This week I visited the latest exhibitions at the Crafts Council and The Design Museum. Both are fascinating, both are political and both are really worth a look.
This year Naturalmat exhibited at Planted, the sustainable design show in Kings Cross. The company then went on to win the Best Sustainable Product award at Decorex. But Naturalmat is not new to the world of considerate design, it launched in Devon 1999, as company founder Mark Tremlett explains.
Chloe Bullock creates sustainable, healthy and vegan interior design. Here she shares five strategies we can adopt right now to be more planet friendly.
The British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) has launched the Sustainable Specifying Guide. The new guide is designed to give interior designers a broad knowledge of the sustainability issues associated with specifying products, materials and technologies.
A new president for the BIID, London’s first sustainability showroom and the launch of an online sample library. These are the stories that caught my eye this week
I’ve selected five new fabric collections that use plastic bottles, recycled wool and even castor beans to create beautiful and hardwearing fabrics that are also kinder to the planet.
Revolutionary alternative materials made from volcanic ash, pineapple fibre and even cow dung are making bold claims in terms of their versatility and environmental impact says guest contributor Adrienne Wyper
