April 22, 2008

Asphalt, You Shall Receive

Concrete Decor by Robin Wilson

They say the only concrete things in life are birth and death.

We’d like to add the first collection of home goods from eco interior designer Robin Wilson.

Drawing ideas from her new green showroom, Wilson utilizes leftover elements from construction sites (among other waste-producing places) for her creative endeavors.

With a focus on form and function, beautifully simple and modern votive holders, planters, trays, bowls, benches, and nesting tables are made from recycled smokestack ash and demolition ephemera — which can be ordered artisanally rough or honed and polished and finished with a nontoxic stain. Any refuse from projects are passed on to a local recycler.

Many of the handsome smaller pieces (planters) are surprisingly light; the furniture (like side tables) rolls on wheels. All can sustain the wear and tear of full-time outdoor/patio living.

Call it mortar combat.

Available online at theneststore.com.