Upholstery Arts | Facts & Arguments

The Secret History of the War on Cancer

Current efforts to cure cancer are funded and influenced by the very corporations that create or enable the production of cancer causing products. Find out why prevention, the most obvious solution to the cancer epidemic, is suppressed in favour of cure.

Let my people go surfing

A business should have a higher purpose than just the making of money. Patagonia and Yvon Chouinard show the way.

Field Notes from a Catastrophe

Published in 2006, you now see the authors field notes in todays headlines. If you read only one book about Global Warming, let it be this one.

Cradle to Cradle

Find out how to design products that are right with the world from the beginning, and how to redesign industrial infrastucture to end the current 'strategy of tragedy' and embrace a positive 'strategy of change'

No Greenwash!

Rainforest Alliance Certified Lumber

Upholstery Arts’ sustainable lumber practices are certified by the Rainforest Alliance and recognized internationally by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

Upholstery Arts is the ƒirst upholstery manufacturer in the world to be awarded Chain of Custody status by FSC (SW-COC-001984).

Non Toxic Glues, Stains and Finishes

Upholstery Arts’ glues, stains and finishes contain none of the Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and emit none of the Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) identified by the EPA.

And UA glues, stains and finishes exceed both LEED indoor air quality standards and the German E-1 environmental standard.

100% Natural Wool Padding

Upholstery Arts has eliminated petrochemical based cushion wraps & padding, replacing them with natural, sustainable wool. UAs’ wools are recyclable, biodegradable, resilient, moisture & mould resistant-and naturally flame proof.

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