Archive for the ‘Eco Displayware’ Category

New Products Available

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

We have new products arriving in the fall for the holiday shopping season. We will be introducing 3 new items which are synthetic versions of our very popular -

European Shopping Cart (C1787NRL).

Farmer's Market Cart

Euro Farmer's Market Cart

These will be offered in a Natural Honey (similar to this item’s color), Dark Brown (similar to this item’s color), and Dark Grey (similar to this item’s color). These are food and water contact safe and it is a perfect cart to use at Farmers Markets. They can be left outdoors. They are also perfect for merchandising, and because it has wheels, can be easily moved around. Care and maintenance is a breeze. These are 100% recyclable and very durable.

Any one of our items can be made in a synthetic version. If you or your customers have a requirement for material that is outdoor, UV, food, and water contact safe, please feel free to send us your requests. We can customize the size, shape, and color to your needs.

To pre-order, please contact us right away.

New RED Shelf Baskets have arrived (E6468RDG):

These shelf baskets are available in various sizes and they nest. The are rectangular with cut-out handles. They are hand woven, rattan and rattan coil in a lombok weave pattern. The baskets are stained, NOT painted, with an eco-friendly water based stain.

Shelf Baskets in RED - lombok weave - eco-friendly water based stain

Shelf Baskets in RED - lombok weave - eco-friendly water based stain

Please click on the item to get detail specifications. The item numbers are:

  • E6468RDG – A set of six (6). A discount is given when ordering as a set
  • E 6468RDL – Large (1 included in the set)
  • E6468RDM – Medium (1 included in the set)
  • E6468RDS – Small (2 included in the set)
  • E6468RDP – Mini (2 included in the set)

Incentive to eliminate paper

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

To further expand on our efforts to be green and eco-friendly, we are offering an incentive to customers that are currently faxing orders to us.  We are offering a 1% discount on the next order if the order is emailed to us. This only applies to customers that were previously faxing orders or calling us on the phone. Not only is email more efficient, it can also be tracked to ensure that your order gets to us.

In the near future, we will be requesting that all orders be placed online through our web site. This is not yet available since we are wholesale, there is more work to do. A retail site is simpler.

Eco-retailing

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

Wouldn’t it be green ($) if retailers can not only sell eco-friendly products but also make their whole store eco-friendly. Everything from eco-lighting, eco-merchandising, and eco-packaging.

What makes our products better?

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Everyone says that their quality is better, I know. The reason our quality is better is that the material we use is a “full reed”, not flat reed or strips. Nor do we use willow. Flat reeds are basically the natural rattan mateial cut in half to make it cheaper but also is less durable and looses its strength. What does this mean?

Take a look at this – http://ecodisplayware.com/blog/green/a-closeup-look-at-our-product-quality/. You will notice the detail of the materials. This is rattan. Willow does not have the strength, it is flimsy and can break down quickly. Willow also tends to be a flat reed. Our products will last 2 to 3 times longer when compared to other products made with willow or half reed rattan. You may pay less for the cheaper material but you end up replacing it more frequently; perhaps 2 to 3 times not to mention the cost of labor.

Our floor baskets for example can hold 50-60 lbs. Try that with willow or stripped or half reed rattan.

These are hand made and using full reed requires a lot of strength to bend and weave into a product. Our products sustain many families in villages all across Indonesia and the Philippines. This is how they make their living and send their kids to college. More about our labor practices in the next post.

Sale 30-50% off!

Friday, July 10th, 2009

The following products are on sale.  Please contact us.