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Global designs that
ECO NEWS get the green light

MOTH TO A FLAME

Folded from a single sheet of paper, the Moth
lamp from DaWanda certainly could not be
accused of being wasteful. The ombré effect is
down to the screen-printed Butterfly paper and
the shape borrows heavily from traditional origami
techniques – although the result is distinctly more
directional than the crane or the swan. The shade
is the largest in the Moth collection and can hold
a standard energy-saving or LED bulb, casting a
gentle, diffused glow through the gradient paper.
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Veggie tales

Dash & Albert’s latest rug, Cooper, is woven
from jute, a sustainable vegetable fibre, spun
into a durable, textured thread, making it an
PACKAGE DEAL eco-friendly piece that can survive in both
indoor living areas and outside on the patio,
Jenny Walsh is a resourceful designer. Not only does her line of brightening up drab flagstones. What’s more,
eco-friendly home accessories take every possible opportunity to use its plaid pattern, dreamt up by designer Bunny
sustainable materials, but even the packaging, a notoriously wasteful Williams and handmade by artisans observing
part of retail, is made from recycled cardboard. Walsh cuts up every fair-labour practices in the US, comes in three
box she receives and transforms the pieces into new boxes for her colours, all created using vegetable dyes in the
products. The resulting packaging, a mix of laser-cut and recyclable production process. To stop the rugs slipping,
boxes, holds her eco wooden coasters, inventive cardboard lighting the textile brand also offers Extra-Grip rug pads,
and her Pinch vases (above), which are delicately crafted from glass made from PVC-coated polyester.
and wood. From . www.jennywalshdesign.com ft x ft . www.cuckooland.com

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