Who: Inhabit – Indianapolis, IN

What: Mum Hand-Tufted Wool Rug

Where: Inhabit – $142+

Why We Love It: Come middle of January, we are ready for change of scenery inside and out. Something to offset the drabness of winter, and this mix of poppy red, soy, amber, looks beautiful against its cool grey background – and has us feeling much more optimistic about the color grey. It’s not often that you see these colors in combination, so it adds a little bit of the unexpected to any room in your home. Varying loop pile heights add texture and dimension.

Inhabit’s collection of area rugs are hand-tufted from hand-dyed 100% New Zealand wool. The construction is performed by artisans and craftsman using techniques handed down from generation to generation creating an heirloom quality result. And they come GOODWEAVE USA certified which means their rugs are child-labor-free.

Available in a variety of color weaves, patterns, and sizes.

Who: Argington – Brooklyn, NY

What: Argington Organic Planes & Clouds Bedding

Where: Wild Dill – $27.50-$185

Why We Love It: Leave it to the masters of modern-kid’s-prints to make bomber planes feel like sweet lullabys. Argington’s newest bedding theme mixes planes and clouds in soft, all natural organic cotton for a lofty slumber.

Per their previous collections, their sheets, comforters, and crib bedding are made from 100% certified organic cotton. The prints are executed with with low impact dyes using a low impact printing process. Their comforters, bumpers, and boudoir pillows are filled with Eco-spun, a 100% regenerated polyester fill that does not off gas or emit any traceable VOCs.

See also their new colorful Ginko Bedding and sweet Silhouettes Bedding.

Who: Nanimarquina – Barcelona, Spain

What: Digit Rug

Where: Spacify – $3909.11

Why We Love It: Designed by graphic artist Cristian Zuzunaga, this bright graphic rug reads like an optical illusion (see also the more muted, monochromatic version). Change your perspective, your proximity or the light of day and you’ll notice different patterns jumping out at you, different groupings of pixels rising to the forefront. It’s really very cool. Cristian has used this same technique of ‘decomposition of color through pixels’ to design sofas, pillows, bedding, wallpaper, scarves, too, and now he can add rugs to the list.

Working with Nanimarquina, a renowned Spanish rug manufacturer devoted to promoting sustainable ethics in production, design and fair labor practices. Many of the rugs are biodegradable and masterly handcrafted using traditional techniques in their Fair Trade facilities in India. The Digit rug is made from hand-knotted wool sourced from New Zealand.

Who: Cerapio Vallejo for NOVICA – Peru

What: Wool rug, ‘Tribute’ (2×2.5)

Where: NOVICA – $164.95

Why We Love It: Love the designs, color and story behind this stunning wool rug. Designed by master artist Cerapio Vallejo, this rug is completely handcrafted in Peru and made using locally sourced materials like the dense and soft llama wool. Each step of the process is done by hand; hand dyed with all natural pigment dyes and meticulously hand loomed using the ancient art of kilin. Click to continue »

Who: Coyuchi – Point Reyes Station, California

What: Pleated Flannel Bedding Collection

Where: Pure Habitat – $20 – $178. Save 20% on first time purchases with coupon code instyle2010

Why We Love It: This time of year, all we want to do is crawl into a warm cozy bed and hibernate, and with this flannel bedding collection from Coyuchi, we are pretty sure we’d be able to sleep straight through to April. Click to continue »

Who: Amenity – Los Angeles, CA

What: Striped Alpaca Pillows

Where: Amenity – $127 for the Eco-fill or
$160 for the organic cotton fill:

Why We Love It: Amenity has launched a whole new collection of sustainable and eco-friendly products for the home. And don’t know what it is, perhaps it is fall coming, and that desire to be surrounded by all things cozy and that inexplicable desire to munch on candy corns, or perhaps it is because we had a blank nearly identical to the orange pillow when we were little, but we’ve just got a soft spot for the striped collection of pillows. Click to continue »

Who: Three Sheets 2 the Wind – Georgetown, KY

What: Poppy Pods Throw

Where: Three Sheets 2 the Wind – $325

Why We Love It: What is dreamier than a heavy Irish Linen? Reminiscent of quaint country inns throughout Europe, this handcrafted throw is a lovely choice for your bedroom retreat. Although it is not the most eco-friendly way to live, if we had our druthers, we’d had different linens for every season and this  would be our choice for fall.

The Irish linen has a much softer hand, tighter weave and heavier feel than traditional linen. It is naturally hypoallergenic and anti bacterial which makes it a great option for bedding and it’s an incredibly eco-friendly fabric because it requires five times less pesticides and fertilizers to grow than cotton. Click to continue »

Who: Balanced Designs – Providence, RI

What: Peacock, Shade Check & Bird’s Feet Eco-friendly Fabrics

Where: Balanced Design – $120/yard, 3 yard minimum

Why We Love It: Oooh so fun! The Balanced Design fabric collection has arrived! We caught a sneak peak at ICFF ’10, where the collection was, literally, hot off of the presses – arriving just in time for the on-call upholsterer to work his magic before they were shipped off for the show. Modern, unique and fun, eco-friendly upholstery fabrics are not easy to come by, so we were thrilled to learn of designer eco-designer, Melinda Cox’s new undertaking. Click to continue »

Who: West Elm – San Francisco, CA

What: Organic Imperial Duvet Cover + Shams

Where: West Elm – $19 for shams, $69 – $99 for duvet covers

Why We Love It: Eco-luxe option for the bedding, this graphic floral is based on Indian block prints but evokes the simplicity of McKinney style prints. The white and silver is a sleek modern option for the bedroom and can be paired with a variety of colors from pops of red, gold, purple or pinks so it almost works as a neutral and can be tailored to suit your own color preferences.

It’s made of a GOTS certifed 200-thread-count organic cotton percale. Click to continue »

Who: Lorna Syson Textiles – Coventry, UK

What: Wall Flowers

Where: Lorna Syson – £100 – £3999, in a variety of colors & sizes.

Why We Love It: These ‘Wall Flowers’ by textile artist Lorna Syson are anything but. We fell in love with the rich colors, the vibrancy and complete originality of these sculptural wall hangings. They truly are stunning.

Made of 100% wool, sued and silk, the textiles are screen printed or digitally printed with patterns designed by Lorna or in solid colors.  The petals are then laser cut and meticulously hand woven to create the 3-D form. One piece can take up to a week to create. Click to continue »