Philippe Starck & Emeco are the designers of these stylish yet responsibly created chairs made from 90% waste. They are called the Broom chairs because they are derived from wood fibre that would normally be swept into the trash, mixed together with waste polypropylene taken directly from plastic producers worksites. They are synthetic chairs with the spirit of wood. In the words of the designers: “Imagine a guy who takes a humble broom and starts to clean the workshop and wi

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

Reminiscent of the classic hip flask, The Bernard Flask is a travel back in time when vessels known to hold precious goods where made from strong, natural and durable material. Made solely out of elements from the earth, the flasks’ wooden caps are reclaimed whiskey barrels from a local Washington DC distillery. Inserted are two sets of strong neodymium rare-earth magnets which attach to the body, making it entirely leak proof and insulated. The body itself is handcrafted fro

It was the moment when a young man, eager to look for a different material to craft his very own glasses, saw the old vinyl collection of his father in the garage. He realised that out of one record could be made three frames and decided that he would give it a go to create glasses out of a vinyl record. An idea was born and so was the name of his company - Vinylize. Today, the company recycles 3 metric tons of vinyl per year and pays for personal collections to be shipped t

Using high-quality wood waste sourced from all over the world, these watches, made by Italian designers from WeWood, are a perfect synergy between style, design and environmental consciousness. Each wooden watch is carefully crafted using eco-materials which don’t contain any toxins or artificial components. To go one step further in their aim to produce a sustainable wooden product, for each watch that is being bought, a tree is being planted by their planting partners, The

Discarded fishing gear accounts for an estimated 10% of the ocean’s plastic pollution. The three founders of bureo, all surfers and skateboarders, try to raise awareness about this global problem by turning old fishing nets into strong and durable skateboards. Their recycling program “Net Positiva” in Chile, a country with a vast fishing industry, collects the plastic and sends it to the bureo facility in Santiago, where it gets cleaned, shredded, molten and turned into small

These awesome headphones by LSTN from L.A., USA, are a triple-winner. Not only is the casing made out of wood, and the pollsters out of vegan-leather, but a part of the sale of each pair goes straight to the Starkey Hearing Foundation, which provides hearing aids to a person in need. A limited addition of headphones are made out of Chivas Regal reclaimed Whisky barrel wood, packaged in a custom wood gift box. If you thought your tunes could never sound better, try again with

It seems fitting that a designer team from Canada would work with wood when they are surrounded by one of North America’s most pristine and lush coniferous forests. The group of Loyal Loot sources its main material from these forest in the form of found wood, which was torn down by heavy winds and storms. They collect and dry the wood for about eight month, then bring it to an artisan wood turner who gives it the symmetrical shapes needed to create bowls. The finishing touch