Sustainable Furniture

'Eco friendly', 'green', 'sustainable' - these have become buzz words these days

Furniture Companies
What is IKEA Sustainability Strategy? -energy : using LED 85% less consumes -Responsible forest IWAY Foresty Standarts, preferred sources include FSC-certified and recycled wood. -Sustainability Product Score Card(11 criteria 400, if 120 considered more sustain. average score is 89.) -Sustainable buildings(energy efficient) and transport

IKEA Products
SKARP This new chair is made from 100% recycled plastic. GOSA SYREN - pillows use a soft down-like polyester microfibre filling made from recycled PET bottles.

Innovative Products and Applications Energy Use and Efficiency Renewable Energy Transportation and Packaging Waste Reduction Water Conservation

Steelcase products

Green Furniture Award

The T-shirt Chair (Upcycling) This up up-scaling of the classical rag rug becomes an unique way of upholstering T-shirts from friends together with other textiles such as grandmas curtains, the favourite but now worn out jeans etc, melt together visually to form a colourful symphony of one's personal history.

'Svea lamp -pressed felt from recycled PET bottles; local wood.

Graceful playfulness, utilizing a classical lamp shape that provides a soft touch. The 'Svea' lamp do not quite reach the Green expectations of the jury due to the molded polyester fibres that only partially contain recycled materials (PET bottles, approx 50%).

'TLOC' - Local wood , biodegradable glue and water based varnish An elegant, surprising box: a workplace for modern homes or hotel rooms; closable so that one can stow away the workload. While the 'TLOC' secretary is made of local wood, uses white glue (biodegradable) and water-based varnish, it does not fold flat in transport. This does not quite reach the Green based expectations of the jury as Green Furniture Award seeks to reward green solutions beyond the ordinary.

Goal and Scope of the project

The objective of this project is to identify the potential for environmental improvements in production furniture. Identify key drivers of environmental performance, such as specific materials, processes, and design strategies for product system. Focusing on aspects of product design and development, manufacturing, facility operation, transporting, end-of-use strategies.

Secondary goal: Eventually, the results should guide to developing life cycle profile of one or more furniture products.