Eco furniture

The lifespan of paper money is only about 18 months—after that, it’s decommissioned and sent to be burned. As an alternative, London designer Angela Mathis created VALUE, a line of furniture upholstered with shredded dollars, pounds, euros, and other bills. The shredded notes are formed into a new textile and used to upholster the pieces— in this case, stools. The final result has a raw, graphic feel, almost like composite board meets paper mâché.

Kerman Coffee Table by Egg Collective, Solid Cork, Hand-Made in USA

Step into the realm of sustainable seating. Our recycled plastic benches and seats transform ordinary waste into extraordinary wonders.

German designer Carolin Pertsch has used bundles of seagrass to create an eco-material that forms the seats for a collection of stools

An innovative chair design that completely caught our attention is the Nice Chair by Ali Shoieb. The Nice chair is designed to be a ‘disassembled chair’. Space-consuming furniture is the bane of tiny modern-day apartments with space constraints, easy to install, it can be assembled and disassembled promptly. Allowing it to rock back and forth, creating a harmonious lull anyone can fall asleep. Read More.

The Drum stool is minimal, elegant, stackable, and not to mention sustainable! At first glance, the Drum stool looks like a cute little wine cork to me. But when you dig deeper, you realize it has much more to offer than its adorable good looks. Teixeira picked materials such as cork and wood to build the stool, instantly rating it high on sustainability. Cork was used to create the seat, while wood was the material of choice for the legs. Read More.

Cardboard furniture table is a very eco-friendly idea: it's recyclable, it's space-saving because you can pack it and hide.

This is Sustainability in Design as Stump Recycled Stool Adds Vibrancy to Eco-Friendly Seating. Learn More!

The XOX Chair merges contrasting elements with harmonious precision, integrating a playful design with eco-conscious materials. Its hollow spherical seat, crafted from recycled PET bottles, achieves aesthetic appeal while promoting sustainability, offering a unique and inviting seating experience. Learn More!

Fernando Laposse is a Mexican designer with a degree in product design from Central St. Martins. His practice is material driven and focuses on transforming humble natural fibers such as corn husks, sisal, or loofah into design pieces and new architectural materials.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐜𝐨-𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐈-𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝? Sustaining Elegance: The Earthborn Series In the pursuit of merging sustainability with design, the Earthborn Series reimagines functional art. Crafted for those who envision a world where elegance coexists with eco-conscious living, these pieces invite you to explore the symbiosis of form and earth-sourced materials. We beckon the trailblazers of the terra-firma aesthetic…

Working at YD has only amplified this attraction and it is product designs like these that certify my belief that furniture, designed with love and attention to detail, is a form of art. Scroll through our curated collection and we are sure, you will also become a connoisseur of fine furniture, and will willingly stay away from IKEA the next time you need something well-designed. READ & VIEW MORE NOW!