Circular by Design

With motto 'transforming yesterday’s waste into tomorrow’s living,' the mission of circular design + lifestyle brand Supernovas is clear.

We launched a new column in 2020 that explores the potential of waste as a valuable new raw material + now we're taking a look back.

Zoe Murphy champions ‘loving what belongs to you’ by printing onto recycled furniture using imagery inspired by her seaside hometown.

Circular Cup is the latest of innovative products that reuse waste + create value from materials that were destined for landfill.

Jacqueline de la Fuente makes sculptural vases from waste paper and cardboard after noticing the increase in waste her family generated.

We spoke with London-based designer Ella Doran about a circular economy and her latest project, the Clean Up Plastic Camo Chair.

Yair Neuman turns discarded lenses into polycarbonate sheet materials from which he creates a striking lighting collection — "Lens Light."

Studio Nienke Hoogvliet is a design studio in The Netherlands that turns seaweed and fish skin into rugs, fabrics and leather.

Studio Rope turns waste dust into a unique glaze that provides thermo-insulating and tactile properties to a porcelain coffee set.

We spoke with StoneCycling who developed a way of upcycling waste found in vacant buildings in The Netherlands awaiting demolition.

Daniel Svahn discusses a collection of contract furniture he made from furniture discarded by the same sector.

We spoke to the founders of Sabai Design, a modern sofa brand with good sustainability values.