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

The mid-century Danish style inspired bags from Canopy Verde are an ode to clean, environmentally and animal friendly design. They use certified organic cotton, chemical-free and earth-friendly dyes, and vegan leather made from Polyurethane, which uses fewer resources, solvents and chemicals in processing compared to PVC or leather. In addition, the company applies a zero-waste policy in which they, already at the design stage, try to create patterns that generate the least a

Talking about minimalism, this lamp is the quintessence of what is minimal. Named Not a Box, it is so minimal, that the lamp in itself is the box it arrives in when ordered from the Netherlands. All you have to do is install it and savour the moments you look at it thinking how extraordinary it is and how green the process of making and delivering it was. The lamp is the creation of designer David Graas, a Dutch designer, who likes to pay more attention to the idea of a desig

Committing to minimise waste at all levels, every day, the Will Leather Goods company is a family-run business venture in the USA, that tries to live up to its ethos throughout its production processes. It uses only leather that is a by-product of the cattle industry and creatively makes small leather goods out of the scraps that are left from each cut. In addition, it also only uses vegetable dyes and oils to treat the leather. It might not be the easiest way, but in their o