Circular interiors: A new approach to design is making waste the starting point, not the end
Ikea Nockeby three-seat sofa In a circular economy, the state of being waste is temporary. Then it becomes something else. The big furniture companies are on it. Ikea is often first in the firing line for making furniture that is perceived as disposable, but according to its recent sustainability report, it aims to become a “fully circular and climate-positive business by 2030”. The report specifies four “circular loops”: reuse, refurbishment, remanufacturing and recycling. Here’s how I understand them. Reuse is when an object is used again, possibly by someone else. Refurbishment ...
Source: independent.ie