Designers look to nature, landfills for new décor materials
'The [home design] industry is trying to minimize its impact on the environment and no longer be the biggest polluter.'
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'The [home design] industry is trying to minimize its impact on the environment and no longer be the biggest polluter.'
At first glance, Nina Edwards Anker's sconces and chandeliers look like ancient scrolls of parchment, or sheets of buttery toffee, wrapped around LED bulbs.
At first glance, Nina Edwards Anker's sconces and chandeliers look like ancient scrolls of parchment, or sheets of buttery toffee, wrapped around LED bulbs. Come closer — or just ask the New York-based designer/architect — and you'll find they're actually made of algae. She came up with the idea while…
At first glance, Nina Edwards Ankers’ sconces and chandeliers look like ancient scrolls of parchment or sheets of buttery toffee wrapped around LED bulbs
New products are made out of algae, feathers, crab shells and rubber made from leftover corn — and that's just the beginning.