Cardboard Chair | A far cry from the cardboard box is the stylish, modern Cardboard Chair. Between sixty and a hundred pieces of 30% recycled corrugated cardboard combined with hardboard end caps create these seats, bar stools, tables and shelves sanded down to a suede-like finish. With a coat of optional stain-repellent, spilled liquid beads up so they can be simply wiped clean. $430-$745.

Cardboard Chair. (919) 672-4192,
www.cardboardchair.com

Designtex Architectural Panels | Enlighten boxy cubicles with transparent office partitions filtering light through a parade of twigs, add a festive tone to the kitchen with a counter top embedded with white swirly ribbons or enclose a shower in a panel of natural reeds. Fabrics, organic materials and stones are pressed together between sheets of 40% recycled co-polyester resin to create 4-by-8 or 4-by-10-foot Fusion Architectural Panels that are easily manipulated for various decorating needs. The panels are so malleable they can be formed into a bright red candy apple sink basin. To the trade. $400-$4000.

Designtex. 1-800-221-4150,
www.designtex.com.

Orbit Baby Infant System | Buy one system instead of two for ease of transporting baby. The three piece Orbit Baby Infant system includes seat, collapsible stroller base and car seat anchor. Twist the stroller seat free and transfer it to the car anchor. Designed to exceed Federal safety standards as well as to accommodate a child's growth, the seat can be rotated to avoid the sun or to face a restaurant table. A toddler size seat is available too. $899.

Orbit Baby. 1-877-672-2229,
www.orbitbaby.com.