Sustainability

Dutch Design Week is always a treasure trove of new surface ideas; this year, projects ranged from tiles made of eggshells to reimagined vinyl and lino.

Can the textile industry rehabilitate its poor record for sustainability by adopting more circular practices?

Transnomadica founder Maurizio Donadi talks to Tamsin Kingswell.

A sombre mood prevailed at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, with the spotlight turned on sustainability, biodiversity and wellness.

Could designers play a role in finding solutions to the food waste crisis?

Whether it was sustainability, references to nature or even a little healthy hit of maximalism, a sheer diversity of surface choices was the defining feature of this year’s Surface Design Show.

Emerging from an enforced two-year hiatus, the return of Heimtexil was marked by an overwhelming sense of optimism for the future of home and contract textiles.

Over 600 companies from 26 countries came together to make the 39th edition of Cersaie, The International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings, a statement on sustainability.