Eco-Design

Back to uni and into the thick of projects again. The first project I was given was to research a topic to do with sustainability and give a PowerPoint presentation on Tuesday 26th January. We were all split into groups of 4 or 5 to do this, as there is so much information out there for each topic. My group was given 'Eco-Design'. To be honest I knew it was to do with sustainability but apart from that I didn't really have a clue what it was about.

Eco-Design, like Environmental Design, Green Design and so on is to do with sustainability but the one thing that sets it apart from everything else is the fact it is to do with removing anything environmentally detrimental from a product/design, at every stage of its lifecycle. This ensures that the product/design is as environmentally friendly as it possibly can be and at the end of its life it can also have another use (i.e. be recycled or re-used) rather than just being discarded.

So while all four of us were researching into Eco-Design we were all given a separate sub-category to look into as well, mine being 'Eco-Interiors and Furniture'. The title is pretty much self-explanatory but after completing my research I discovered that hundreds of companies are jumping on the sustainability eco wagon and are producing more and more eco friendly products. It also revealed that it's really easy to make your home more 'Eco-Friendly'. . . from your light bulbs to your floors! Simply buying energy saving light bulbs (CFL's) will save up to 75% less energy than ordinary light bulbs and will last ten times longer.

Despite this, kitting your home out with all these Eco-friendly products will cost you an arm and a leg but in the long term, money will be saved.

 Made from recycled plastic bottle felt. Sewn together with 100% cotton threads. Filled with recycled plastic bottles with an organic cotton.

4 plastic bottles = 1 cushion cover

6 plastic bottles = Filling for 1 cushion