Posts Tagged: Sustainable Materials
Amtico Gives Low-Carbon LVT the Green Light
British manufacturer Amtico has introduced Amtico Bio, the company’s first bio-attributed, low-carbon LVT flooring option created for projects that demand the highest levels of sustainability. [Find Amtico on the BCFA Product Finder] Available to specify across the Signature, Spacia and Form collections Amtico Bio is a bio-attributed LVT option, manufactured using sustainable PVC derived from renewable… Read More >
Rethinking Plastic
As a whole, design has always had at least one eye on the future, and at a time when there is much to be concerned about with regard to our collective future (and present), now is a time for the industry to come together; to share research, ideas and create action that can help foster… 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 >
ULTRAFABRICS EXPANDS ITS REVOLUTIONARY VOLAR BIO RANGE WITH SIX BOLD NEW COLORS
Ultrafabrics, the world’s leading animal-free fabric manufacturers, introduces a bold new range of colours in its Volar Bio range. A go-to performance fabric for global brands such as Herman Miller, Jaguar Land Rover, Airstream, Gulfstream and United Airlines , Ultrafabrics continues to show its commitment to building a more sustainable future. [Find UltraFabrics on the… 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 >
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 >
A Promotion for Reduction
As we recently began exploring, the journey to “net zero” is a complicated but essential one, and one that encompasses many angles, not just decarbonising. Whilst not entirely to blame for the existing issues, as an industry, design must play a key role in altering the ways in which we manufacture, transport, apply and use… Read More >
What is Paperboard? Why Furniture?
Engineered paperboard is strong, durable and, importantly, sustainable. It’s not cardboard or carton board – the engineered board has a patented core which is a high-density paper fibre structure tilted to 15 degrees. The closed cell technique gives a perfectly balanced weight/strength ratio to position paper as a highly viable alternative to other materials for… Read More >
A Conversation Between: Jim Biddulph & Agne Kucerenkaite
There’s a lot to be said for trying out a breadth of creative higher education courses. The potential for merging and blending mindsets and skills from a range of disciplines can be fruitful and allow for a unique perspective within ones practice. That is certainly true for Lithuanian designer Agne Kucerenkaite. Having initially trained in… Read More >
Camira Celebrates Ten Years of Hemp
First launched in 2012, Hemp is made from an all-natural blend of wool and hemp fibres to create a fabric with impeccable eco-credentials and innate flame retardancy. Developed by Camira as part of their pioneering innovation work into the use of plant stem fibres in textiles, Hemp has become one of their most iconic and… Read More >
Hypnos Launch Origins Collection for Hospitality Sector
Experts in sustainable luxury, British bed maker Hypnos Contract Beds has unveiled the next chapter of its sustainable story and launched its new, ethical Origins collection for the hospitality sector. [Find Hypnos on the BCFA Product Finder] With a growing number of guests willing to pay up to 75% percent more per night to stay… Read More >