Reaching Carbon Zero
From Forest to Furniture
Environmental awareness is at the forefront of interior architecture and design. ‘Sustainability’ is everywhere, but what does it really mean for specifiers? One factor is material origin. Knowing where your specified materials come from is fundamental to creating sustainable design concepts. EGGER has put the environment at the heart of its operations since its foundation… Read More >
Ultrafabrics and TENCEL™: Setting an Industry Benchmark in Sustainability and Transparency
Ultrafabrics, the global leader in animal-free performance fabric, is proud to announce its partnership with Lenzing AG, an industry leader in the production of sustainable wood-based fibers. The partnership will see Ultrafabrics as the first and only polyurethane material to incorporate LENZING AG’s TENCEL™ Modal fibers as a backcloth in its collections with 100% reinforced… Read More >
Sustainable Luxury: Enhancing Customer Experience with Eco-Conscious Bathrooms
For hoteliers and commercial building developers, being able to take the concept of sustainability and position it as luxurious, as well as aspirational, could be the key to unlocking new customer experiences. In addition, a truly sustainable space which is also comfortable and inviting can help you to stand out in an increasingly saturated market…. Read More >
Roman: Reaching Carbon Zero
At Roman, they have been working on their environmental credentials for well over ten years and they see it as increasingly important commercially in the marketplace, as well as being their social duty and responsibility. Roman has long embraced the principles of the Circular Economy which is based around the circularity of materials before and… Read More >
Growing Material Solutions
We’ve been exploring just what it means to “Reach Carbon Zero” within the built environment, which by and large means a reassessment of the materials we use and the processes involved in producing them. There has undoubtedly been a move toward more sustainable practices as well as connecting more directly with nature – or at… Read More >
A conversation between: Jim Biddulph & BY THE END OF MAY
Founded in 2021 by Davide Onestini and André Trindade, BY THE END OF MAY is a research and design lab based in Lisbon, Portugal. Their project POST PAPER STUDIO was on display in the Materialized exhibition during Milan Design Week earlier in the year and typifies the studio’s innovative approach to material development. Setting out… Read More >
Carbon Capture Engineered from Nature
We’ve been exploring just what it means to “Reach Carbon Zero” within the built environment, which by and large means a reassessment of the materials we use and the processes involved in producing them. There has undoubtedly been a move toward more sustainable practices as well as connecting more directly with nature – or at… Read More >
GROHE Discloses Ecological Impact of Products with the Release of Environmental Product Declarations
Considering the fact that carbon emissions from buildings and construction constitute almost 40 percent of global carbon emissions, knowledge of a building’s environmental impact is becoming key to enable the construction industry to work towards the necessary green transformation. Accordingly, a number of states have already established national lifecycle carbon limits for new or public… Read More >
Sustainable Design Collective: Standards & Certification
Design Insider is thrilled to support the Sustainable Design Collective as a media partner. Sustainable Design Collective is a ‘think tank’ group committed to acting as a collective within the workplace design community to identify developments and ‘best practice’ relating to sustainability. The purpose of the Group is to promote and applaud achievements and, more… Read More >
Materials for a Lighter Future
Milan Design Week may be behind us now, but the impact of the exhibitions, talks, events and performances can still be felt. Indeed, having had the show back to full strength once again highlights the magnitude of the reverberations it creates within the world of design, and beyond. A series of concurrent themes were at… Read More >
Leading the Way in Sustainable Innovation
Hypnos Contract Beds is the largest provider of hospitality beds in the UK, supplying big hotel groups – as well as boutique and independent hotels, and serviced apartments – in the UK and around the world. Here, Carolyn Mitchell, Sales and Marketing Director at Hypnos Contract Beds, explains how sustainability is driving innovation when it… Read More >
Instagram LIVE Recording: Reaching Carbon Zero
Boss Design Creative Director, Ceri Lovett, speaks with Design Insider Editor, Alys Bryan, about the design and production initiatives reducing Boss Design’s carbon footprint. “There needs to be a penny-drop moment across civilization that climate change is the biggest threat that humanity faces” This interview was recorded live as part of Design Insider’s Instagram Event,… Read More >
Our Time on Earth
The 24-hour clock analogy, which states that if the world were formed at midnight, with the present moment being 24 hours on, then humans have been around since 11:59:59pm, may not be a new one, but its poignancy never really fades. As a species, we indeed are but a blip in the history of the… Read More >