Sustainable design
Actiu HQ first industrial building to be both LEED Platinum and WELL v2 certified
Brazilian designers create homeware with Amazon communities for São Paulo design week
“To end plastic pollution, we first need to eliminate language pollution”
Manju Devi’s abstract Aas Pass rug is inspired by rural village life in India
Nendo designs N02 Recycle chair from household plastic waste for Fritz Hansen
Biogarmentry clothes can photosynthesise like plants
Layer and Raeburn create furniture collection from recycled parachutes
Fairphone 3 promises to be “real sustainable alternative” to regular smartphones
Flokk designs its most sustainable chair to date from recycled materials
David Rockwell designs Sage office furniture to be more sustainable and adaptable
X Shore electric boats designed for emission-free sea travel
Designs from Ro Plastic Prize to be exhibited during London Design Festival
Sumo seaweed-fibre nappies offer healthy and sustainable alternative
Daisy Newdick develops DIY process for making coffee from dandelions to promote biodiversity
“If you don’t have a circular business, you won’t have a business,” says Richard Hutten
MIT researchers develop emissions-free cement production process
EU recognises “right to repair” in push to make appliances last longer
Public Works builds waste-to-energy Power Plant(s)! to showcase fossil fuel alternative
Dexter and Byron Peart launch Goodee shop for “conscious consumers and impact-minded makers”
Vin + Omi creates fashion collection from Prince Charles’ stinging nettles
Glug creates digital database of protest posters for today’s climate strikes
Carlo Ratti’s orange squeezer serves juice in bioplastic cups made from the peel
“We’re looking at a change of our total business” says IKEA sustainability chief Lena Pripp-Kovac
