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TARTAN PRINT: one of 12 Vivienne Westwood x Cole&Son patterns

Having mentioned her, it is impossible not to remember her further with her tartan pattern that has become one of her signature symbols. Indeed, also for the previously mentioned collaboration with Cole&Son, the designer brought back this pattern from her archive. In addition to the tartan pattern, the 12 patterns include the famous 'Squiggle' motif that first appeared in the 1981-1982 autumn-winter collection, as well as the 'Trompe l'oeil drape' taken from the iconic wedding dress worn by Kate Moss in the 1993-1994 autumn-winter show.

THE NEW RAW: giving new life to waste materials with digital technology

Coming to more recent times, this trend is gaining momentum, because when one thinks of realising a design project, one inevitably thinks of how to do it without impacting on the environment. The New Raw, the design studio founded in 2015 by architects Panos Sakkas and Foteini Setaki, is a reality that deals with giving new life to waste materials thanks to digital technology. Through the Pots Plus collection for example, plastic waste from cities is reinvented and transformed into furniture objects such as benches, planters or armchairs.

SLASH OBJECTS: recycled materials for long-lasting products

Slash Objects is an award-winning design studio based in New York with a philosophy of creating by recycling. Founder Arielle Assouline-Lichten started this project to explore different ways of creating furniture objects from resources one would not normally consider. One of the most fascinating design objects is the lamp, made in different materials and sizes. The Coexist table lamp consists of a base of marble remnants and a shade made of sustainable fabric from recycled PET bottles.

JULI RE-PLASTIC: sustainable outdoor furniture by Werner Aisslinger x Cappellini

Making environmentally sustainable outdoor furniture is not so simple, because many factors have to be taken into account and they have to be very durable. In 2022 Cappellini, with the Juli Re-Plastic armchair designed by Werner Aisslinger, wanted to go further by creating a garden chair with a polypropylene shell made from household waste plastic and stainless steel legs. A reinterpretation, and above all a modernisation, of the Juli chair that has already been on the market for several years.