Ireland's Design Sensing Δ 12th of January 2014 Ω 7:24 PM

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Eco A Go-Go
ξ The Eco trend looks set to continue through 2008 and beyond
ξ it’s not so much about materials as attitude, as British designer, Matthew Hilton points out,
ξ ‘Designers must take responsibility and this means using ethical manufacturers
ξ to produce their products wherever possible on top of using sustainable or recyclable materials’.

ξ In fairness, you’d be hard pushed to find a designer that doesn’t at least think about the green agenda,
ξ besides it’s become a massive selling point
ξ it’s cool to play the eco card
ξ But that shouldn’t take the integrity away from companies
ξ who really are trying to make a difference and
ξ there were lots of them about at 100% Design 2007.
ξ Otto Furniture encourages customers to return its products when they no longer need them.
ξ They can then be refurbished for resale – a sustainable approach that more manufacturers could follow.
ξ And just as we see Fairtrade clothing flooding into our favourite fashion stores the design world is following suit.
ξ Expect an increasing number of Fairtrade products from furniture through to textiles.
ξ Judging by the Fairtrade fabrics shown by Sofar/Sonear there’s no compromise on style, which means there’s no excuse not to buy.

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