Top Green Designs from Tent at the London Design Festival
Posted By Hazel Saunderson On September 22, 2012 @ 10:30 am In Decorative Objects,Eco Textiles,green furniture,green Interiors,Green Products,London,London Design Week | No Comments
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Melanie Porter’s [10] showcased a warm and colorful mix of hand knit covered furniture that use found items for their bases. Her series features original cinema seats that have been given a new lease of life with a chunky knit wool. Additional works include textured lampshades, vase covers and cushions.
+ Melanie Porter [10]
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Furniture Magpies [12] were back at Tent this year with a brilliant new collection that includes their first ever dining table, a series of mantel clocks and candle holders placed alongside their signature lamps. The dining table aims to give a take on some kitchen cupboard duties, with old drawers fixed below the surface to store wine glasses, plates, bowls and tea sets.
+ Furniture Magpies [12]
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Daniel Schofield’s [14] coat eggs are a fun take on the traditional coat peg. Made from “free-range” FSC Beech, they come in boxes of half a dozen and are design and “laid” in Yorkshire. Clever!
+ Daniel Schofield [14]
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Studio 180 Degree [16] delighted us with their Treasure Collection – a sofa and a stool which was born out of the desire to create an honest, handcrafted and eco-friendly sofa. Materials used include leather, natural flax, organic jute, twisted eco paper cord and wool yarn.
+ Studio 180 Degree [16]
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Anthony Hartley’s [18]colorful designs are hard to miss, and we’ve fallen in love with his Cable Collection. [19] This design gives ‘flat packed’ and DIY furniture a fresh new look and method, as Anthony introduces us to the cable-tie joint. You get to choose the component color combinations and can swap them around anytime by simply cutting through the table ties & replacing. Hopefully this means there is less excuse for throwaway furniture as styles and tastes change.
+ Anthony Hartley [18]
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Sebastian Cox [21]reminded us of the importance of the wood source in his well-crafted furniture pieces that use locally grown hazel wood that the designer himself has copiced when harvesting the wood. Coppicing is a woodland management method that provides a renewable supply of wood.
+ Sebastian Cox [21]
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Arnolight [23] is a fun set of three small lamps by Emanuel Franz that are made of turned waste wood and glued sawdust, shown as part of a show from students from Warsaw. [24]
+ Emanuel Franz [25]
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This quirky green lamp by Zuzanna Malinowska and Marcin Wronski [26] combines a plant pot and a table lamp to make a fun combination that puts the spotlight on plant growth.
+ Zuzanna Malinowska and Marcin Wronski [26]
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Jay Watson [28] wants your old socks! Watson treats them with eco resin derived from sunflowers and turns them into pendant lamps! The lights even feature recycled sockets and energy-saving LEDs.
+ Jay Watson [28]
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The Oree Keyboard [30]is a clever cocktail of carpentry and technology that is crafted from a single piece of walnut or maple. The keyboard can connect to any laptop or tablet via bluetooth. You can see our full post about it here. [31]
+ Oree Keyboard [30]
The WALLY bedside table is the creation of Sara Kele [32] who exhibited as part of the Young Hungarian Designer’s Association [33]. The table is formed from dozens of pieces of scrap timber, beatifully finished, and is supported when placed against a wall. Sara said of the design, “The bedside table is an experiment, in the spirit of eco-conciousness, to produce exciting and good quality furniture from leftover wood.”
+ Sara Kele [32]
+ Tent London [7]
+ More London Design Week Coverage on Inhabitat [34]
Images by Gem Barton [35] and Hazel Saunderson [36] see more here on Flickr [37]
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[10] Melanie Porter’s: http://melanieporter.co.uk/
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[12] Furniture Magpies: http://www.furnituremagpies.com/
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[14] Daniel Schofield’s: http://www.danielschofield.co.uk/
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[16] Studio 180 Degree: http://www.studio180degree.com/
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[18] Anthony Hartley’s : http://www.anthonyhartley.com/#!bespoke-collection/cdcd
[19] Cable Collection.: http://www.anthonyhartley.com/#!cable/c2271
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[21] Sebastian Cox : http://sebastiancox.co.uk
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[23] Arnolight: http://www.eleven.asp.waw.pl/1.html
[24] students from Warsaw.: http://www.eleven.asp.waw.pl/
[25] + Emanuel Franz: http://inhabitat.com/top-green-designs-from-tent-at-the-london-design-festival/img_0846-001/
[26] Zuzanna Malinowska and Marcin Wronski: http://www.eleven.asp.waw.pl/9.html
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[28] Jay Watson: http://www.jaywatsondesign.com
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[30] Oree Keyboard : http://www.oreedesign.com/
[31] about it here.: http://inhabitat.com/the-oree-board-is-a-wireless-wooden-computer-keyboard-that-mixes-tradition-with-technology/
[32] Sara Kele: http://www.sarakele.com/
[33] Young Hungarian Designer’s Association: http://www.fise.hu
[34] + More London Design Week Coverage on Inhabitat: http://inhabitat.com/london-design-week/
[35] Gem Barton: http://inhabitat.com/author/gembarton/
[36] Hazel Saunderson: http://inhabitat.com/author/hazel-saunderson/
[37] Flickr: http://inhabitat.com//www.flickr.com/photos/inhabitat/sets/72157631580765474/
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