bon eco - We make material matter. | bon eco - good ecology maintaining a respectful relationship with ones surroundings Bon Eco is a design house in rural Eastern Ontario. Its name is derived from nearby Bon Echo Park, a destination for native pictograph artists and Group of Seven plein air painters. This region is called “Land O'Lakes” for its abundance of freshwater basins in the exposed Canadian Shield. ![]() Carolyn Butts, Jake Baer and Hans Honegger in Bon Echo Provincial Park. Bon Eco's designs are a response to the surrounding natural environment's physical form, colour, texture, light, flora and fauna. Bon Eco lives respecting its surroundings by: - Being resourceful - - Choosing restoration before replacement - - Sourcing local materials and suppliers - - Working and living locally - ![]() In 2005 Hans Honegger and Carolyn Butts refurbished the abandoned Tamworth Home Supplies complex into a full service design house. |

