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Architect Sam Narayan spends his free time making furniture, but not just any furniture. The furniture Narayan makes is fully recyclable — it’s made out of cardboard and laminated with wood glue. The first cardboard chair he made was a gift for his wife in 1999. Now he is taking on clients such as Honda, and the Pinehurst Resort. Narayan builds chairs from the side profile, then he gives them thickness. “The design part is extremely fun; it can be whatever I want it to be.” Cardboard is a very pliable material, and indestructible at the same time. “It’s not so much hippie as it is retro-accptable. You just have to see it to understand it,” Narayan says. Samples of his unique green furniture are for sale at Green Goods in Southern Pines and Plan B in Aberdeen. Meet with Narayan and the owner of Plan B, De Vault Clevenger, to design your own.
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An all neon, no mess chair with outdoor acrylic fabric aand nd a lot of style. $395.
Plan B Furniture
109 N. Poplar St., Aberdeen. Steven Shell chair with a funky fabric and casual posture. $349.
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Page Furniture
An instant favorite, a 1940’s Knoll-dyed yellow leather and iron butterfly chair. $500.
Plan B Furniture
Designer Peter Danko re-purposed seat belts to bring b ring this chair to life. $329.
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