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

Embracing the use of renewable and ecologically-sensitive resources as part of their green practices, the design company EKOBO uses only bamboo for their tableware collection BIOBU. Bamboo is one of the earth’s most fast-growing and naturally-regenerative resources available which can flourish organically without the need of pesticides, fertilisers and herbicides so detrimental for the surrounding environment. EKOBO collects the saw dust that is shed from cutting and shaping

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

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

The designers from Millican have resorted to using only 100% recycled polyester for the lining of their outdoor bag collections. Unlike virgin polyester, which is an energy-hungry, unsustainable synthetic fibre, recycled polyester uses PET plastic bottles as the raw material. In this process PET bottles are crushed, heated and passed through a spinneret to create yarn. After that it is passed through a crimping machine to give it a fluffy and wooly texture and later baled, dy

Willem Heeffer is the designer of the collection of these retro-industrial lamps which are made from recycled washing machine drums. They are sourced from local recycling centres, handcrafted and colour coated with retro-candy colours in his studio in Helsinki, Finland. Also featuring a line of old boiler and Heinz Beanz lamps, Heeffer pioneers the art of putting old products long considered trash out of their context and turning them into new design pieces. #repurposed #recy

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

Recycling, repurposing and reusing stands at the core of the Boyd Sailcloth Line. Just like the founder’s grandfather, Willis Boyd, already did in the 1950’s during his years as a designer and builder of custom sailboards, so does his grandson now look for lost treasures in boat yards and wear houses to turn old material into something new. The totes and bags are 100% recycled sailcloth and are born to stand against any wind and weather. #industrialwaste #repurposed #ecoconsc

A fantastic way to reuse old plastic bottles, these paper covers will turn any bottle into a beautiful vase. The brainchild of designers from the Dutch foundation Tiny Miracles, the covers are manufactured by Pardeshi women who live in one of the most impoverished areas in Mumbai, India. Each product sold will help to empower their community and to enable them to become self-supporting. #reusable #earthfriendly #recycable #philantropic #repurposed #ecoconscious #handcrafted