#reusable-decor

#reusable-decor

Sabahs are made entirely by hand from 100% leather in either Texas or Turkey—two regions with distinct yet deeply rooted relationships to the material. The result is a shoe that varies subtly from pair to pair, even within the same size.

The layout reads immediately through its centerpiece. A large counter traces a curved path across the room, guiding both movement and attention. Formed from a reclaimed millstone, the surface has been cut into three segments and reassembled into a continuous, fan-like sequence.

The recycling process is often misunderstood; items do not simply transition from curbside bins to new products. Instead, they face a complex journey with significant contamination rates.

Morrow Soft Goods took cues from the soft hue in their spring collection; shown is the cotton matelasse Devi Coverlet in the Maíz colorway; $265.

Fractal 9 began not as a formal design project but as a response to a simple, everyday need, aiming to create something meaningful in an empty corner.

Join Bernal Beautiful for a hands-on Earth Day workshop focused on repairing and renewing. Bring a worn or torn item and learn how to reinvent it using simple felting techniques.

Pamela Anderson's new wicker furniture collection, 'The Sentimentalist,' for Olive Ateliers is a reflection of her love for gardening and outdoor living, showcasing her design sensibilities.

Just like that coffee cup, eyewear is a complex fusion of materials. Metal hinges are screwed into polymer frames, which hold chemically-coated lenses. This mix of metals, plastics, and coatings means standard sorting machines cannot process them. As a result, they are rejected as contamination and sent directly to landfills, where they contribute to non-biodegradable waste. Unlike a disposable paper cup, however, a pair of sunglasses is built for durability. Its high-quality components make it a perfect candidate for repair, reuse, or reinvention.

Each piece begins with used coffee pods collected from my community, materials that were never meant to last beyond a single use. Before any design work begins, the pods must be cleaned, sanitized, flattened, cut, folded, and shaped entirely by hand. They arrive dented, stained, and inconsistent, carrying the marks of their previous life. Learning how to work with those imperfections, rather than erasing them, was one of my first challenges.

Even long after the tell-tale odor of new paint has vanished, traditional paint can off-gas for months, releasing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that have been linked to organ and nervous system damage, cancer, and infertility.