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I stopped by the new store the other day as I have always been curious about the furniture ever since my friend bought a piece.

So... I went..the sales man Robert explained to be that the wood is from reclaimed barns etc from Brazil, but pieces are fabricated in Indonesia. He went on about how the company is "green" etc...the whole time I was listening, I am wondering to myself how green can shipping wood from Brazil to Indonesia and then back to America be? So whatever, they aren't really green, i can get over that, just seems like false advertising to me.

Then I started asking about the quality of the product... the wood is veneer and is glued (with green glue?) to the substrate particle board / MDF. This explains why my friend was happy the day he bought it, but unhappy 4 months later when the glue wasn't holding and you could actually see the piece splitting apart and the MDF exposed. The big drawers are nice, but the mechanisms are very poor, put a bunch of clothes in them and hey barely open.

Overall, looks nice, but not sure how long it will last. I know Natrona Furniture nearby carried their pieces at were at the time I went less expensive than the "direct form the manufacturer store" Though, this might have been a sale as I don't think they carry them anymore. When I spoke to Natrona about the product they mentioned there were quality issues and to replace a product would take 12-16 weeks. ABC sale woman (hardcore green) said she wasn't too find of the product, and was fine to see it go.

Lovely space and central location.

Anyone own a piece or thinking of buying one?