KW Designs
As
current trends shift toward environmentally-friendly, many products are
marketed to showcase their low impact on landfills post-use. But how many products
can take this a step further and turn actual trash into treasure? But wait- I’m
not talking dumpster diving! Here are a few new high-end, innovative products
that bring new meaning to ‘waste’!
Giovanni
Barbieri takes a backwards approach with a new collection for his handcrafted
Italian tile line, which are created from the dust of travertine and marble
cutting. Through a laboratory process, Barbieri creates beautiful 3D hexagon
reliefs, suitable for both indoors and out.
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All
tiles available through www.giovannibarbieri.com.
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This year 3Form released ‘100%,’ a new
collection of countertop material made entirely from post-consumer recycled
HDPE. HDPE- (something I had to look up the definition for), “high-density
polyethylene,” is a polyethylene thermaplastic made from petroleum. Phew! No
wonder I majored in Art! The breakdown is that the product is made entirely of
post-consumer plastic. Hooray! Visit www.3-form.com
for more information.
Less
plastic in landfills and the ocean leads to a happier Earth. I’d love to share
this video that I watched earlier this year that highly affected my view on our
‘throwaway’ culture.
Sometimes
even recycling isn’t enough… but it’s better than nothing! So let’s keep with
using those smart, earth-friendly products as much as we can!
