Circular by Design

Monostudio Associati sought a more circular and sustainable practice leading them to start developing interior finishes from waste materials, like marble waste, coffee grounds, and eggshells.

Claire Ellis creates unique vessels using a menagerie of waste materials collected locally, like clay, eggshells, glass, and clay bags.

Henry Swanzy transforms waste – wood shavings and chocolate husks from local businesses – into geometric acoustic wall tiles.

Sarah Christensen takes used coffee waste from a local café and turns it into a terrazzo-like material to make modern home objects.

Jamie Norris Green creates 3D printed lighting made from a bio-degradable polymer that includes waste oyster and scallop shells.

Design Milk speaks to UK-based Green&Blue who are on a mission to make havens for wildlife with Bee Brick made from clay waste.

London-based Corrie Williamson makes jewelry + hanging mobiles from wooden and metal offcuts leftover from the work of other designer-makers.

Woodturner Darren Appiagyei highlights wood's intrinsic beauty by celebrating knots, cracks, bark, or grain, which are often seen as flaws.

Design Milk contributor Katie Treggiden explores the ways waste can be used as a valuable raw material. Join us as we review Circular by Design's 2021 posts.

bFRIENDS by Bene and Pearson Lloyd is a collection of fun, 3D-printed desktop accessories made from discarded food packaging.

Martin Thübeck designed the Betula Collection with a frame made from identical pieces of reclaimed wood, connected by a single joint – both designed for disassembly.

Disharee Mathur is an interdisciplinary designer whose NewBlue project reimagines damaged sanitary ware into vases and accessories.