Pearlfisher designs symbolic whale tail bottle for sustainable brand Love Ocean.
The design aims to highlight the importance of protecting our oceans with a symbolic whale tail bottle and brand identity […]
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Sustainable design
We hear a lot about Sustainable Design, sometimes too much and often not rightly. In this section, we have set ourselves the task of showing you truly sustainable design projects, which take into account the materials used, the production processes and their contribution to a truly circular economy, capable of reducing the environmental impact.
Meet Puddy—a minimal 3D-printed lamp packed with personality
Named after the combination of two words: ‘Paddy’ recalling the iconic conical hat that rice farmers wear in Southeast Asia, […]
FORGO’s mix-it-yourself soap avoids plastic packaging
Form Us With Love’s subscription-based cosmetics brand avoids plastic and minimises carbon emissions with its mix-it-yourself hand soap in the […]
“World Positive Impact is our purpose”, says Green Furniture Concept founder Johan Berhin.
The Swedish brand lives up to its name by making sustainability and human-centred design the new standard for all public […]
Art or design? Johannes Budde blurs the lines with LITE
An industrial glass, a sandstone base and a “floating” candle are brought into experimental harmony with LITE, a creative light […]
Elli Design blurs the line between traditional craft and future-thinking sustainable furniture
“Made in Italy shouldn’t be limited to the machines or tools being used,” says Elli Design founder Alessio Elli. He […]
5 design-friendly smart thermostats combining form and function
The following smart thermostats not only have a ton of useful features, but they’re also incredibly design-forward, quietly elevating the […]
Thijmen van der Steen’s “Stack Series” repurposes old wood
Amsterdam-based designer Thijmen van der Steen layers the material to create furniture pieces with a distinct, architectural quality. van der […]
The Reborn project creates furniture using old clothes
Kim and Lee apply simple, handcrafted techniques to address consumer waste streams by upcycling old clothes into new products. The design […]
Hack IKEA products with the “Uppgradera” collection
“Uppgradera is not affiliated to IKEA,” the brand’s website states. “It is a purely fun/fan initiative to open new perspectives […]
Can seaweed solve the plastic pollution problem?
Karlijn Sibbel is the Design Director of Notpla, an innovative, eco-conscious packaging start-up, that provides an alternative to plastic made […]
This plastic furniture is made from recycled surfboards
British designer Harry Peck is on a mission to solve the environmental effects of surfing by transforming waste surfboards into […]
