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  • Stool module from Appropriating the Grid collection by Irene Roca Moracia

    Irene Roca Moracia turns construction waste into "technically illegal" furniture

    Central Saint Martins graduate Irene Roca Moracia has created a collection of modular furniture using discarded building materials, as a way of critiquing the wastefulness of the construction industry. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 14 January 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Stack and Stack stools by Haneul Kim

    Haneul Kim fashions plastic stool from 1,500 discarded surgical masks

    South Korean designer Haneul Kim has collected thousands of used disposable face masks from his university campus and recycled them to create a stackable stool. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 6 January 2021 | Leave a comment
  • AuReus UV-powered solar panels win James Dyson's Sustainability Award

    Solar panels made from food waste win inaugural James Dyson Sustainability Award

    Engineering student Carvey Ehren Maigue has been named the James Dyson Awards first-ever global sustainability winner for his AuReus system, in which waste crops are turned into cladding that can generate clean energy from ultraviolet light. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 27 November 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Honext develops recyclable construction material made of cellulose fibres from waste paper

    Barcelona-based startup Honext has developed a sustainable construction board material made from a combination of enzymes and cellulose taken from the waste streams of paper production. More

    Natashah Hitti | 26 November 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Deepak rug by Kasturi Balotia for Jaipur Rugs

    Kasturi Balotia's first original rug is "the future of design"

    Jaipur Rugs weaver Kasturi Balotia has released her debut rug design as part of the company's Manchaha initiative, which aims to take textile workers in rural India from a position of "exploitation to empowerment". More

    Jennifer Hahn | 23 November 2020 | Leave a comment
  • GjG House built of reclaimed bricks by BLAF Architecten in Ghent, Belgium

    BLAF Architecten builds house in Belgium out of reclaimed bricks

    Belgian studio BLAF Architecten used reclaimed bricks to build this house in Ghent with an irregular shape that curves around existing trees. More

    India Block | 18 November 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Al Khat Al Thahabi Auto Accessories & Upholstery chair from How to be at Rest installation by Christopher Benton

    How to be at Rest installation features bricolage chairs made by migrants in the UAE

    Paint buckets, street signs and beaded car seats feature in a series of found seating designs, made by working-class migrants in the United Arab Emirates and collected by artist Christopher Benton. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 16 November 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Side table and dining chair with armrests from Jorge Diego Etienne's Tempo collection for Techo

    Building material offcuts from affordable housing project used to create Tempo furniture collection

    Mexican industrial design studio Jorge Diego Etienne has created a collection of "unpretentious" furniture for Techo – a non-profit that builds prefabricated housing for people living in slums across Latin America. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 10 November 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Sachi Tungare forms swirly vessels from discarded cigarette butts

    Indian designer Sachi Tungare collected five kilograms of cigarette butts by hand to create her Jugaad collection of multi-coloured bowls and vases. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 10 November 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Six animal leather alternatives made from plants and food waste

    Six alternatives to animal leather made from plants and food waste

    To highlight sustainable and ethical substitutes for animal leather we've rounded up six materials that can rival its textural and performance qualities, from vegan pineapple leather to a leather alternative made of seafood shells. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 16 October 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Richard Hutten melts down Schiphol airport's old chairs for new Blink seating system with Lensvelt

    Richard Hutten melts down airport's old chairs for "radical" new seating system

    Dutch designer Richard Hutten worked with Lensvelt to create 27,000 new seats for Amsterdam's Schiphol airport that make use of the building's existing resources. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 15 October 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Viewport Studio uses discarded timber to create Essential Furniture collection

    Viewport Studio uses discarded timber to create Essential Furniture collection

    Multidisciplinary practice Viewport Studio aimed to reduce the energy required to produce furniture when designing this series of tables, which are constructed from discarded timber offcuts. More

    Natashah Hitti | 3 October 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Brown Chaos rug by Audrone Drungilaite for Emko

    EMKO uses linen offcuts to create vibrant confetti pattern of Chaos rug

    Dezeen Showroom: Lithuanian design brand EMKO has worked with a local textile factory to repurpose its rainbow array of leftover yarns into a spotted rug, which aims to "bring some chaos into sterile modern interiors". More

    Jennifer Hahn | 1 October 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Electrical wire vest in Alexandra Sipa's CSM graduate collection Romanian Camouflage

    Alexandra Sipa weaves discarded electrical wires together like lace for graduate fashion collection

    Abstract floral patterns and oversized ruffles are fashioned from reclaimed electrical wires in the Romanian Camouflage collection by Central Saint Martins womenswear graduate Alexandra Sipa. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 15 September 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Jiyong Kim bleaches reclaimed textiles through months-long sun exposure

    Jiyong Kim bleaches reclaimed textiles with months of sun exposure for graduate collection

    Central Saint Martins student Jiyong Kim has used sunlight, rather than traditional printing or dying processes, to create the organic, flowing patterns that grace his graduate menswear collection. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 19 August 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Refugio en La Paisanita by STC Arquitectos

    STC Arquitectos builds cabin in Argentinian woods with reclaimed materials

    A slanted metal roof and deck help to shelter this cabin in Argentina, designed by STC Arquitectos using reclaimed materials like scrap metal and oil pipes. More

    Bridget Cogley | 11 August 2020 | Leave a comment
  • The Barn by PAD Studio

    Pad Studio clads house in Hampshire with reclaimed timber from old barn

    Planks of wood reclaimed from an old barn were used to clad this house in Hampshire, England, designed by Pad Studio. More

    India Block | 28 July 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Triglav Lederhosen boots by Matthias Winkler

    Triglav Lederhosen boots by Matthias Winkler

    Antique German leather trousers are reclaimed to form the upper of the Triglav Lederhosen shoes by Berlin designer Matthias Winkler. More

    Dezeen staff | 6 June 2020
  • Furniture collection by Messgewand

    Messgewand makes maximalist furniture from waste and found objects

    Designers Romain Coppin and Alexis Bondoux, who collaborate as Messgewand, have created a collection of surreal furniture made from collages of found objects. More

    Alyn Griffiths | 12 March 2020 | Leave a comment
  • House and Office in Hofu by Tato

    Tato Architects uses old barrels to clad exterior of home and shop

    Wood salvaged from old miso barrels has been used to clad a house built by Tato Architects in Japan for the owner of a nearby brewery specialising in soy sauces. More

    Jon Astbury | 10 March 2020 | Leave a comment
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