What began as a paddleboard company soon shifted into a desire to make and sell long-lasting furniture and fashion items.  Throughout the early years of the company, our Founder discovered that most mainstream furniture is built with low-quality materials, and were (essentially) designed to be disposable.  To heck with the disposable culture, he said, and he set off to curate a collection of unique and well-made pieces that will stand the test of time in both design aesthetic and quality of build. 

We feel good about our direction, and we reflect and build upon the values of the very ideals that led to this shift in operations as we carry out our own company investments. Here at Old DARBY, unlike some other marketplaces, we put our money back into communities and causes to create a cleaner, more sustainable, and harmonious human-environmental relationship. We are only just getting started, but we are excited about this journey and have high hopes for making a positive impact on people and the environment. 

With that said, no company or brand is perfect. There is often a clash of philosophies, a little dissonance, and nearly every production method or ethical goal has a fatal flaw.  Even noble attempts to make vegan and cruelty-free products often results in unintended environmental repercussions, or the products do not last as long as animal-based products and we therefore increase the need for more production and, thus, create more waste, more pollution and continue to harm the animals we set out to protect. Yet we cannot overstate the importance of everyone making an effort to do things in a better and less harmful way because we only have one planet, so let's ensure it lasts.