Jargon Watch--Transparent Green...
...is the definition I found in today's NYT coined by David Bergman to describe design that is ecologically sound but doesn't show off the fact--
think of it as green without the granola.
Bamboo is a great material--easy to work with, non-toxic, [though it does smell like grass when you cut or rout it], and with a variety of looks. One of the sources I check first is Plyboo. And the look is changing, so that designs can avoid that dated look.
Green friendly--but not too crunchy. Dimensionally stable, 30 to 50% harder than oak, and a material that regenerates in three to five years. The material is engineered--it is a grass after all--so "plank" type or visually thickened applications demand a little creativity.
Other green friendly trends?
