Circular by Design

Katie Treggiden speaks to Emily Mae Martin of British brand TOAST who is leading the way in bringing repair culture into clothing, homewares, and accessories.

Design Milk talks to British lighting brand skinflint who gives new life to vintage lights, saving more than 50,000 from landfill so far.

"Is repair the future of design?" That's the question that our Editor at Large Katie Treggiden is asking as she launches her 6th book, Broken.

Design Milk speaks to Naomi Neilson of Native Trails about the Vintner's Collection, bathroom vanities made from reclaimed wine-making materials.

Artist and surface pattern designer Ella Doran created a piece of artwork using leftover house paint on reused canvas without a single brush.

Horrified by the abandoned tents left after a music festival, Genette Dibsdall conceived The Maverick – a transformable luxury garment made from the waste tents.

Design Milk contributor Katie Treggiden explores the circular economy in our Circular by Design column. Let's review what went on in 2022!

Smile Plastics designs and manufactures hand-crafted, supersized terrazzo-like panels for retail, architecture, interiors, and product design – from waste.

Designer Juliane Fink creates a collection of single-use dog bowls from pig bladders that dogs can eat as part of their meal.

Síofra Caherty of Jump The Hedges makes colorful bags from reclaimed truck tarpaulin, airplane seat parts, and waste leather.

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

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.