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During the Stockholm Furniture Fair, the Green Furniture Award celebrates young eco designers from around the world. Organized by Swedish design studio Johan Berhin, this year the jury received lots of exceptional works. And the good news is that soon…
Plastic has creeped into almost all areas of life. In the furniture industry, its prevalence is hard to ignore. Plastic furniture can be found in schools, hospitals, homes and any number of other locations around the world. Cheap to produce…
At the exhibition “Poetry Happens” in Ventura Lambrate, Werner Aisslinger presented the world’s first concept for a monobloc chair made of natural fibers – a project supported by the German chemical company BASF. The *hemp chair* has been designed for…
Peter Plantan and Nusa Zupanc wanted to use the simplest materials possible. They settled on shredded newspaper, plastic bottle caps and natural glue made from expired flour and water. The result is the PaperChair, which deservedly took first prize in…
Our Government is encouraging us to go green and supports sustainable developments. But do they? Creating a sustainable product is not so simple and straightforward as you might think, and to my disappointment, I recently discovered that UK Fire Regulation…
Bamboo: a grass, the most ecologically and renewable resource. While Oak trees can take 120 years to grow to maturity, bamboo can be harvested in three. It is probably the fastest growing grass on earth. It also regenerates without need…
Every year, in February, the Scandinavian design world is reunited under one roof at the Stockholm Furniture Fair. And every year design studio Green Furniture organizes the Green Furniture Award, a design competition celebrating Outstanding Sustainable Design. Last February the…
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