Inspiration - Sustainable Materials

This week I have been mostly looking at…….

Rattan

DICTIONARY RESULT FOR RATTAN

/rəˈtan/

noun

1. 1.

   the thin jointed stems of a palm, used to make furniture.

   "a rattan armchair"

2. 2.

   the tropical Old World climbing palm which yields rattan, with long, spiny, jointed stems.

I had a request from a potential client on the Cap this week for some Rattan cupboard doors. Contrary to popular belief there are many modern and fresh ways to integrate Rattan into your home without it looking dated.

My family is currently signed up to a local Antibes zero waste programme so I am trying to integrate this philosophy in my work as much as possible as well as seeking out sustainable materials where I can.

Thankfully The good news is, as far as naturally-sourced materials are concerned, rattan is one of the safest from an environmental standpoint. While the palm tree the material is derived from is geographically limited in location, rattan itself is easily renewable, and the impact its sourcing has on the environment is almost negligible.

Rattan here I come!

Inspiration - The Colour Orange

This week I have been mostly looking at…….

Orange Chairs

Anyone who knows me knows that my favourite colour is Orange. Our home is full of it, so much so that a good friend of ours and his girlfriend call us ‘The Satsumas’.

According to the website Bourncreative Orange is a mixture of the energy associated with red and the happiness associated with yellow.

Orange is also the color of joy and creativity. Orange promotes a sense of general wellness and emotional energy that should be shared.

So there you have it! Orange really is the best colour :)