Eco furniture - six of the best
Katja Jonas of InteriorPark chooses six of her favourite interior products that are kind to the environment - as well as looking amazing
To prove that there's no need to choose between being kind to the environment and having a stylish home, we asked Katja Jonas of eco-design products website InteriorPark to choose some of her favourite new eco products.
Manu Nest by MAFFAM Design
Material: volcanic basalt fibre, natural resin
The Manu Nest hanging chair is made volcanic basalt fibre and natural resin - 100 per cent sustainable. Ecologically friendly, light, strong and exceptionally elegant hanging lounger which is adored and willing to possess by everyone who has sat in it once. It weighs only 15 kg. A way how to produce this kind of fibre industrially is not yet found, so they will always remain unique, handmade and in few copies. The furniture is eco-friendly because fibre absorbs negative environmental electromagnetic radiation and nature has inexhaustible sources of this material.
Endless Flow Coffee Table by Dirk van der Kooij
Materials: 3D print, 100 per cent recycled plastics
Inspired by an old 3D printer, which wasn't able to produce large objects, the designer succeeded as the first person ever printing large objects made of 100 per cent plastic waste.
The relatively large size of the table top has a beautiful pattern of lines. The support grows down from the table top to form the legs that come together in the middle. And it's all just one long thread, in this case 621 meters long. The Endless Flow Coffee Table nicely illustrates that the 'Endless' production technique not only inspires, but requires unparalleled styling as well.
The eye-catching designs are exhibited in museums worldwide and are desired design pieces.
MOOLIN Lamp by Lasfera
Materials: Bamboo
These products have a history - and they tell a story: the story of craftsmanship, which they originate. In the furniture and home accessories from Lasfera traditional, regionally based craft techniques, modern European-oriented design and advanced technology come together with the idea of sustainability.
Handcrafted masterfully produced, the products are never completely identical like an industrial mass production. The natural bamboo material for the lamp Moolin is bent by hand. Every single product is therefore unique - and that's what makes its special. You can see and feel the history of the products.
Woody Wood by YLDesign
Materials: 100 per cent Polyamide Carpet
It looks like a tree trunk on the flow and is a stylish eye-catcher in contemporary interiors. This rug is made with highly durable materials in a Cradle to Cradle-certified factory used in industrial project design. The edges are cut, burnt and fixed. Made to stay beautiful for many a year. Afterwards it is 100 per cent recyclable.
Femme Chair by Rik ten Velden
Materials: Hemp, Steel
This elegant little chair is designed by Rik ten Velden. Bearing the name Femme Chair, it is constructed from a single rope. Rick ten Velden is fascinated with sailors' knots and all the different objects knots can create.
He spent three months learning how to knot before he perfected the technique. The seat of this chair is made of classic rope, and the rest is made of a single metal rod that curves into two circles, one to support the bottom and the other to support the seat.
Grapple GRPL by Ryan Frank
Materials: recycled plastic and real grass
GRPL is a flexible hanging system for coats, hats, bags and anything else deemed fit. The hooks are made from a beautifully textured, fibre-enforced plastic, combining real grass clippings with recycled plastic.
Grapple is not only innovative in shape and sustainable in design but also brings the aroma of freshly cut grass into your home. The hooks come in six different colours.
Ryan Frank is a South African born furniture designer now living and working in Barcelona. Over the past years Ryan has advanced to one of the industry's leading sustainability designers renowned for his edgy free-range furniture.
