns the humble doormat into design — woven from 100% recycled PET and built to be washed, kept, and lo...
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Maker storyThe Heller Swell Catchall: The Story Behind the Wave-Shaped Wall Organizer
How a RISD grad's surfboard-inspired prototype became Heller's Swell Wall Catchall — and why this recyclable, wave-shaped organizer earns its wall ...
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Maker storyWhy We Carry Case Furniture: London Design Engineering Since 2005
Case Furniture has designed rigorous, repairable furniture in London since 2005. Here's why we carry them — and the five pieces we'd start with.
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Maker storyWhy We Carry Heller: New York's Closed-Loop Recycled Plastic Pioneer
Heller has turned plastic into museum-collection design since 1971 — Vignelli, Bellini, and Gehry classics now made in the USA from 100% recyclable...
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Maker storyWhy We Carry Mater: Recycled Coffee, Ocean Plastic, and Danish Craft
Copenhagen's Mater makes award-winning furniture from recycled coffee shells, ocean plastic, and FSC wood. Here's why we carry it.
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Maker storyWhy We Carry WOUD: Copenhagen's Quietly Confident Design House
WOUD is a Danish design house pairing FSC-certified wood with named European designers. Here's why we carry the brand at Comosum.
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Maker storyWhy We Carry Ethnicraft: Belgium's Solid-Wood Standard for Sustainable Furniture
Why we carry Ethnicraft: a Belgian solid-wood brand whose Bok, Jack, and Osso collections set the standard for long-life sustainable furniture.
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Buying guideThe Best European Sustainable Furniture Brands Available in the US
From Belgian oak to Danish bamboo, seven European sustainable furniture brands quietly raise the bar on materials, manufacturing, and longevity — a...
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Labels and claimsB Corp Furniture & Lighting Brands at Comosum: What B Corp Means and the Brands We Carry
What a B Corporation is, why the certification matters in furniture and lighting, and the certified B Corp brands at Comosum — Humanscale, Anglepoi...
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Maker storyFermob: Why We Carry France's Most Iconic Sustainable Outdoor Furniture at Comosum
Fermob has been making outdoor furniture in France since 1953, using 98% recyclable steel and aluminum with Europe's first zero-waste paint line. H...
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Maker storyHumanscale: Why We Carry Its B Corp, Climate-Positive Ergonomic Furniture at Comosum
Humanscale is a B Corp certified ergonomic furniture brand with 29 products certified climate-positive under the Living Product Challenge. Here's w...
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Maker storyIsimar: Why We Carry Spain's Solar-Powered Outdoor Furniture Brand at Comosum
Isimar is a Spanish outdoor furniture brand making chairs from 100% recycled metals in a solar-powered factory. Isimar says the factory generates 5...
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Maker storyPetite Friture: Why We Carry France's Independent Design House at Comosum
Petite Friture is a French design house founded in 2010, collaborating with independent designers to create expressive furniture and lighting with ...
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Maker storyAnglepoise: Why We Carry Britain's B Corp Lighting Pioneer at Comosum
Anglepoise is a British lighting brand making lamps since 1935, a Certified B Corp with a lifetime guarantee on every new lamp bought since 2020. T...
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Maker storyVarier: Why We Carry Norway's Ergonomic Seating Pioneer at Comosum
Varier is a Norwegian seating brand rooted in the 1979 kneeling chair concept, using FSC-certified wood and non-toxic finishes to build ergonomic c...
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Maker storyGreenington: Why We Carry America's Sustainable Bamboo Furniture Brand at Comosum
Greenington creates furniture from 100% solid Moso bamboo — a material harder than Red Oak that regenerates in 3-5 years. Founded in 2004, they're ...
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Maker storyCane-Line: Why We Carry Denmark's Premium Outdoor Furniture Brand at Comosum
Cane-Line is a Danish outdoor furniture brand founded in 1987, known for their proprietary recycled-content Cane-Line Fibre and FSC-certified teak....
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Maker storyFDB Møbler: Why We Carry Denmark's People's Furniture at Comosum
FDB Møbler is a Danish furniture brand founded in 1942, carrying the Nordic Swan Ecolabel and FSC®-certified wood, and distributed in North America...
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Buying guide · Sustainable brandsThe Best Eco-Friendly Furniture Brands in 2026: 12 Makers We Vetted
How to tell whether a furniture retailer or brand is really sustainable, how Comosum grades every brand on six published categories, and the 12 mak...
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Maker storyMeet the Makers: Rosendahl
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Maker storyWhy Resol Makes Sense for Sustainable Outdoor Furniture
Outdoor furniture should be something you live with—not something you replace every few seasons. In this post, we share why we’re adding Resol to C...
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Maker storyIlluminating Craft: Lladró Lighting Arrives at Comosum
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