Australian design brand DesignByThem have released a stool made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic. ‘Butter stool’, designed by Sarah Gibson and Nicholas Karlovasitis, is made almost entirely of recycled milk containers.
The designers believe that there is a large difference between designing products that can be recycled and products that are made from recycled materials.
“Many products can be recycled however the majority use virgin plastic, essentially adding more plastic to a saturated recycling system.”
Aside from the sustainable attributes of the product, the stool remains extremely robust, being UV-stable and waterproof.
Sarah, who also lectures in Ecodesign at the University of Technology Sydney, believes that the functionality of sustainable products should not be compromised. The stool can be hand assembled and is designed from a single piece of material which folds together to become rigid. The stools can also be stacked and are available in a variety of colours including yellow, white, black, grey, beige, blue, green, red & orange.
Nicholas and Sarah have been collaborating together for the past three years and are the creative minds behind DesignByThem. They have plans to expand the Butter range to include a complimentary table and a shelving system.
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Mallett is to launch a range of furniture designed by former photojournalist Willy Rizzo. The range will go on sale in Mallett’s stores in London and New York in October and November.
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Tom Dixon has designed a four-piece collection for The Rug Company, the leading name for handmade contemporary rug design. The collection will launch at The Dock, a creative hub curated by Dixon, on 21 September during the London Design Festival.
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Brussels based Alain Berteau Designworks has developed Petals, an ultralight foamless construction for cushions and lamps. Closed textile shapes are zipped together around a thin carbon or fibreglass tension ring. Special fabrics were selected, including 3D meshes and matching fabric-covered electric cords.
The work was sponsored by Jacquemotte and is currently exhibited as an installation in Brussels.
Stay tuned : the lamps will enter production soon!
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From Dutch designer, Bram Geenen, comes the Gaudi Stool. The shape of the Gaudi Stool was created in the same way that Antoní Gaudi designed the structure of his churches, by making a model of hanging chains, so letting gravity determine the strongest and most logical shape for withstanding forces.
Practical? Not sure. Stylish? For sure!
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Furniture company Touch By will launch seven works from its Be What You Create collection at 100% Design in September. Each piece is signed by the designer, including Mico table (pictured) by Silka Barrio.
100% Design, Earls Court, London
24-27 September 2009
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Home grown British designer Charlotte Kingsnorth has created the attractive ‘Felt Up’ chair, which is a true attention grabber made of a flat piece of felt.
Cut and folded in two places, a flat piece of felt has created a new space. When sat upon, it cocoons the occupier, lulling them into a state of relaxation. The felt is 16mm thick and made from 100% natural wool. It acts as a natural insulator from noise, which helps to create a chilled space in which to sit.
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Inspired by a ribbon blowing in the wind, Ribbon is a wall-mounted coat rack. Successfully merging function and art, when in use it holds up to 5 coats and scarves, but by itself is wall art.
Designed by UK based Hemal Patel. More information can be seen here.
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Red Dot Design Award Winner LOMME (Light Over Matter Mind Evolution) is a unique sleep experience and rejuvenation environment. Lomme defies definition. It is a piece of furniture, a work of art and a place to rejuvenate. In its sophisticated simplicity it evokes feelings of unity and enables the soul to access the source of its power.
More details can be found at the Lomme website or it’s available to buy for a mere £33,000 (yes, that’s correct!) from Bouf.
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Kenzo Maison is set to launch a sheepskin pouffe, inspired by nomadic ewes and featuring oversized cowbells!
The product is the first project for the homeware brand by new Kenzo Maison creative director, Antonio Marras.
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