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two gray chairs, one set back behind the other, one facing forward and one facing backward. the floor and wall behind the chairs are white squares with black grindlines.

Award-winning Fly-Ash chair uses recycled coal byproduct

In an effort to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) furniture...

Packaging material

Invasive soft rush weed turned into sustainable packaging materials

Soft rush is a plant, however, it recently has been transformed into furniture and packaging materials. Born from...

minimalist wood TV stand with pink slatted sliding doors

One for Hundred — a furniture company that grows more wood than it uses

One for Hundred, an Austrian furniture company, was founded on the belief that creating furniture doesn’t have...

The New Raw, Print Your City!, 3d printing, recyclable furniture, plastic waste, sustainable furniture, Aectual, 3d printed furniture, green design, street furniture, Amsterdam

This brilliant project turns plastic waste into 3D-printed benches for Amsterdam

Rotterdam-based studio The New Raw is rallying citizens to turn their household plastic waste into stylish public...

David Long & Antoine Morris, Log Chop Bench, tree trunk furniture, tree tunk benches, hand-sewn upholstery, sustainable furniture, wood furniture, felled wood, felled trees, wooden benches, reclaimed furniture

Lumberjill hacks stylish bench out of a felled tree trunk

When the designers from Practice of Everyday Design were looking for a unique seating option for a client, they...

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Furniture grown from bacteria and mushrooms is now available for purchase

Mushrooms are good for so much more than just eating. Ecovative, the company behind Mushroom Packaging, has teamed...

Tom Raffield, steam bending, steam-bent house, timber cladding, sustainable wood, green architecture, natural materials, sustainable furniture, sustainable lamp, green extension, England

Sustainable home in Cornwall is wrapped in steam-bent wood

Tom and his wife Danielle bought an existing lodge located in the woodland at Trevano near Heslton, and designed...

Le Voyage à Nantes, Ferpect, JKA - Jérémie Koempgen Architecture, sustainable furniture, outdoor furniture, rehabilitation, green design, wooden furniture

Fun new rolling furniture in France creates gathering spaces along the River Sèvre

The team proposed a variety of structures-rolling furniture, collective platforms, benches, vehicles and rafts-...

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Eco-friendly DIY modular furniture can be reassembled over and over into different pieces

Designer Stefano Guerrieri aimed to create DIY furniture kits that people can use to creatively modernize their...

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10 smart and cheap things every college dorm room needs

NORDLI Wireless charging furniture Your phone is at 5% and you're tossing everything out of your backpack trying...

IKEA's Space10 lab wants to change the way you buy furniture

IKEA's Space10 lab wants to change the way you buy furniture

Space10 is essentially a lab where people can explore ideas, like how we will use our homes and spaces in the future....

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LOCK is a bending, twisting coffee table made out of layered, multi-colored bamboo

"LOCK" is a coffee table designed out of highly sustainable bamboo. Bamboo is a strong flexible beautiful and...

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Green Blade banana fiber panels provide a stylish, sustainable alternative to wood

Potassium-rich bananas are a staple for healthy eaters but did you know that the “tree” trunk is a valuable...

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Agustina Bottoni's Monolithic Brut Barbecue Set is Made From Recycled Coconut Coir

"Brut" is a monolithic stool and barbecue set designed by Agustina Bottoni that is produced by casting a compound...

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Bonbon's brilliant sofa transforms into a bunk bed in a snap

Compact living is one of our favorite topics. Making efficient use of space is the best way to maximize your living...

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