Kenneth Fonville
BS marketing/management
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Eco-Friendly Furniture Expert
Kenneth Fonville Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Residential furniture manufacturing, marketing, sourcing
- Career Focus
- management
- Affiliation
- Sustainable Furniture Council, Central NC Better Business Bureau
Ken Fonville is the president of EcoSelect Furniture, which sells eco-friendly custom leather furniture , made with eco-friendly leather and hemp fabrics. Our green living room furniture collections are made of quality leather. http://www.ecoselectfu iture.com/
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Hemp—The Most Eco-Friendly Fabric for Furniture?
There has been a great deal of publicity lately about fabric construction and the various materials from which it is made. “Synthetic” fabrics made from petroleum feedstocks have been panned as not sustainable. There has been progress in manufacturing these kinds of fabrics from bio-based oil derivative raw material, but not much is being done commercially. “Organic” cotton has gotten a lot of press as well, but the inherent issues in producing cotton remain.
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What to Look for in Shopping for Eco-Friendly Furniture
There are many claims from furniture manufacturers and retailers about the furniture on display at their showroom or website—about durability, comfort, value, and even about environmental friendliness or “green” qualities. Some considerations to think about when shopping for eco-friendly furniture, discussed here, will help you qualify what the terms really mean and what things are important and which are “puffery”. Furniture and furnishings are the third largest user of wood and wood products, after building and paper, and there is a high transport cost of wood.
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Why Choose Leather for Furniture?
While there are many durable and fashionable fabrics available for furniture at many price ranges, I want to focus on leather as an option and a choice for your furniture. In addition, there are environmentally-friendly options for leather furniture as there are for fabrics, such as hemp and flax (linen). Leather is made from animal skins, most usually cow hides, so it is already environmentally-friendly in that it is the byproduct of the feeding of our population.
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Living Room Furniture: It’s What’s Inside That Counts - What To Look For In An Upholstery Frame
There are two basic materials used in upholstered furniture frames used in making living room furniture. They are solid wood and plywood. It is true that metal is used in some frame parts. Fiberboard and flakeboard are also used in some promotional frames, but most manufacturers use lumber frames, plywood frames or some combination of the two materials. Solid lumber is the traditional upholstered furniture frame material—used because it is easily worked, relatively inexpensive, readily available, and is durable and long lasting in use.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Kenneth Fonville
It is not difficult to "live good" while living well. Sustainable and eco-friendly products and practices, once ingrained don't take any toll on your lifestyle and the peace of mind and private satisfaction are worth the intial effort to increase your consiousness.
Contacting Kenneth Fonville
I can be reached at kenneth@ecoselectfu
iture.com or by skype at ecoselect furniture