Tightly Knit: The Best Green Designs From Tent London 2010

<a href="http://www.tentlondon.co.uk/">Tent London</a> is one of our favorite annual events at the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/london-design-week/">London Design Festival</a>, and this year didn't disappoint as many of the exhibitors combined cutting-edge technology with traditional craftsmanship to create some fantastic green designs. Visitors to the show were greeted by the playful <a href="http://www.superblue.co.uk/">Giant Knitting Nancy</a> -- a "social sculpture" that offered the perfect introduction to over 200 emerging and established designers housed in the old Truman Brewery on Brick Lane. Read on for our favorite designs from day one!

The <a href="http://www.nogg.co/">Nogg</a> chicken coop was designed to facilitate homegrown food in any urban or rural garden environment.

<a href="http://www.lazerian.co.uk/">Lazerian's</a> Bravais Armchair is constructed from corrugated cardboard made from locally-sourced recycled pulp.

The Eco Rocker by <a href="http://www.shellthomas.com/">Shell Thomas</a> is a flat-pack cardboard rocking horse made from recycled paper.

The Wilson Pendant Lam is a collaboration between the South African charity <a href="http://www.wolanani.co.za/">Wola Nani</a> and <a href="http://www.kingston.ac.uk/pressoffice/news/123/22-09-2010-design-that-makes-a-difference.html">Simon Maidment</a> (Kingston Univeristy Design Department). The lamp is made from pressed paper and designed to have a low production impact.

<a href="http://www.era.net/">Era</a>'s Zpine series uses new technology to create flexible yet durable sustainable furniture with a recycled paper honeycomb structure.

<a href="http://www.uselessrethinking.com/">Useless ReThinking</a> designed the No. 152 Box, which can be broken down into its non-square component parts and re-assembled in any free-form style imaginable.

<a href="http://www.sebastiancox.co.uk/">Sebastian Cox's</a> Kerf Chair relies on the shrinkage of sustainably-grown wood, rather than glue, to create structural stability.

<a href="http://www.sebastiancox.co.uk/">Sebastian Cox's</a> designs use coppiced British hazel to create lightweight, long-lasting wooden furniture.

<a href="http://millergoodman.blogspot.com/">Miller Goodman</a>'s Shapemaker toys are meant to inspire children from generation to generation with their bright colors and open-ended design choices.

Designed for efficient flat-pack shipping and easy portability, the <a href="http://www.fluxchairs.com/">Flux Chair</a> is a new take on the classic folding chair.

The <a href="http://www.jjam.info/">JJAM Curators Collective</a> challenged designers re-imagine the classic yellow duster for their Everyday Delights installation.

A seat of cheeky knuckly dusters created by Simon Sawyer for the <a href="http://www.jjam.info/">JJAM exhibition</a>.

<a href="http://www.vanjabazdulj.com/">Vanja Bazdulj's</a> "Rough and Ready" line uses industrial felt to create these suprisingly sturdy, easily disassembled and stored chairs and stools.