CHAPTER 1: Chasing Wabi-Sabi
The Good Life Center at Forest Farm
Harborside, Maine
Shiho Kanzaki
Koka Shiga, Japan
CHAPTER 2: Teasing Out Its Roots: Zen, Tea and Wabi-Sabi
The Urasenke Foundation
instruction and information about the Way of Tea
CHAPTER 3: Feeling Its Influence: Wabi-Sabi Through Time
William Morris Society of the United States
Washington, D.C.
William Morris Society of Canada
Toronto, Ontario
George Nakashima Woodworker
New Hope, Pennsylvania
The Nakashima Foundation for Peace
New Hope, Pennsylvania
Eames Office
Santa Monica, California
Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers
Auburn, Maine
Slow Design
Free Tea Party
CHAPTER 4: Slow
Project Laundry List
CHAPTER 6: Craft
American Craft Council
American Needlepoint Guild
American Quilters Society
National Basketry Organization
National Quilting Association
Textile Society of America
World Crafts Council
Interweave Press
Loveland, Colorado
ReadyMade magazine
RePlayGround
Craft Schools
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Penland School of Craft
Pottery Northwest
Seattle, Washington
Baltimore Clayworks
Baltimore, Maryland
Brookfield Craft Center
Brookfield, Connecticut
Women’s Studio Workshop
Rosendale, New York
Worcester Center for Crafts
Worcester, Massachusetts
Haliburton School of the Arts
Haliburton, Ontario
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Deer Isle, Maine
John C. Campbell Folk School
Brasstown, North Carolina
Mendocino Arts Center
Mendocino, California
Peters Valley Craft Center
Layton, New Jersey
Museums
Mingei International Museum
San Diego, California
Museum of International Folk Art
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Nippon Mingeikan
Japan Folk Craft Museum
Tokyo, Japan
Artists
Alabama Chanin Studio
Florence, Alabama
Carlos Alves
Miami, Florida
Jill Nokes
Austin, Texas
CHAPTER 7: Cleanliness
Natural Home’s Guide to DIY Cleaners
naturalhomemagazine.com/best-green-cleaning-products-natural-cleaners-nontoxic-cleaning.asp
CHAPTER 9: Space
Clutterless Recovery Groups
National Association of Professional Organizers
Norcross, Georgia
Unclutterer
Be Clutter Free
Goodwill Industries International
Bethesda, Maryland
craigslist
NeighborGoods
CHAPTER 10: Silence
Noise Free America
Albany, New York
The Noise Pollution Clearinghouse
Montpelier Vermont
World Forum for Acoustic Ecology
Eco-Friendly Flooring
CHAPTER 11: Sabi
Building Materials
Habitat for Humanity ReStores
Building Materials Reuse Association
Beaverton, Oregon
Salvage Web
Historic House Parts
Liz’s Antique Hardware
Los Angeles, California
Nor’East Architectural Antiques
South Hampton, New Hampshire
Salvaged Wood and Flooring
Barnstormers Woodwork
Rhinebeck, New York
Black’s Farmwood
San Rafael, California
reclaimed wood beams, flooring, siding
Carlisle Wide Plank Floors
Conklin’s Authentic Barnwood
antique barn wood and hand-hewn beams
Duluth Timber
Eco Timber
Denver, Colorado
Goodwin Heart Pine
reclaimed wood flooring, millwork, stair parts
Heartwood Pine
Mountain Lumber
Ruckersville, Virginia
Antique and Thrift Shopping
Architectural Artifacts
antique furniture
Kovels Online
The National Antique & Art Dealers Association of America
The Art & Antiques Dealers League of America
Cleveland Art
Los Angeles, California
The Thrift Shopper
Flea USA
Collecting and Home Furnishing Directory
Garage Sales Tracker
Vintage Renewal
Antique Roadshow Online
CHAPTER 12: Soul
EnergyXChange Craft Incubator
Burnsville, North Carolina
energyxchange.org/craft/craftstudios
Aid to Artisans
West Hartford, Connecticut
American Art Pottery Association
Antiki Trading Company
Chista
New York, New York
Craft Alliance
Etsy
Global Sistergoods
Manos de Madres
Novica.com
Serrv International
Ten Thousand Villages
World of Good
Artful Home
Remodelista: Sourcebook for the Considered Home
CHAPTER 15: Simplicity
Awakening Earth
Alternatives for Simple Living
Center for a New American Dream
Postconsumers
The Simplicity Forum
The Simple Living Network
Simple Living with Wanda Urbanska
Take Back Your Time
Finishes and Furnishings, Flooring
APCOR Portuguese Cork Association
cork flooring
Armstrong World Industries
recycled cork linoleum
Earth Weave Carpet Mills
Dalton, Georgia
hemp and wool carpet
Eco-Friendly Flooring
Madison, Wisconsin
cork, recycled glass tile, stone, reclaimed wood
Fibreworks
natural fiber floor coverings
Forbo
natural linoleum
US Floors
cork flooring
WE Cork
cork flooring
Wicanders Cork Flooring
cork flooring
Paints, Plasters and Finishes
Agalia Natural Paints
American Clay
clay plaster
AFM Safecoat
nontoxic paints and finishes
Anna Sova Luxury Organics
natural paint, texture, stucco
Auro
natural paint
BioLime
natural stuccos, plasters and paint
Bioshield
clay paints and plasters, natural pigments
The Natural Finish
natural oils, stains, paints, waxes
The Old Fashioned Milk Paint Company
EcoHaus
environmental building supplies, natural earth plaster
Vital Systems
earthen and lime plasters
Rugs
Garuda Woven Art
naturally dyed rugs
The Natural Carpet Company
handwoven area rugs
Nizhoni Ranch Gallery
Navajo rugs, sheep’s wool rugs, wall hangings
Prestige Mills
sisal carpet and rugs
Woven Legends
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
naturally dyed, handmade carpets from handspun wool
Window Treatments
Conrad Window Coverings
handwoven window coverings
Earthshade
natural window coverings
Hartmann & Forbes
bamboo, grass, jute window coverings
Pottery and Ceramics
Health Ceramic
ceramic tableware handcrafted in California
Jugtown Pottery
Seagrove, North Carolina
handmade salt-glaze pottery and vases, bowls and jars in glazes made with wood ash and local clays
Robert Compton Pottery
Bristol, Vermont
wood-fired pottery
Furniture
Berkeley Mills
Berkeley, California
handcrafted Asian, Arts and Crafts style furnishings
Black Canyon Restorations
furniture made from salvaged materials
Ekla Home
sustainably made heirloom furniture
European Furniture Importers
Chicago, Illinois
Danish furniture
Danko/Persing Enterprises
Red Lion, Pennsylvania
tables and chairs made from ply-bent wood (in Eames tradition)
Environment Furniture
furniture made from reclaimed wood and recycled and repurposed textiles
Eric Manigian
handcrafted, salvaged-wood furniture
Facundo Poj Design
handcrafted furniture from recycled materials
Gary Weeks
Wimberley, Texas
handcrafted wood furniture
A Handmade Home
Los Angeles, California
furniture and cabinetry made from precast sculptural concrete, reclaimed lumber and recycled building materials
Heritage Salvage
reclaimed wood furniture and green building supplies
Home and Planet
recycled furnishings
Natural Tree Furniture
Wilson, Kansas
handcrafted wood furniture
Robert Brandegee Designs
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
furniture made with wood from old log structures
Rough Edges Design
Jasper, Indiana
concrete table lamps, boxes and sculptures
Rustic Furniture of Moab
Moab Utah
furniture made with wood from old barns, houses, fences and sheds
Samuel Moyer Furniture
reclaimed materials
Sleepywood Rustic Furniture
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
handcrafted wood furniture
Stranger Furniture
salvaged wood furniture
Warisan
recycled teak Indonesian furniture
Whit McLeod
Arcata, California
Arts and Crafts furniture built using reclaimed and salvaged wood
Textiles and Upholstery
Aurora Silk
natural fibers and dyes, cruelty-free silk
Denyse Schmidt Quilts
Bridgeport, Connecticut
quilts, fabrics, patterns, paper goods
Habitus
cork fabric
Habu Textiles
handwoven textiles
Harmony Art
organic textiles
LIVE Textiles
organic hemp, cotton, linen, bamboo
LoooLo Textiles
organic blankets and cushions
Loop
organic cotton
Lulan Artisans
Fair Trade silks, organic cotton
Michael Miller Fabrics
recycled fabrics, quilts, wall hangings
O Ecotextiles
organic cotton, hemp, linen
Rawganique
hemp and organic cotton
Textillery Weavers
handwoven throws
Twill Textiles
organic, sustainable wool and ramie
Instyle
instyle.com.au/sustainable.html
organic wool upholstery
Candles
Aloha Bay
natural palm oil/wax candles
Candle Bee Farm
beeswax candles
Dirt Candles
soy candles
EcoChoices
beeswax candles, organic linens
Er’go Soy Candles
soy candles
Essence of Ahurani
soy candles
GoodLight
palm wax candles
GreenTree Home
beeswax candles
Himalayan Trading Post
hand-poured soy candles
Naked Candle
soy candles
Pacifica
soy candles
Scandle
soy candles
Solay Wellness
natural salt lamps, soy candles
Soy Basics
soy candles
Sun Beam Candles
beeswax candles