Sustainable Design – Sublime https://sublimemagazine.com Inspiration for a Sustainable World Sun, 06 Apr 2025 08:16:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://i0.wp.com/sublimemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Sublime_Logo.jpeg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Sustainable Design – Sublime https://sublimemagazine.com 32 32 243252845 Icelandic Seaweed Innovation https://sublimemagazine.com/icelandic-seaweed-fashion/ https://sublimemagazine.com/icelandic-seaweed-fashion/#respond Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:08:37 +0000 https://testserver.sublimemagazine.com/sublimewp/icelandic-seaweed-fashion/ The post Icelandic Seaweed Innovation appeared first on Sublime.

]]> https://sublimemagazine.com/icelandic-seaweed-fashion/feed/ 0 14385 Floored by Bamboo Charcoal https://sublimemagazine.com/floored-by-bamboo/ https://sublimemagazine.com/floored-by-bamboo/#comments Tue, 17 Dec 2019 09:58:46 +0000 https://testserver.sublimemagazine.com/sublimewp/floored-by-bamboo/ According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans spend 93 percent of their lives indoors. And while that means less exposure to outdoor pollutants, we often forget about the harmful toxins creeping around our homes, offices, and favourite stores. A recent study found that most vinyl flooring contains chemicals that are released into the air for...

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]]> https://sublimemagazine.com/floored-by-bamboo/feed/ 1 14049 Fashion Uncorked https://sublimemagazine.com/fashion-uncorked/ https://sublimemagazine.com/fashion-uncorked/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2019 13:06:44 +0000 https://testserver.sublimemagazine.com/sublimewp/fashion-uncorked/ Cork is an unconventional fabric to find in a clothing store, which is ironic, given its versatility and potential. Putting aside its reusable, recyclable, and 100 percent natural properties, oak trees absorb up to 14 million tons of CO2 every year. In addition, cork fabric production keeps well away from heavy metals, using only organic...

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]]> https://sublimemagazine.com/fashion-uncorked/feed/ 0 14035 Child’s Play https://sublimemagazine.com/child-s-play/ https://sublimemagazine.com/child-s-play/#comments Sat, 21 Sep 2019 08:10:21 +0000 https://testserver.sublimemagazine.com/sublimewp/child-s-play/ New parents often find themselves running low on time, energy, and money. And while those things might appear to be working against you when trying to save the planet, luckily, the Internet is full of resources that help make hectic lives easier. Wanting to shield the little ones from climate change anxiety is tempting –...

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]]> https://sublimemagazine.com/child-s-play/feed/ 1 14001 Hidden Civilisations & Mediterranean Roots https://sublimemagazine.com/hidden-civilisations-and-mediterranean-roots/ https://sublimemagazine.com/hidden-civilisations-and-mediterranean-roots/#comments Fri, 13 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://testserver.sublimemagazine.com/sublimewp/hidden-civilisations-and-mediterranean-roots/ Sublime: Tell us about you and your training as a fashion designer. Ramon Gurillo: I was born in Valencia, Spain. From a very early age, I was interested in art and design, and my passion for fashion grew from this. I trained in the Arts & Crafts School of Valencia, and later travelled to Miami, where I...

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]]> https://sublimemagazine.com/hidden-civilisations-and-mediterranean-roots/feed/ 1 13990 Design Realities https://sublimemagazine.com/design-realities/ https://sublimemagazine.com/design-realities/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2019 18:05:00 +0000 https://testserver.sublimemagazine.com/sublimewp/design-realities/ Intended for artists and designers, Design Realities focuses on the creative process. Stuart Walker is a leading thinker in the design for sustainability field, and this strikingly original book offers something to ponder, discuss, contest and build upon. There are 100 chapters in the book, structured in three parts: Reality, which looks at the current...

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]]> https://sublimemagazine.com/design-realities/feed/ 1 13941 House Meaningful https://sublimemagazine.com/house-meaningful/ https://sublimemagazine.com/house-meaningful/#respond Wed, 06 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://testserver.sublimemagazine.com/sublimewp/house-meaningful/ Sublime: What inspired you to create an ethical, sustainable online retail space? Elizabeth Barker: I have always loved two things: making a house feel like a home, and giving gifts. Even as a teenager I knew I wanted to run a homewares and gift shop, but retail isn’t always the most ethical business to be...

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]]> https://sublimemagazine.com/house-meaningful/feed/ 0 13723 10 Positive Brands https://sublimemagazine.com/10-positive-brands/ https://sublimemagazine.com/10-positive-brands/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://testserver.sublimemagazine.com/sublimewp/10-positive-brands/ SKN-RG Feel like vegan and organic skincare is a compromise on performance? Deborah and Robert Scott created the first scientific way of capturing the power a plants’ blueprint and optimising it through the use of a frequency chamber – a technology akin to the Dyson Vacuum cleaner. Deborah reveals the secret, Frequency has actually been...

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]]> https://sublimemagazine.com/10-positive-brands/feed/ 2 13721 New Luxury https://sublimemagazine.com/new-luxury/ https://sublimemagazine.com/new-luxury/#respond Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://testserver.sublimemagazine.com/sublimewp/new-luxury/ We have entered upon a very important period of change. Change that is affecting fashion, how we live, what we buy and why. It’s time to rethink our definition of luxury, to raise the bar and make a distinction. French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu identified three kinds of capital: economic, social and cultural. Cultural capital includes...

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]]> https://sublimemagazine.com/new-luxury/feed/ 0 13245 Five Positive Brands https://sublimemagazine.com/five-positive-brands/ https://sublimemagazine.com/five-positive-brands/#comments Mon, 13 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://testserver.sublimemagazine.com/sublimewp/five-positive-brands/ Made UK Since its beginnings in 2006, MADE has built up an outstanding reputation for designing and creating bespoke jewellery and bags for internationally recognised brands. MADE is driven by one vision – that of Neal Gershinson – born out of two different cities, London and Nairobi, combining modern design ideas with artisan techniques that...

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