Sustainability
Sustainability in creative fields from design to fashion and jewellery, as explored by Wallpaper*
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Snøhetta’s Kjetil Thorsen judges Wallpaper* Design Awards 2021Snøhetta's Kjetil Thorsen, founding partner of one of the world's leading architecture practices on sustainabilty, joins the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2021 judging panel
By TF Chan Last updated
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Floating red walkway appears in the hills near BangkokThai architect Boonserm Premthada has created an elevated walkway outside Bangkok, named The Walk, as part of the Wonderfruit festival and to raise awareness around nature and the importance of small, everyday planting
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Ibuku’s The Arc at Green School in Bali raises the bamboo roofPhenomenal bamboo roof defines The Arc at Green School, an impressive education building in Bali designed by local studio Ibuku
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Sustainability rules at 2021 RSA Student Design AwardsWinners of ‘A New Leaf' competition – part of the 2021 RSA Student Design Awards – include a biodegradable plant pot, a sustainable timber furniture range, and a product made from recycled tamarind shells
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Helsinki’s Pikku-Finlandia temporary event space is a student project come to lifePikku-Finlandia, a sustainable, temporary wood event space, has opened to the public in Helsinki – and it’s born of the ambitious thesis of two students, Jaakko Torvinen and Elli Wendelin, featured in Wallpaper’s 2022 Graduate Directory
By Nasra Abdullahi Last updated
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Paolo Soleri's sustainable urban experiment Arcosanti enters new eraWe meet Liz Martin-Malikian, Arcosanti’s new CEO, who takes us through the vision and future for Paolo Soleri's sustainable urban experiment
By Hilary Stunda Last updated
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Architect-led Pacific Garbage Screening project launches first testsArchitect Marcella Hansch's Pacific Garbage Screening project announces first waste collecting boat tests in a river in Slovakia, in preparation for its launch of a specially designed platform system to reduce plastic contamination in waters
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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HRH Prince Charles and Yoox Net-a-porter Group unveil artisanal collaborationModern Artisan, a new partnership between The Prince’s Foundation and Yoox Net-a-porter Group is encompassed in a sustainable and craftsmanship-focused capsule collection
By Laura Hawkins Last updated
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Ho Chi Minh City’s bioclimatic architectureA trio of projects in Ho Chi Minh City showcase the best of bioclimatic architecture – buildings that harness the local climate for sustainability and human comfort
By Joshua Zukas Last updated
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The Oslo Architecture Triennale celebrates ideas over new productsBy Giovanna Dunmall Last updated
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The Dutch Wind Wheel will blaze a trail for sustainability in RotterdamBy Catarina de Almeida Brito Last updated
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A new sustainable furniture collection by Snarkitecture and Pentatonic breaks the mouldBy Sujata Burman Last updated
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Mwworks designs floating pavilions for family retreat on Whidbey IslandSettled into the sloping landscape of a farm on Whidbey Island, Washington, this new retreat by Seattle-based mwworks is built of huckleberry basalt stone and western red cedar, and designed for a multi-generational family
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Snøhetta completes world’s northernmost energy-positive building in TrondheimThe mantra of the design industry should not be “form follows function” but “form follows environment”, says Snøhetta founder Kjetil Trædal Thorsen
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Recycled eggshells make cracking sustainable wall tilesEthical design brand Nature Squared elevates the egg with its collection of eggshell wall tiles in collaboration with Hong Kong designer Elaine Yan Ling Ng, now presented at Rossana Orlandi in Milan
By Daven Wu Last updated
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Introducing Merlette, the eco-aware brand elevating easy dressingMerlette’s fluid, billowing dresses in easy-to-care-for natural fabrics feel relevant and desirable – and are ideal for wearing year-round at home. No wonder the Brooklyn-based brand is having a moment
By Tilly Macalister-Smith Last updated
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CDLP launches loungewear collection with electro-pop artist Sébastien TellierFrench electro-pop artist sports the Swedish brand's debut loungewear collection, an offering of louche pyjamas and robes, in soft woven lyocell fabric deriving from sustainably grown wood
By Dal Chodha Last updated
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The future of architecture lies in engineered wood at Roca London GalleryBy Clare Dowdy Last updated
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Earth-shaking new products, prototypes, experiences and immersions with our new Wallpaper* Moonshots DivisionBy Nick Compton Last updated
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Adidas launches first fully recyclable sneakerBy Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Less plastic, more fantastic: Picky Nicky on the sustainability of hotel amenitiesBy Nick Vinson - Art Direction Last updated
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Rossana Orlandi presents Guiltless Plastic at Milan Design Week 2021Guiltless Plastic is Rossana Orlandi’s thrilling exploration of the material’s potential for recycling and upcycling in design
By Cristina Kiran Piotti Last updated
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Course of nature: V&A dissects fashion’s relationship with the living worldBy Debika Ray Last updated
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Dover Street Market and Diamond Foundry unveil dazzling collaborationBy Laura Hawkins Last updated
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New York City revamps the mini-mart, mindful of the modern snackerBy Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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The 3D-printed biobased opticals inspired by French cinemaThree new sustainable styles draw on the sultry French Riviera setting of Schneider’s 1969 thriller La Piscine
By Dal Chodha Last updated
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Glasgow School of Art students give new life to CitizenM lobby furnitureCoinciding with COP26, CitizenM partners with The Glasgow School of Art to showcase iconic Vitra furniture pieces repurposed by interior design students in collaboration with Bute Fabrics
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated


