<p>At NeoCon earlier this month I saw an increasing trend towards using &ldquo;greener,&rdquo; &ldquo;more natural,&rdquo; and &ldquo;less toxic&rdquo; materials. But did you ever ask yourself &ldquo;Why do they put all this stuff in materials anyway?&rdquo; No one wakes up in the morning and says, &ldquo;I am going to manufacture the most toxic products possible.&rdquo; And yet there are many materials that the design community is now trying to avoid due to this very issue.</p>

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