Tara Button is an author, eco-campaigner and entrepreneur. In 2016, she founded Buy Me Once, a website selling high quality products that are built to stand the test of time and stay out of landfill. Buy Me Once aims to change our shopping habits for good by promoting brands who score highly on sustainability and longevity. From socks to kitchen knives, they seek out repairable or recyclable pieces that carry lifetime guarantees. We spoke to... Read More →

Material designer Charlotte Kidger showcased her work at the London Design Festival last year. With plastic named as the Material of the Year, her collection of furniture is made from recycled industrial waste – polyurethane foam dust, which is a byproduct of 3D model making. She also created the collection using moulds made from found objects. After completing a BA in Printed Textiles and Surface Pattern Design at Leeds College of... Read More →

Sachie Muramatsu lives in the Japanese city of Sakura, located in Chiba Prefecture. After graduating from Kuwasawa Design School, she took an apprenticeship at a studio specialising in ‘Kaga Yuzen’, the traditional art of hand painting silk for Kimonos. It was through trial and error that she started making her beautiful lampshades made from Japanese washi paper and in 2003, she had her first solo exhibition. I quizzed Sachie on... Read More →

At school Ian Berry was known as the art one. But around aged 18, he didn’t turn up for his art foundation course and listening to those who said art wasn’t a way to make a living (something he now campaigns against when lecturing at schools and universities), went to uni to study graphic design, before working in advertising in London and Sydney. ‘While I’m terrible at advertising myself, it enabled me to think... Read More →

In 2005, Kresse Wesling and James Henrit launched Elvis & Kresse*. A certified B Corporation, their sustainable luxury line of bags and accessories is made from genuine de-commissioned British fire brigade hoses that would otherwise be destined for landfill. They have now extended their range to homeware, using additional reclaimed materials, such as off-cuts from the production of Burberry leather goods, printing blankets, auction... Read More →