Furniture made from recycled metal and wood pieces, found in the nature

rom-et-butch-fullmaya-small.jpgRomain, ex-mason, has always been working with wood by passion. Butch was butcher. Today, they both work together to create upcycled furniture, from metal and wood pieces, that they find in the nature.

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The origins of the Earth photographer

OGrunewald-small.jpgOlivier Grünewald has been taking photographs of the original nature for the past thirty years. He explains: "I take pictures as a pretext for immersing myself in the origins of the Earth". 

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Ethical knitwear, 100% made from recycled pieces

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Márcia de Carvalho is a French-Brazilian fashion designer and has initially worked for Chloé, Paule Ka, Torrente and Azzaro. In 2008, she launched her own studio, to create garments made from recycled knitwear.

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Nomadic stand-alone light made of recycling material

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It is called luxciole, which is a mix of lux and luciole (firefly in French) and is aptly named: nomadic, stand-alone, cordless, rechargeable, adjustable and fully made of recycling aluminium.

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Luxury natural water, drawn from the mountain, above Megève

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The clear water spring spurts at an altitude of 1470m, in the Massif du Mont-Blanc (French Alps). It is drawn and bottled on site, exclusively by gravity, without other processing. The water is pH-neutral, sodium free with a stable composition of minerals and oligo-elements.

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Staying “positive”, yet avoiding greenwashing

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Ecological awareness in the developed countries has never been greater than today, even if we are a lacking a general consensus. To describe their sustainable transition, brands are using in their communication the word positive and qualify through it lifestyle impact, carbon emissions, climate preservation and even nature protection. However, is simply declaring to be and do positive the right approach to avoid greenwashing?

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Designer alternative leatherwork for the city, made from recycled bicycle inner tubes

fantome-small.jpgThe work begins with combing partner stores and collecting used inner tubes: their second life can begin.

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