Businesses that adopt a circular philosophy are more likely to survive and thrive going forward, says Anne van Riel, Head of Sustainable Finance Americas at ING. Following a difficult 2018, IKEA has ...
Feather wants to stop furniture from going into landfill, by making a line of easy-to-clean and -repair furniture that can go to a second owner when you’re tired of it. Around 12 million tons of ...
As much as I would like to participate in furniture re-commerce for the fun of finding something serendipitously while supporting the circular economy, the logistics defeat me. I’ve bought enough used ...
Once a '50s icon, this furniture makes you want to sprawl out in the living room — and best yet, it's now updated with even ...
The developed world’s ongoing need for quick furnishing solutions has only worsened an industry waste problem, sending as much as nine million pounds of furniture annually to the landfill. Llinares ...
IKEA has announced plans to start renting its furniture, as part of a move towards a circular economy that includes refurbishing and re-selling products. The trial furniture-rental scheme, due to ...
We like the idea of taking back and reusing. Like bottle return systems. Designing furniture, we want it to outlive its first public interior; aiming for value over time. The ultimate test would be if ...
The furniture industry is by all accounts an environmental disaster. It consumes massive amounts of natural resources to produce, most especially wood, where it is the third-largest user after ...
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