Recycling
Unwanted furniture turned into new items at no extra cost with Loope take-back scheme
Vitra introduces recyclable polyurethane upholstery foam called V-Foam
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Kvadrat launches first recycled polyester textile actually made from polyester
William Floyd Maclean designs modular timber furniture that “considers a wider picture”
Gustaf Westman and Swedish Stockings transform nylon tights into “terrazzo-like” tables
“We have a duty to honour plastics” says Smile Plastics co-founder Rosalie McMillan
Recycled materials will give Nike “biggest impact” on sustainability says chief design officer
Casetify launches global installations made out of recycled phone cases
Designers at New York exhibition showcase “poetic responses” to mass extraction
Hemingway Design and James Shaw create furniture from recycled clothes for Traid
Garbage Kids displays playful recycled furniture collection at Milan design week
Jenny Nordberg creates office furniture from “library” of unwanted parts
“Companies could set a radical example by stating that they’ve exceeded their quotas of natural resources”
We+ makes portable Remli lamp from “hardly recyclable” urban detritus
Hydro showcases “revolutionary” aluminium design pieces at London Design Festival
Aquafade water-soluble electronics provide way to tackle e-waste
Waste textiles turned into sweets in FabriCandy project
Isomi “challenges norms” of sofa design with cork and latex Tejo
Space Available opens closed-loop design workshop and studio in Bali
Tono Mirai Architects encloses toilet in Japanese park with rammed earth
Recycled aluminium “is a material we’ll be using for the next 100 years” says Lars Beller Fjetland
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