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Our collaboration with Bene and Batch.Works continues to evolve.

Unusually dynamic and expansive, the evolution of this collection is made possible by Batch.Works agile manufacturing systems. Our bFRIENDS desk accessory range is made from recycled bioplastic (RPLA: 0.96 kg CO2e) food packaging waste diverted from landfill. The collection is produced locally, on demand, using additive manufacturing to remove the need for tooling and warehousing, and radically reducing transportation.

The new collection has grown in scale to include a large wall clock, a modular vase system and Christmas decorations. As Batch.Works only uses recycled materials and offers a take-back scheme when their products reach end-of-life, this is a truly circular product.

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Back in 2010, Howe invited us to design a new plastic chair programme. We worked tirelessly to design a form that did not require glass fibre for stiffness, ensuring we avoided composite materials so that the chair could be recycled if it reached end-of-life.

Today, we are proud to relaunch SixE with Howe using non-virgin recycled plastic, making this product truly circular. Our ambitions in 2010 have come full circle.

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Listen to our in-depth podcast on Material Matters

In this episode, we spoke to the esteemed design journalist Grant Gibson about:

Why the Egg Chair would not be designed today; our installation at Material Matters 2023; marrying craft and industry; how our material perspective has changed; balancing environmental, social and economic needs; why we’re still using plastic; building out obsolescence; the aesthetics of circularity; bringing contemporary workplace theory to schools; the importance of visible fixings, durability and repair; working with the aviation industry; the problem with paint; meeting at the Royal College of Art; being drawn into the furniture industry; celebrating our differences; and fearing boredom.

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Earlier this year we met with Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson to discuss the extensive primary research that underpins CoLab, our next generation learning and work collection for Senator.

While discussing the circular principles of design-for-repair and reversible fixings present within the collection, we began to think about how the material construction of many design classics does not fit with our contemporary understanding of sustainable design.

We collected our thoughts in a short statement that was published to Dezeen a few weeks ago. The directed responses we have received from within the industry have been reassuring. The tides are turning.

As the landscape of work and hospitality environments continues to merge and blur, we reimagined our Famiglia collection to support the transformation we foresee. This subtle update improves comfort and refines silhouettes across six completely new low, mid, high-back and lounge chairs, as well as light work tables. It is also redesigned for repair.

This enduring design for Allermuir will continue to provide new ways of working, interacting and relaxing.

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