4 Favorite New Home Product Designs - from Groopti

I'm a huge fan of giving talented product design newcomers a chance to bring their creations to market - but there are so many steps involved in translating a "thing" from a design on paper and turn it into a manufactured product.

Groopti.com was created last year to help newbies bring their designs to market; the Groopti design team comes up with modifications that help turn ideas into manufacturing processes that are economical, energy-conscious, and in many cases eco-friendly - and they provide an online marketplace to help the designers sell their wares.

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Going With The Grain: Wooden Accessories by Solidio + May Co.

Turquoise imbedded Wooden Belt Buckle by Solidio, Photo: Nova Bronstein

Furniture makers are branching out and getting new traction through jewelry.   Good economics and green thinking have taken each other's hand, encouraging repurposed materials.  This is what furniture makers Solidio, a wife and husband team in Emlenton, PA are now doing. They utilize small pieces of wood and metal that would otherwise go to waste and turn them into jewelry and other small accessories.  The clean lines and precise execution inherent to furniture making persist beautifully here!

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