The Green Chair Project is a partnership that supports Seattle’s artist community while simultaneously encouraging environmental responsibility. The multiple facets of their organization include artist studios, an eco-friendly gift shop, and a community workspace for workshops and small gatherings.

The Green Chair Project’s mission includes providing and selling unique eco-friendly gifts that reflect environmental integrity, to give back to the community through personal involvement and financial contributions, and to educate and inspire the community through the act of sustainable entrepreneurship. The Green Chair Project will continue to obtain its mission through hosting workshops that educate and inspire the community, supporting Seattle’s local eco-friendly artists by providing them with studios and sustainable work materials, and running a gift shop that sells eco-friendly goods.

The amount of garbage disposed by the city of Seattle in 2009 was 351,689 tons compared to 394,748 tons in 2008; this was an 11% decrease in the amount of annual waste (City of Seattle’s 2009 Recycling Rate Report). The Green Chair Project would like to continue to promote environmental responsibility by educating the community about how salvaged materials can be used to make everyday goods and artwork. In the near future The Green Chair Project hopes to incorporate a store that sells salvaged materials and supplies for low costs to artists, promoting environmental responsibility and inspiring creativity.

(I am totally digging the painted vinyl cuffs)