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peopletothinkabouthowwebrew

ourtea,encouragingustooptfor

loose-leafvarieties.Recyclingthe

bagandtheleavestogether,DUST

partnerswithcafesandocesin

itslocalneighbourhoodofElephant

andCastleinLondon,retrieving

asmuchteawasteasit can.The

currentcollectionisinspiredby

traditionalorigami.

MahewandMichaelarekeento

exploreotherwastesuppliestoo:

‘Wewanttochallengethewaywe

perceivedesignandstartdiscussions

toensureit isn’tbringing more waste

intocirculation.’

MaterialWorld

Thedesiretocontinueresearching

intofurtheravenuesofwasteisalso

trueofEleanorNadimi,thetextile

designerandfounderofhomewares

brandOneNineEightFive

(onenineeightve.co.uk). Shends

delightinherdiscoveriessaying,‘It’s

lovelynottohavetocompromiseon

design or quality by using a material

CLOCKWISEFROM

RIGHTEleanorNadimi,

textiledesignerand

founderof OneNine

EightFive;Womanthrow

byOneNineEightFive,

£165– it canalsobe

displayedasa wall

hanging,ashere.The

matchingcushioncosts

£85;throwsfromtop:

Flora,Woman,Labyrinth

and Camo, £165 each.

Sheisconstantlyreningher

methodsandtechniquesandis

developinga cloththatlooksand

feelslikelinenbutisinfact

constructedoutofplasticboles.

‘I don’tliketheword‘waste’asit

usuallyhasnegativeconnotations

andtheassociationwithit can

sometimes devalue the product in

thatwouldhavebeenthrownout.’

Mindfuloftheimplicationswhen

designinga newproduct,sheassures

everythingshemakesisdoneina

fairandconsciousway.Tocreateher

throwssheusesrecycledcoon

salvagedfromocutsingarment

factories.Thesearebrokendowninto

breandspunagainintoyarn,which

isthenwovenintoherexquisite

creations.‘I thinkit’sreallyniceto

havethecrossoverbetweenfashion

andinteriors,givenhowwastefulthe

fashionindustrycanbe,’Eleanor

explains.‘Whendealingwithwaste

wehavetolookbeyondourown

industriesandworkcollectivelyto

create a wider circular economy.’

Whilethesedesignsare

proofofprogress,itismore

importantthaneverto

ensuresustainabilityisan

intrinsic part of design.

58 Homes & Antiques August 2019