Circular by Design

Exploring the circular economy: reuse of waste as a way to keep materials in use and bring the legacy of the linear system full circle.

Home Furnishings

Spared Turns Waste Coat Hangers + Sugar Cane Into the XOU Light

Spared turned waste into the XOU Light comprising ‘X’ ‘O’ and ‘U’ shapes that stand for ‘hug and a kiss’ (XO) for you (U).

Home Furnishings

Monostudio Associati Makes Tiles From Marble Waste, Coffee Grounds, and Eggshells

Monostudio Associati sought a more circular and sustainable practice leading them to start developing interior finishes from waste materials, like marble waste, coffee grounds, and eggshells.

Art

Claire Ellis Makes Vessels From Waste Clay, Eggshells, Glass, and More

Claire Ellis creates unique vessels using a menagerie of waste materials collected locally, like clay, eggshells, glass, and clay bags.

Home Furnishings

Henry Swanzy Makes Acoustic Wall Tiles From Wood + Chocolate Waste

Henry Swanzy transforms waste – wood shavings and chocolate husks from local businesses – into geometric acoustic wall tiles.

Home Furnishings

Sarah Christensen Makes Home Accessories From Used Coffee Grounds

Sarah Christensen takes used coffee waste from a local café and turns it into a terrazzo-like material to make modern home objects.

Home Furnishings

Jamie Norris Green Turns Scallop and Oyster Shells Into Lighting

Jamie Norris Green creates 3D printed lighting made from a bio-degradable polymer that includes waste oyster and scallop shells.

Lifestyle

Green&Blue Turns Clay Waste Into Habitats for Birds, Bees, and Bats

Design Milk speaks to UK-based Green&Blue who are on a mission to make havens for wildlife with Bee Brick made from clay waste.

DMTV Milkshake: Avery Thatcher on Answering the Question “What Should We Put on Our Walls?”

From a young age, Avery Thatcher explored all the possibilities of designing gorgeous shapes to apply to walls. She eventually turned it into a career.

Style + Fashion

Corrie Williamson Makes Jewelry + Mobiles From Offcuts of Other Makers' Work

London-based Corrie Williamson makes jewelry + hanging mobiles from wooden and metal offcuts leftover from the work of other designer-makers.

Art

Darren Appiagyei Turns Wood From Fallen Trees Into Hand-turned Vessels

Woodturner Darren Appiagyei highlights wood's intrinsic beauty by celebrating knots, cracks, bark, or grain, which are often seen as flaws.

Home Furnishings

2021 Year in Review: Circular by Design

Design Milk contributor Katie Treggiden explores the ways waste can be used as a valuable raw material. Join us as we review Circular by Design's 2021 posts.

Home Furnishings

Pearson Lloyd Turns Waste Food Packaging Into Desk Accessories

bFRIENDS by Bene and Pearson Lloyd is a collection of fun, 3D-printed desktop accessories made from discarded food packaging.

Home Furnishings

Martin Thübeck Turns Sawmill and Tannery Waste Into Modular Furniture

Martin Thübeck designed the Betula Collection with a frame made from identical pieces of reclaimed wood, connected by a single joint – both designed for disassembly.

Art