Foam Fascination: Softy by Simon Stanislawski.In Europe alone, 30 million mattresses are disposed of every year—60 percent are landfilled, the rest is burnt. In his latest collection, Softy, Simon Stanislawski experiments with foam as a material for furniture, playing with the...
Less, Light, Local: ITA NORI Seaweed Installation by We+.Japanese design studio We+ has completed a research project that offers new value to discarded and non-edible nori seaweed, highlights two overlooked qualities in the food source as a material—its lightness and...
Ibuju Collection by Fango Tackles Deforestation.Colombian designer Francisco Jaramillo of Fango Studio has designed Ibuji, a furniture collection made from Yaré, a natural fibre vine found in the Amazon jungle. Rather than cutting down more trees and endangering the native timber, the...
Communicating Climate Change Through Design: Temperature Textiles by Raw Color.Communicating the pressing issues of Climate Change through design, Temperature Textiles range comprises knitted blankets, scarves and socks, designed to carry climate data while providing warmth to the user. The manifested data displays...
Climate Crisis Font by Helsingin Sanomat.Nordic’s largest newspaper Helsingin Sanomat has designed a free font visualising the urgency for climate action and its impact on the environment. Using different font weights to illustrate the dwindling arctic sea extent by 2050 an...
JR’s ‘Homily to Country’ Culminates in Poignant Live Procession in Menindee Lakes, NSW.JR’s thought-provoking 'Homily to Country' explores one of the most significant environmental issues facing Australia today, culminating in the live procession on 27 February 2021, honouring Australian farmers in drought and highlighting...
‘Soapack’ Bottles Made From Useable Soap by Mi Zhou.Part of her Material Futures post-grad degree, Central Saint Martins student Mi Zhou has re-imagined toiletry bottles usually made from disposable plastic into sustainable and usable soap vessels. Combatting the incredible waste and...
Stories On Design // Green Architecture.What comes to mind when you think of ‘green architecture’? The notion may conjure images of vertical gardens, vegetated roofs or trees in interiors, but the concept is much more than meets the eye. Green architecture, or green...
‘Plastic Ocean’ by Thirza Schaap.Dutch artist Thirza Schaap has an altruistic purpose behind her fragile and beautiful art pieces. She wants to draw attention to the pollution in the world’s oceans. More specifically, she wants to draw attention to the phenomenal levels...
