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Consumers Are in Good Company With Pallas Textiles
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Consumers Are in Good Company With Pallas Textiles

Pallas Textiles launches In Good Company, a new collection comprising six sustainable textiles that utilize SEAQUAL® YARN.

The Biodegradable Alder Collection Is Absorbed Back by Earth

The Biodegradable Alder Collection Is Absorbed Back by Earth

The indoor/outdoor Alder furniture collection, a collaboration between green-tech design brand Mater + renowned architect + designer Patricia Urquiola, is a biodegradable breakthrough.

A Puffer Jacket Reimagined as a Bag or a “Jacket” for Your Laptop

A Puffer Jacket Reimagined as a Bag or a “Jacket” for Your Laptop

The Puffer Bag isn't just a bag – it's a statement piece, a conversation starter, and a tribute to the timeless winter coat staple.

skinflint Restores 1920s–1970s Lighting for Homes, Restaurants + Shops

skinflint Restores 1920s–1970s Lighting for Homes, Restaurants + Shops

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

This Natural Material Is Made From the Forest Without Cutting It Down

This Natural Material Is Made From the Forest Without Cutting It Down

ForestBank is made with scraps from the forest – foliage, bark, seeds, soil, small trees – and can be shaped and formed like regular hardwood and turned into modern furniture.

Síofra Caherty Turns Tarps, Waste Leather, and Airplane Straps Into Bags

Síofra Caherty Turns Tarps, Waste Leather, and Airplane Straps Into Bags

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

These Beanbag Chairs Give Value Back to Leather Waste

These Beanbag Chairs Give Value Back to Leather Waste

40% of cowhides used in the automotive industry are discarded – Studio Simone Post and Studio Yoon Seok-Hyeon are upcycling that waste to create beanbag chairs.

Haze Rethinks the Possibilities of Upcycled Copper Wire

Haze Rethinks the Possibilities of Upcycled Copper Wire

The pieces in Haze are handmade using discarded copper wire collected in Tokyo, meant to be viewed as a symbol of modern civilization.

FreelingWaters' Collection III Gives Life to the Forgotten

FreelingWaters' Collection III Gives Life to the Forgotten

FreelingWaters' Collection III is six 18th- and 19th-century cabinets that have been stripped + given a second change at life through paint.

Change up the Look of Your Furniture Instead of Buying New With Comfort Works Slipcovers
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Change up the Look of Your Furniture Instead of Buying New With Comfort Works Slipcovers

Comfort Works creates slipcovers for over 1,000 sofas from 29 brands in over 13 fabric options – is it time to give yours an upcycled update?

Discarded Materials Become Molten Memories: A Collaged Rug Installation

Discarded Materials Become Molten Memories: A Collaged Rug Installation

Designer Sarah Roseman collected discarded materials found around Eindhoven and gave them a new life in a fantastical rug called Molten Memories.

Bodyboards to Furniture: Harry Peck Solves the Environmental Problem of Surfing

Bodyboards to Furniture: Harry Peck Solves the Environmental Problem of Surfing

Student designer Harry Peck upcycles broken surfboards + bodyboards, turning them into durable, long-lasting furniture.

Jinyeong Yeon's Padded Chairs Add Value to Upcycled Materials

Jinyeong Yeon's Padded Chairs Add Value to Upcycled Materials

Through upcycled materials, Jinyeong Yeon creates a new kind of furniture object in his Padded Chair Series.

Jinyeong Yeon Creates Padded Chairs Out of Leftover Puffer Coats

Jinyeong Yeon Creates Padded Chairs Out of Leftover Puffer Coats

Jinyeong Yeon designed the Padded Chair with shirter, who offered up some of their unsold puffer jackets for the project.

Fabien Cappello x Hem: Street-Style Upcycling Inspired Glass Plates

Fabien Cappello x Hem: Street-Style Upcycling Inspired Glass Plates

Using glass offset pieces found throughout his workshop, Fabien Cappello creates a unique and inspiring collection of plates for Hem.