Sustainability "not making our lives easier" says Kvadrat CEO
Kvadrat CEO Anders Byriel discusses why the Danish textile producer is deliberately tackling sustainability "the hard way" in this exclusive interview. More
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"Plastic is a design failure" says designer Cyrill Gutsch
Parley for the Oceans founder Cyrill Gutsch said that designers must reevaluate their relationship with plastic and collaborate with nature at a talk filmed by Dezeen for Global Design Forum in partnership with SAP. More
Liberty Ocean chair by Humanscale
Dezeen Showroom: nearly one kilogram of abandoned fishing nets found in the sea is used to make a Liberty Ocean task chair, designed by office furniture brand Humanscale. More
Ohhcean sex toys are made from recycled ocean plastic
Danish brand Sinful has created a range of three sex toys using ocean plastic collected in Southeast Asia. More
Iris van Herpen's Earthrise collection is designed as a "living organism"
The cyclical processes of planet Earth informed fashion designer Iris van Herpen's latest collection, which includes dresses made from Parley for the Ocean's recycled-plastic fabrics. More
Iris Van Herpen creates haute couture dress from ocean plastic
Fashion designer Iris van Herpen has unveiled a haute couture dress constructed from ocean plastic fabric produced by Parley for the Oceans, which was cut into trilateral pieces to form a tessellated, translucent garment. More
Coast bench by Allan Hagerup for Vestre
Dezeen Showroom: Urban furniture brand Vestre has developed what it calls "the world's first bench made from ownerless marine plastic". More
Shahar Livne designs fossil-like jewellery for Balenciaga from ocean plastic
Dezeen-Awards winner Shahar Livne worked with Balenciaga to design a line of "dystopian" ocean-plastic jewellery for the luxury fashion brand's latest Fall 2021 collection. More
Porky Hefer creates mutant sea creatures to warn of ocean pollution for NGV Triennial
South African designer Porky Hefer imagined how polluted oceans might force marine animals to mutate when designing his five fantastical creatures, including a giant octopus made from hand-felted cigarette butts. More
The circular economy "will never work with the materials we have" says Cyrill Gutsch of Parley for the Oceans
Plastics will be replaced within ten years by biofabricated materials that eliminate waste and pollution, according to Parley for the Oceans founder Cyrill Gutsch. More
Live interview with Parley for the Oceans founder Cyrill Gutsch as part of Virtual Design Festival
To mark World Oceans Day, VDF collaborated with environmental organisation Parley for the Oceans to host a live Screentime conversation with its founder Cyrill Gutsch. More
Adidas uses Parley ocean plastic for Terrex Free Hiker shoe
Sportswear brand Adidas has once again teamed up with environmental initiative Parley for the Oceans to release an updated version of its Terrex hiking boot, which is made using recycled ocean plastic. More
The Ocean Cleanup to make products from collected marine plastic
The Ocean Cleanup has revealed plans to turn the plastic it has collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch into "beautiful, sustainable products". More
Four technologies tackling the problem of plastic pollution in rivers
Most ocean plastic starts off in rivers. From bubble curtains to googly-eyed trash wheels, here are four technologies designed to intercept river plastic before it gets to the sea. More
The Ocean Cleanup launches system to catch plastic waste in rivers
Dutch non-profit The Ocean Cleanup has launched the Interceptor, an autonomous system for collecting plastic pollution from rivers before it reaches the sea. More
Sam Jacob looks to a future when ocean plastic outnumbers fish
Sam Jacob has reimagined a famous Eames textile for his London Design Festival installation Sea Things, to highlight the threat ocean plastic poses to marine life. More
Shed prints plastic pollution on walls to highlight the problem of ocean waste
London pop-up store Pass on Plastic was decorated floor to ceiling with wallpaper depicting plastic waste to serve as a visual reminder to consumers of the growing problem of ocean plastic. More
Pornhub launches Dirtiest Porn Ever campaign to clean up the world's oceans
Adult video website Pornhub has filmed a movie on a litter-filled beach to raise money to remove plastic from the world's oceans. More
Plastic collected by The Ocean Cleanup will be burned to generate electricity
Dutch non-profit The Ocean Cleanup plans to burn some of the plastic it collects from the Pacific Ocean, Dezeen has learned. Designers and environmentalists say the move "makes no sense". More
Filtration Skyscrapers in the oceans could "solve environmental and energy problems" around the world
Architectural designer and visualiser Honglin Li has proposed deploying floating high-rise waste-to-energy plants fuelled by plastic waste to clean up the oceans while generating electricity. More