Sustainable design
Dundee Design Festival sets out to become world’s most sustainable
A New Normal exhibition presents designs for a self-sufficient Sydney
“Cutting out sustainability in the face of economic downturn is short-term and misguided”
Isomi “challenges norms” of sofa design with cork and latex Tejo
Designers at New York exhibition showcase “poetic responses” to mass extraction
Plastic-eating mealworms “collaborate” in stool design by William Eliot
Adam Sheet is a waterproof biotextile made from apple waste
Ombak chair consists of 2,000 plastic bags salvaged from Bali’s rivers
Snøhetta designs compostable hemp light Superdupertube
Vitra “willing to take risks” over changing products’ appearance to improve sustainability, says CEO Nora Fehlbaum
“The allure of the ‘bio’ prefix must be taken with some healthy scrutiny”
Food-waste dyes bring colour to mycelium leather in Sages and Osmose project
Recycled materials will give Nike “biggest impact” on sustainability says chief design officer
Five projects that highlight circular design at Southern Sweden Design Days 2024
Arper releases chair that aims to limit environmental impact “by doing what trees do”
Quilt launches whole-home heat pump system with “thoughtful design”
Takt chair is first furniture piece to receive EU’s “more transparent” sustainability score
Is a plastic-free future possible?
Toothbrush pops open for recycling in Seymourpowell’s Un-Made disassembly concept
FranklinTill shares nine principles for a shift to regenerative materials
Eight ways that Stockholm Furniture Fair exhibitors cut down on waste
Scientists develop hybrid “beef rice” as future meat alternative
First full-height timber wind turbine opens in Sweden