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Santa Cruz Sentinel
June 6, 2007
Designing Woman
"Local Style-Setter Maria Yee Survived China's Cultural
Revolution."
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Elle
May, 2007
Eco-nomical
"Maria Yee's sustainably manufactured walnut Heidel
model...is warm but not faux-rustic, contemporary but
not aggressive."
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Hartford Courant
April 13, 2007
This Spring's High points
"A handful of designers... including Maria Yee...
deserve to be called pioneers, having voluntarily
altered or developed manufacturing practices to ensure
their products are green."
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Metropolitan Home
March 2007
How Green Is It?
"Maria Yee... developed her own material called
BambooTimbre, a version that is thicker and more
durable than the more commonly used bamboo veneer.
What's more, manufacturing plants in China recycle wood
chips and sawdust to fuel low-emission boilers to
lessen air pollution."
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Domino
March 2007
Green and Gorgeous in Every
Room
"(Maria Yee's) bamboo stool, made of natural materials,
has a pared-back, slightly Asian vibe."
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San Francisco Chronicle
February 14, 2007
Retooling an Old Art for a Modern
Setting
"Maria Yee finds a way to execute traditional Chinese
joinery in a furniture factory... Yee makes bamboo
furniture in a style that can look full-blown modern
with hints of Asian aesthetic, or the other way
around."
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Design News
November 20, 2006
Bamboo Provides Eco-Friendly Alternative
to Hardwood
"BambooTimbre was designed to meet stringent Greenguard
and E-1 standards for low-emitting materials. The
product also qualifies as a 'rapidly renewable'
material."
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Interior Design
October 2006
Eco Products
"Rotund Metro Drum and nipped-waist Reel tables are
constructed (using) pieces of bamboo (that) are
flattened, cut and layered, then joined by traditional
Chinese techniques - no nails or screws in sight."
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Las Vegas Review Journal
September 16, 2006
Bamboo Bonanza
"Maria Yee is the first company to produce solid
furniture out of bamboo. Yee believes BambooTimbre will
eventually be widely used throughout the furniture
manufacturing industry."
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Home Furnishings Retailer
July 2006
Green is Gorgeous
"Maria Yee's BambooTimbre is said to be harder than red
oak, stronger than steel and resistant to heat, water
and alcohol."
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Dallas Morning News
June 16, 2006
The Planet Will Love These
Pieces
"Ms. Yee's furnishings (are) always stylishly
eco-friendly."
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Decor & Style
May 2006
Going Green
"Maria Yee... is at the forefront of innovating ways to
incorporate renewable natural materials."
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Better Homes & Gardens
May 2006
Bamboo On the Rise
"BambooTimbre... puts an elegant spin on one of
nature's most sustainable resources."
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