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Architecture & Sustainable Furniture


Organic Spa Magazine- September 2009


Design-Milk July 2009

“I was focused on a highly efficient system that could be both functional and aesthetic in form. This is an architectural principal and one with which I’ve had a long standing interest.”


Wood Digest Magazine July 2009

“The economy of detail not only gives the Cube Furniture a modern feel, but works inherently with the concept of sustainability and eco-living”


Slice of Green June 2009

“The Beargrass Cube has a center door panel made of eco-resin inlaid beargrass… and shares the signature Cube Furniture detailing and exposed veneer lines along the edges. You could use this as a great end table or in your bedroom or even as a cool piece in an office. The piece also would look great paired with the basic Cube”


Portico Magazine: May 2009

University of Michigan College of Architecture and Urban Planning Magazine “The collection’s modular pieces supersede space confinements because they can be moved and configured in different ways. The use of modular pieces has not yet been fully attained in the high-end market.”


Apartment Therapy March 2009

“With an eye toward longevity and durability, local designer David Sears’ Cube Collection utilizes a production process which is an energy- and materieals- efficient system to elevate plywood to be a high-end material…”


Residential Architect Online March 2009

“Sears’ Cube Collection builds on the inherently modular form of a cube, yielding a series of highly efficient, functional, and aesthetic pieces of varying proportions… Corner box joints and plywood veneer edges create a contrast to the smooth, simple lines of the plywood faces and stained maple fronts.”


Roadside scholar February 2009

“the compact and clean styles have attractive details, and would be well suited to small space living”


Furniture Today January 2009


Interior Design December 2008

“Inspired by Sears’ desire to strip down design to its’ base elements, the Cube Furniture Collection offers a modern feel while adhering to the concept of sustainability”


Boutique Design November 2008