Furniture in the New Climate Economy
Redesigning the furniture industry with climate in mind
This series explores the multiple ways in which climate change is accelerating innovation across the furniture industry, from materials to business models.
This series explores the multiple ways in which climate change is accelerating innovation across the furniture industry, from materials to business models.
Increasing demand for wood has led to severe deforestation, which is a significant contributor to climate change - second only to burning fossil fuels. With such high demand for wood, what are alternatives?
Consumers are using their purchasing power to fight climate change. Businesses in the furniture industry are beginning to tap this consumer-activist trend, bringing innovation to design, production, service and communication.
A.I. has been all over the news in recent years – often accompanied by frightening predictions. As Artificial Intelligence reshapes design, some furniture designers are harnessing A.I.'s power towards a far more circular economy.
Furniture designers and brands are experimenting with 3D printing as one response to climate change. This article explores the application of 3D printing to furniture design, its potential for climate mitigation, and the environmental challenges posed by this technology.
In nature, one species' waste is another's food. Collaborative approaches such as this could inspire our economy and help mitigate climate change. This article explores the furniture industry’s application of nature's collaborative logic through industrial symbiosis.
For centuries, ancient and indigenous ecological knowledge have sustained cultures in harmony with nature. This article explores innovations by furniture designers and small brands focusing on adapting centuries’ old, low-tech solutions to climate change.