Sustainable Design Philosophy
Sustainability features are a core part of our design process.
- Can design components be recycled or upcycled?
- How much post-consumer recycled plastic can we include while maintaining strength and durability?
- Can we design products for both ease of assembly and break down for recycling at the end of their life?
- Can we design components that can be easily replaced without the need to purchase an entirely new piece of furniture?
All these questions form part of our design thinking. We always seek suppliers who hold a green enviro tick and give priority to fabrics from sustainability ranges.
We take it even further, specifically designing for efficient shipping, where furniture stacks like an intricate puzzle to achieve maximum use of a container – avoiding air travel and being ready for quick assembly in market.
Recycling Rules!
More and more of our products contain recycled material and we’re constantly on the lookout to upgrade components of existing products to something more sustainable. For instance, we’re currently exploring options to replace medium density fibre board (MDF) with material able to be recycled.
Local Steel
We source our steel locally from Industrial Tube Manufacturing. 100% of the steel comes from BlueScope New Zealand with Mills in New Zealand and Illawarra. See Sustainability Report
here.
AFRDI green ticks
We are investing in the AFRDI Green Tick for hero seating products we will be launching, starting with our Bodyfurn.Flex.
Ecolabel Certification
Several of our products hold a certification under the ecolabel, Eco Choice Aotearoa and we aim to obtain certifcation for additional products in the future.