# Comfy Eco-Friendly Perches Kristin Drohan Creates Green Pieces with a Past By Susan Keefe | Published 2011-10-06 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kristin-drohan References: [uk.ibtimes](http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/20111002/eco-friendly-furniture-collection-from-designer-kristin-drohan.htm) & [alternativeconsumer](http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/?s=kristin) [Eco-conscious furniture creator](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jenny-nordberg-1) Kristin Drohan offers up cushy pieces with pasts as rich as their occupants.' Cutting down on expensive transportation costs, Drohan makes all of her bench-made pieces in her native Hickory, North Carolina. As for the expensive and environmentally disruptive materials, Drohan opts for [reclaimed frames](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/columns) salvaged from abandoned factories and old buildings. For an added clever touch, Drohan's furniture comes with a detailed description of the frame's previous life, instilling a sense of history in something as ordinary and inanimate as an ottoman. What she cannot salvage, Drohan crafts herself using kiln-dried hardwood from certified American forests. By doing so, Kristin Drohan avoids the extra cost and emissions associated with shipping all the while stimulating her local economy. The [comfy spring coil cushions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rio-pouffe) are constructed from bio-hybrids made mostly of soy, corn and recycled cotton. The experienced frames Kristin Drohan uses are the perfect seat for your world-weary bones, and the comfiest perch on which to survey the organic surroundings your wise purchase has aided in protecting. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.1/10 - Popularity: 57% | Activity: 29% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Eco-conscious Furniture:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation lies in creating furniture made from reclaimed materials and eco-friendly components. - **Local Manufacturing:** There is potential for disruptive innovation by focusing on producing goods locally to reduce transportation costs and stimulate the local economy. - **Sustainable Materials:** The use of sustainable materials, such as reclaimed frames and bio-hybrids, presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in the furniture industry. ### Where This Applies - **Furniture Manufacturing:** Disruptive innovation can occur in the furniture manufacturing industry by adopting eco-conscious practices and utilizing sustainable materials. - **Sustainability:** There are opportunities for disruptive innovation within the sustainability industry by promoting eco-friendly products and practices, such as those seen in eco-conscious furniture. - **Local Economy:** The local economy can benefit from disruptive innovation in industries that focus on local manufacturing and sourcing sustainable materials, like the furniture industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sustainable Paper-Infused Benches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/detalji-bench.md) - [Sustainably Minded Seating Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/conscious-chair.md) - [Eco-Friendly Intricate Furniture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rosana-sousa.md) - [Organic Ancient Design Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/earth-to-people-furniture-collection.md) - [Slick Eco-Conscious Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ecoconscious-chair-design.md) - [Modular Outdoor Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dwell-and-chicory.md) - [Waste-Incorporated Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knoll-chairs.md) - [Mid-Century Modern Furnishings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/last-ditch.md) - [Sustainable Furniture Capsule Shops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/light-and-dwell.md)