The Design Process

Our design team framed several objectives around the development of the Live Edge Collection:

• the collection must align with our purpose-built furniture for Early Learning classroom environments; 
• the style of each table and seating component must have its own personality but harmonize with the entire collection;
• the design of the collection must inspire young children to engage in their learning environment and foster a connection that inspires them to learn in a way that traditional classroom furniture does not;
• the collection must coordinate with our broader Nature View Collection, the world's first biophilia-inspired furniture collection for Early Learning interior environments;
• the styling of the collection must incorporate the unique design ethos for which our brand is renowned.

Sustainability

Whitney Brothers® Sustainability Practices

Materials
We select wood suppliers whose responsible forestry management plans (FSC, PEFC) align with our
goal to utilize the environment in a sustainable, responsible, low impact manner. This philosophy
supports our mission to design and manufacture innovative, safe and durable products for children that
we proudly make in America, are GREENGUARD™ Gold Certified for indoor air quality and supported by
a Limited Lifetime Warranty.

Finishes
We apply a non-toxic, non-yellowing, durable ultra violet (UV) finish on our products that does not
release harmful solvents into the atmosphere during the curing and drying process, unlike water-based
finishes. We apply our UV finish using an automated roll coater process that achieves a remarkable
99.99% transfer efficiency and virtually eliminates any dispersion of UV finish into the atmosphere.
Wood Scrap
Our state of the art CNC automated machinery and optimized manufacturing processes produce
maximum yield from wood stock with exceptionally little waste. We collect and donate any wood waste to
local organizations that repurpose the material for their own use.

Packaging for Shipment
We use an innovative cardboard box making machine that eliminates cardboard scrap and helps prevent
shipping damage to packaged items. Envision a giant origami machine that receives product dimensions
via network connection to configure a cardboard shipping box for each product that comes off production
line. This process enables us to produce packaging “on demand” and virtually eliminate cardboard
waste.

Electronic Data vs. Paper
We are a certified lean organization. Our entire factory is connected electronically through an enterprise
resource planning (ERP) platform that provides 100% visibility and access to the entire manufacturing
process – from ‘upfront’ design in CAD; through CNC, finishing and assembly processes; to shipping.
Over 90% of our customer communications (orders, freight quotes, invoicing, etc.) are received and
transmitted electronically, eliminating the use of paper.

California Proposition 65 [Cal Prop 65]
All products manufactured by Whitney Brothers participate in an ongoing 3rd Party Laboratory Testing
Program that tests for compliance to Cal Prop 65. Therefore, none of the products manufactured by
Whitney Brothers are required to include a Cal Prop 65 warning label.

Awards

Interior Design magazine 2023 Best of Year Honoree

Spaces4Learning magazine 2023 New Product of the Year

Pricing

Pricing is per-piece in the collection.