
The Shelf Safe Enough to Eat
BUILD is a German company which is serious about it’s environmental footprint. It has designed a shelf made entirely from ARPRO (Expanded Polypropylene), a high performance plastic foam containing 95% air. It is 100% recyclable, completely toxic-free, emission free, allergy free and even safe enough to eat! Equally great is the multifuntionality of its versatile and modular shelving units. They can be rearranged and stacked to become bigger or smaller depending on personal ne


The Newspaper-Wood Furniture Collection
By applying a reversed production process of turning paper into wood instead of the other way around, the designer Mieke Meijer came up with an ingenious way of recycling old newspapers and turning them into a wood like material. In collaboration with Vij5, they perfectionated the production process to a point where they were able to create strong, lasting furniture with a great design and the aesthetic look of real wood. #innovative #recycable #repurposed #wastematerial #rec

Volcanic Furniture From Other Planets
Basalt is a volcanic rock which is pushed out by volcanic forces onto the earth’s surface. It is a thick, slow-flowing lava that has been found not only on earth and the Moon, but which has also been observed erupting on Jupiter and Venus. Raimonds Circulis is the creator of Maffam Freeforms and has been able to tame basalt and transform it into his incredible line of furniture. He uses a special weaving technique to shape his volcanic creations by hand into their desired fea

Glasses Made From Ocean Plastics
These glasses by the company Karün are created out of old ocean plastics collected on the coast of Chile. They are made out of 100% recycled materials, without any unnatural dies or colour coatings. The glasses are crafted in Italy, are high-quality and incredibly flexible and resistant. Karün teamed up with the designers of bureo, who design skateboards out of discarded fishing nets. Together they pioneer a movement called Net Positiva, a net-collection recycling program in


Flip Furniture - Sustainable By Design
By flipping and stacking the different components of these stools and tables into various heights, shapes and colours, the designers from MIO have introduced a great way of customising ones furniture so as to fit the needs of ones personal space. The steel bases are made from recycled steel and powder coated with a finish that is environmentally friendly. The tops are sourced from locally and responsibly harvested wood. By using recycled and recyclable materials the company w


Personalized Furniture With Snap
Snap by b-elastic is an innovative way of being creative and making a table or shelf out of anything with a flat surface. An old wooden board, an old skateboard, surfboard, or dartboard are perfect examples of how old or obsolete objects can be reimagined and used for new purposes. The legs come in different colours and heights and can be snapped on to surfaces of different widths allowing for the creation of unique furniture with a personal touch. Watch Be-Elastic's video he