Sustainable Design

Seljak Brand’s Closed Loop, Merino Wool Blankets is made from off-cut materials otherwise bound for landfill.

The blankets are created with the intent of using waste as a resource, thereby eliminating landfill and the extraction of new resources to reduce carbon emissions two-fold.

Each blanket is crafted using a centuries old process at Tasmania’s Waverley Mills, Australia’s oldest and last fully-integrated wool mill. The production process utilises offcuts from the factory floor, which are shredded, spun into new yarn, then woven into beautiful, finished products.

Every blanket is made from 70 percent recycled merino wool and a 30 percent recycled mohair, cashmere, cotton and polyester blend for strength. For every 10 blankets sold, one is donated to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre.

Seljak Brand was founded by sisters Karina and Sam Seljak in 2016. By pioneering a closed-loop production cycle, the label highlights waste as a design flaw that can be overcome.

‘Exemplary project. Leaders in a throw away industry. Incredible level of commitment to the production of a sustainable product.’ - Jeremy McLeod

Commendation

Contain Design Studio & Swear Words Milk In Glass

Finalists Bringing back the returnable one litre glass bottles of the past, this crowdfunded design encourages ‘drink, return, refill, repeat’. Ergonomic in form, it features an FSC recycled paper collar and incorporates a brand glass mould of the dairy’s logo.

‘Lovely design & detail around brand. If a bottle is used eight times instead of one, that’s a game changing contribution to waste reduction that can be applied across so many products.’– Abigail Forsyth

SOPHIE GANDAR

Milou Milou

NRN ARCHITECTS

Walkerville POD House

BEETBOX

Glass Lunch Bowl

CHAMP DESIGN Puzzle Placements

Congratulations.

Congratulations to all finalists within the Sustainable Design Category, and a special mention to Seljak Brand for their winning design, the Closed Loop Merino Blanket.

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