In my last blog I looked at sustainable fabrics. Now for the unsustainable nasties. What sort of fabrics do I avoid like the proverbial plague? It isn’t hard to guess the answer. When considering a fabric, the equivalent of the scary soundtrack which signals the arrival of a film’s bad guy is hearing that the […]

Hello and welcome to a new chapter in it’s elementary – the blog from Laurence Katz at elemental studio. So far I’ve waxed lyrical about sustainability, talked excitedly about sourcing, enthused about upholstery and biophilic design – and explored the worlds of wood and rugs respectively. Now the focus for my next two blogs turns […]

Christmas is coming – and two things are for sure. One, this won’t be like any other festive season. And two, my goodness we need this! After so much misery in 2020, each of us needs to ignite a spark of Xmas joy. When looking back at my childhood I’m surely not alone in remembering […]

As we all try to use materials more sustainably, I’m sure you’ve noticed a trend towards the clever transformation of various plastics. People use smart technologies to turn plastic waste into car seats and clothes; plastic bottles back into fuel; and hard plastics into everything from insulation to ecobricks.

In my last blog I explored the lifecycle of wood – from sourcing to sustainable recycling. Here I’m going to dig a bit deeper into some of the practical things designers and consumers can do, to feature wood in commercial and residential environments.

Having highlighted the importance of natural materials in my last blog, I thought it would be useful to explore how nature’s materials can play a sustainable, positive role within interior spaces – starting with the wonders of wood.