Building Accountability into the Furniture Industry
Impact reporting enables companies to voluntarily analyze and take responsibility for both the negative and positive ‘impacts’ of their business activities.
Our webinars and action guides aim to demystify impact reporting by cutting through jargon and providing a step-by-step process.
When creating change, there’s a lot of power in shared language - understanding what we’re saying to one another!
The Circular Design Glossary provides 40+ tangible, inspiring applications – from sofas to tables to lighting – that illustrate real-life solutions to today’s problematic linear ‘take-make-waste’ way of living.
In the 4th interview in our Changemakers series -- leaders in sustainable, circular and regenerative approaches in the furniture industry -- PROWL Studio co-founders, Lauryn Menard and Baillie Mishler, share their provocations, principles and core ethos.
"This chair (PEEL chair) grew out of absolute outrage and optimism. We started asking ‘What if things lasted only as long as they need to?’ We decided to design a chair that completely returns to the earth at the end of its life."
"We begin with the end -- our ethos -- emphasizes fully understanding the afterlife of everything we design. We’re committed to choosing manufacturing processes and materials that are responsible. To us, that means that the end-of-life of every product, material, or space is equally important as its design and regeneration."
Exploring the role of design at the heart of the circular economy.
"Confused by sustainability jargon? A new glossary aims to help."
“The very first step to a ‘circular future’ is accessible information and awareness.”
What strategies do leaders use to push their companies toward greater ‘circularity’ in corporate practices.
Explore initiatives that are reimagining how we approach material and human resources.
Ways to reduce/redirect waste and champion healthy, sustainable interiors.
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THE FUTURE IS FEMALE, SUSTAINABLE, & INCLUSIVE
This webinar features a trio of virtual tours inside the studios of female artisans/furniture-makers who are each helping to redefine the craft of furniture — centering sustainability and community along with great design.
With Amber Lasciak of REDU NYC, Sabrina Merayo Nuñez of Lunfarda Studio and Tiffany Gomez of Gomez Design Studio.
Highlighting the artisanry of a handful of the many talented furniture-makers who reimagine otherwise-to-be-discarded materials into beautiful high quality furniture.
Tiffany Gomez aims to challenge our relationship with the material world, using design as a means to build more sustainable communities.
Hamed Ouattara is committed to expanding local, creative reuse, especially of salvaged metal barrels. Each is thoroughly cleansed and sanitized before welding.
Michael Iannone specializes in high quality modern furniture, with a strong focus on original design and the use of sustainable materials.
Kim Markel is driven by curiosity and the desire to create captivating objects by reimagining materials and furniture-making.
Rethinking design, adaptive reuse
Counteracting Climate & Turning Risks Into Opportunities
Impact Reporting Part 2
Impact Reporting Part 1
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