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      NEW VIDEOS  UNDERAMBLE AND WITHIN DECEMBER, 2015 HOME      Products        Our Story Blog    Contact BARKITECTURE FOREST RAMBLE WITHIN BARK HOUSE   a       The Bark House ® at Highland Craftsmen Inc ® is a family owned, B Corp Certified (2008) “Best for the World” Awarded (2013, 2014, 2015) company. Our primary products have Cradle to Cradle Gold … Continued

        THE BARK HOUSE WAS CHALLENGED BY READER &SWARTZ ARCHITECTS… TO A TACKY-CHRISTMAS OFFICE DRESS-OFF u AND WE WENT TOO FAR WITH THE APPALACHIAN THEME CLICK HERE TO VIEW MORE PHOTOS u   NO HUMANS WERE HURT (EXCEPT THEIR FEELINGS) IN THE MAKING OF THIS PHOTO. WE PROMISE TO BE BETTER PREPARED AND PROBABLY MORE INAPPROPRIATE NEXT YEAR. … Continued

        Three Unique Niches NOVEMBER, 2015 HOME Products Our Story Blog Contact BARKITECTURE FOREST RAMBLE WITHIN BARK HOUSE   a       FORTH QUARTER REVIEW:    MAKING NEWS   WHAT’S TRENDING? Bark House Featured in ARCHITECTURAL RECORD and gb&d MAGAZINE Two Acclaimed Architects Using Bark House Products Featured in ARCHITECTURE Blog WHAT’S NEW? Teaching Seminar for ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING FORESTERS  – NC CHAPTER NEW BOARD MEMBER FOR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WNC – MITCHELL COUNTY    NEW VIDEOS: … Continued

      Click Forest Ramble to view that video. OCTOBER, 2015 HOME Products Our Story Blog   Contact BARKITECTURE FOREST RAMBLE WITHIN BARK HOUSE         The Bark House® at Highland Craftsmen Inc® is a family owned, B Corp Certified (2008) “Best for the World” Awarded (2013, 2014, 2015) company. Our primary products have Cradle to Cradle Gold and Silver Certifications. This is a … Continued

      SEPTEMBER, 2015 HOME Products Our Story Blog   Contact BARKITECTURE FOREST RAMBLE WITHIN BARK HOUSE        The Bark House® at Highland Craftsmen Inc® is a family owned, B Corp Certified (2008) “Best for the World” Awarded (2013, 14, 15) company. Our primary products have Cradle to Cradle Gold and Silver Certifications. This is a C2C Legacy Company (2007) and the original bark … Continued

      B E A U T I F U L OUTSIDE AND WITHIN™ AUGUST, 2015   HOME Products Our Story Blog   Contact   Poised Among Trees    Project:   Trees on the Roof Architects:  Meditch Murphey Architects General Contractor: Design/Build Location: D.C. Area Style: Modern, Sustainable, Residential-Home Office Product Integration:  Poplar Panels  | Exterior and Interior Project Awards: Washingtonian Award | Washington, DC Chapter of the AIA | Tree House, Washington DC |  AIA Maryland Excellence in Design Awards 2014  Magazine Articles:  Architecture DC, Summer 2015  ( view pdf version ) |  ARCHITECT, the Journal of the American Institute of Architects   Photo Credit: © 2014 … Continued

      B E A U T I F U L OUTSIDE AND WITHIN™ JULY, 2015   HOME Products Blog/News Inside BH Contact ENTER THE New Website Link to the HOME Page   AMAZING New Photos link to Gallery BEAUTIFUL LAYOUT More Ways to CONNECT You Can Now  Read and Comment on the EMBARK Blog Follow Us On FACEBOOK TWITTER LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ INDIVIDUAL LINKS TO THESE PAGES THEN … Continued

COLLEGE-LED CHARETTE FOR SPACE PLANNING The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, Inc . (CCCD) invited participation and perspectives as they partnered with the Asheville Design Center to sponsor a student-led design charrette. There were over 50 participants representing a cross-section of the region’s makers and artists, entrepreneurs, academic partners, local government agencies, non-profit organizations, and economic development folks. It was a great example of … Continued

                    Student: Cary Cook, Appalachian State University’s Industrial Design Professor: Kern Maass, Associate Dean, College of Fine & Applied Arts Project Name: “Embark” Intent: to combine elegance and function to remind the users of the beauty of nature -their sacred moments enjoyed there to reflect what we connect to as humans … Continued