The Green Furniture Award is a competition dedicated to eco design and eco design, organized by the company Green Furniture Sweden. A prize to reward the most beautiful sustainable design projects.
The objective for the company Green Furniture Sweden is to identify and reward the most beautiful sustainable design projects. Fundamental eco-design criteria are taken into account: choice and supply of materials, production method, dismantling and recycling, social responsibility, etc. And above all to highlight products that will last beyond current trends, products that will be the icons of tomorrow.
Here are the finalists for this 2014 edition:
"Hard Leather Chair"
Danish designer Nikolaj Steenfatt designed this chair using an ancient technique to harden leather, in a 100% natural way.
According to Nikolaj, a good design should meet our aesthetic expectations without compromising functionality.
A great success in ecological design that we hope to see soon in our interiors ...
“Sleep Tight”, an eco-design cradle
A simply poetic conception in the world of sleep. This designer cradle is made from naturally pressed cork. One way to preserve forests is to use cork in new applications.
The co designers, Sofia Chinita and Karin Pereira, are independent designers but combine their know-how for a few projects, to our greatest happiness.
A natural design from Portugal.
"Linen Tables"
These tables are simply finished in linoleum, which is called Lino. Lino is a sustainable alternative to the many dangerous chemicals that are sometimes used, so we get a durable surface.
These tables were designed by Leila Atlassi
interior architect and designer living and working in Sweden.
Small conference room "Confession"
Designer: Nick Ross, Scottish, lives and works in Stockholm.
A very nice, intimate meeting space, for 2 people. This type of project will be appreciated in open spaces where it is difficult to find calm for a client meeting.
“MYX” lamp
This lamp is quite original! Oyster mushrooms, yes mushrooms!, Grow on hemp fibers. Enough to make a good dinner after the harvest!
Jonas Edvard is a young Danish designer working and living in Copenhagen.
He works on the development and application of natural materials. Jonas Edvard has developed a 
organic textile material called the MYX. This material is made of mycelium and Oyster hemp.
During his graduation he developed a lamp that produces food before ending up as a functional light object.
To know more: Durabel Design Award, Green Furniture Award