Columbia Forest Products is North America's largest manufacturer of hardwood plywood and veneer, which is used to produce cabinets, furniture and fixtures. Employee-owned, Columbia Forest Products prides themselves in being a leader in sustainable forestry practices, and the innovator of soy-flour based, formaldehyde-free PureBond' technology.
In collaboration with the estate of Alexander Girard and Pfeiffer Lab Columbia is pleased to re-issue select artwork first used as part of the 1970's Herman Miller' Environment Enrichment Panel program. For the first time since 1972 these graphics are now available as wall art. The PLYprints program draws on Girard's history of printing directly on wood in such places as The Compound restaurant in Santa Fe. The panels are printed using water-based inks on Columbia Forest Products US made formaldehyde-free plywood panels. The purity of Girard's iconic graphics printed on the often overlooked and humble material plywood perfectly captures Girard's history of mixing modern materials and folk art forms to create accessible art.
The goal for this collaboration is to bring the artwork of an American design legend to a new generation through products that are sustainable and responsibly produced with the same sensitivity to the environment that Alexander Girard demonstrated during his lifelong career.
