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Thursday, August 16th, 2007
10:54 am	SoCal Home and Garden Show! We'll be at the Southern California Home and Garden Show from August 18th-26th! http://www.lolldesigns.com/newsletter/07_08/070815.htm (Comment on this)
Monday, August 6th, 2007
9:30 am	Loll August Newsletter Happy August! This is the Dog Days newsletter. It's been HOT here in Minnesota, and according to our meteorologist, it's been the same for people around the country. You Canadians should consider yourselves lucky right about now. Hopefully you have been spending more time staying cool, lolling around than doing yard work and house projects, but if you haven't had a chance to enjoy it yet, there’s still time and we are making it a little easier for you with 10% off any order (see below).  Happy sitting around! Wow, ANOTHER New Chair! How is this one different, you might ask? In innumerable ways! It's smaller, it's lighter, it's more comfortable, it's sleeker, it's got a cooler name, and it flies! (rocket pack not included or recommended). Okay, so maybe the ways are numerable, but still many and great. With all these advantages, you might be asking yourself, "Yeah, but how will I afford one?" Well, we've got you covered there, because guess what... it's cheaper too! Not to mention, you (and all our other friends) can save another $30 if you order one by August 17th using the Preferred Customer discount code below! Don't miss out on what some are calling the most LB3-ish piece of furniture EVER! Preferred Customers, save 10% on everything until August 17th Loll is offering you, a preferred customer, 10% off any order you place until August 17th. Now would be a great time to add some pieces to your collection and you still have time to enjoy it before the cold sets in. If you have friends or family that have been drooling over your Loll furniture, please pass this discount on to them too. You can be a hero. Just enter this discount code at the checkout to receive your discount: summerlovin07 Slat Happy Boston Globe August, 2007 Loll was recently mentioned in the Boston Globe, our largest circulation in a single publication so far! News & Notes Food and Wine August, 2007 Loll made it into another hand-picked selection worth sharing - this time, "Outdoor Furniture with Eco Style." Mary Ellen Polson Old House Interiors August, 2007 Old House or new, Loll finds itself at home in any backyard décor. Deep Fat Fried Recycled Plastic Furniture on a Stick!? No... no, that's not what we meant to convey, sorry. What we ARE excited to announce is that Loll DESIGNS will be present at the Minnesota State Fair this year, furnishing the Air America booth and the Minnesota Public Radio booth with several of our best-loved models... of furniture. Buy a corn dog and a lemonade, have a seat and test us out! Loll Live: So-Cal Home and Garden Show The 53rd Annual Southern California Home and Garden Show, the longest running and largest home and garden show in the Western United States, is returning to the Anaheim Convention Center from August 18-26, 2007. Loll Live: Dwell on Design The Dwell on Design Conference and Exhibition is an idea-driven, hands-on experience designed to ignite a creative spark within anyone who is passionate about modern design, sustainability, and smart growth. Thanks for reading, Happy Lollygagging! (Comment on this)
Friday, July 13th, 2007
11:33 am	Zero Footprint and Loll Designs Check out Loll designs on http://zerofootprint.net/. Or, caclulate your environmental impact and learn ways to reduce your footprint. For more information on Loll Designs, visit www.lolldesigns.com. (Comment on this)
11:28 am	July Newsletter Kids Adirondacks Loll introduces two new chairs for kids. The Small is designed to fit kids from 6 to 12 years of age and the Extra Small will feel just-right for kids old enough to sit up until they are 6. Made from durable and washable high density polyethylene, these chairs are unaffected by birthday cake, finger paints, juice boxes, and mashed bananas. If only your kids were this easy to clean!   New Pieces from Loll Cool Stools You don’t have to be short to enjoy a good stool. By popular demand we have added a few stools to our growing line of useful pieces.   Utility Stools Designed by Carter McGuyer for Loll Designs, the Utility Stool has a built-in basket that will hold anything from cleaning supplies, garden tools, and even bathroom trinkets. Intended to work inside or out, the Utility Stool is made with recycled high density poly and recycled Richlite occ for durability and no maintenance. Although we think the basket is a functional feature, you can also get it without. Handy Like a good lap dog, the Handy is that stool that once you have it you will wonder how you ever existed without it. Sized appropriately for service, the Handy won’t take-up a lot of room but will always be ready to play. The small size and convenient hand-hold make it easy to carry and its solid construction of durable poly material will have the Handy hanging around for years.   Metropolitan Home July/August, 2007 Take Note: The practical made perfect   “Greener Pastures: The Loll Adirondack chair is not only weatherproof and maintenance-free. It’s made by TrueRide, the United States’ largest skate-park manufacturer, from recycled high-density polyethylene, so it has all the right sustainable credentials”.   House Beautiful July, 2007 The Daily Green   “The Adirondack Revisited: Poolside or backyard, the Adirondack chair never goes out of style. No need to worry about splinters with this modern twist on the classic. Made from recycled plastic milk bottles, it won’t need repainting either”. House Media Network Real Estate for Smarter Living Green by Design   “The greening of design is being propelled by a whole new generation of designers for whom sustainable solutions are second nature. ‘Green designers are some of the most forward thinking,’ says [Josh] Dorfman, author of The Lazy Environmentalist and co-host of the Sirius Satellite Radio show of the same name… Loll Designs takes the idea of recycling one step beyond by creating classic Adirondack-style outdoor chairs from recycled post-consumer plastic.”­­   Loll HQ Loll finds its home in a freshly refurbished brownfield industrial site in Duluth, Minnesota. For nearly 80 years prior, a business manufactured concrete forms such as culverts, pilings, light posts and burial vaults. Petroleum contaminated soil, unused cement and tons of concrete objects were strewn around the 4 acre hilltop site when Loll purchased the unkempt facility they now fondly call Hawks Boots. With the aid of local architects David Salmela and Carly Coulson of Salmela Architect, the tired buildings were renovated with the addition of a modern open office plan. The facility now boasts amazing views of the St. Louis River valley and distant views of Lake Superior as well as taking in the surrounding boreal forest. Although the building is not a LEED certified project, concern for environmental design was a priority. Along with greening the brownfield site and reusing the existing structures, natural lighting and ventilation, low VOC materials, and passive solar heating were employed into the project. Landscaping is all natural vegetation and roadways were left pervious to maintain existing water runoff. The building doesn’t define our business, but in our case it has helped lead the way to where we are going. (Comment on this)