Thanks for asking—this is one of those questions where the honest answer is: we're making real progress, but sustainability isn't a finish line. When people ask about sustainable urban outdoor furniture, I usually break it down into materials, manufacturing, and lifespan.
On materials, we lean hard on recycled aluminum furniture frames because aluminum is light, strong, rust-resistant, and highly recyclable. Depending on the collection, our frames contain a significant share of post-industrial or post-consumer recycled content. For wood slats and accents, we use FSC wood outdoor furniture sources where possible—teak, acacia, or eucalyptus—and we avoid tropical hardwoods from unclear supply chains. Cushions and textiles are a harder area: we look for solution-dyed acrylics or recycled polyester, but we're transparent that not every fabric is fully recycled or biodegradable yet.
In production, we focus on low-impact manufacturing. We use powder coating instead of solvent-based paint. It's a dry-finish process that captures and reuses overspray, which cuts VOC emissions and waste. Our main factories run on a mix of grid power and renewable electricity where available, and we're pushing suppliers to install solar and improve energy monitoring. We also flat-pack most items, optimize carton sizes, and use recycled cardboard with paper tape instead of plastic wrap. That matters because shipping and packaging are often a bigger part of outdoor furniture's footprint than people expect.
Durability is probably the most sustainable feature we can design in. Urban outdoor furniture gets sun, rain, salt, pollution, and heavy use. So we test frames, welds, and finishes for corrosion and UV fade, and we make wear parts—glides, fasteners, cushion covers, slats—replaceable. If a leg or slat gets damaged, you shouldn't have to throw away the whole piece. We also offer repair guides and, in some markets, take-back or recycling programs for end-of-life metal and wood. That's how durable outdoor furniture becomes a climate strategy, not just a product feature.
Where we're not perfect: recycled content varies by component, some foam and textile finishes still have a footprint, and long-distance shipping is real. We don't claim carbon-neutral production unless we have verified data. Instead, we publish what we measure, set annual reduction targets, and prefer local assembly or regional warehouses to shorten the last mile. We also ask suppliers for third-party certifications and audit them when we can.
So how sustainable is our production? It's more sustainable than conventional outdoor furniture, but it's not zero-impact. The biggest wins are recycled aluminum, responsibly sourced wood, low-VOC powder coating, recyclable packaging, and furniture designed to last and be repaired. If you're choosing sustainable urban outdoor furniture, the most sustainable choice is usually the one you keep outside for a decade, not the one with the greenest label. We're building toward that—piece by piece, and year by year.