Interior Design Declares - UK

One of our Steering group members, Emer Gillespie talking about circular design in lighting and her efforts to be a sustainable producer. DESIGNERS, did you know that Recolight have a FREE lamp & luminaire recycling scheme and a FREE reuse hub for donating you lights from projects? You can even register to receive lights from the hub for your projects ensuring they avoid landfill ♻️

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How much impact can interior design choices have on consumer retrofit? Is the carbon impact of these choices even measured? Cat Hoad tells us more. Cat is a founder member of the Interior Design Declares - UK group, part of a wider collaboration of professionals that are active in promoting #sustainable construction choices for interior design. From the fabric of your furniture to the light fittings. These choices have an impact. Sign up to our podcast and get your episode this week.

Our founder Emma Hakansson wrote an op-ed for openDemocracy about leather industry green-washing and lobbying against the common good, based on our recent report covering the topic. Recently, Sourcing Journal also published an in-depth piece by Kate Nishimura on our report. Read the op-ed: https://lnkd.in/dy_-firk Read the in-depth piece: https://lnkd.in/gc5Pbspi Read our full report: https://lnkd.in/gk_sVW7d

Tomorrow - join the online workshop from UK Architects Declare on their Regenerative Design Primer - version 2.0 An interactive workshop to help create the next iteration of the essential resource. https://lnkd.in/eWh6euwu

Tomorrow - join the online workshop from UK Architects Declare on their Regenerative Design Primer - version 2.0 An interactive workshop to help create the next iteration of the essential resource. https://lnkd.in/eWh6euwu

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Specifications we routinely use in interior design contain chemicals that are are known to harm human health and the environment. Here's helpful videos to familiarise with them from the Green Science Policy Institute https://lnkd.in/gvPc9JQr

SUPPORT OUR NEW CAMPAIGN Interior Design Declares are supporting the Naturewatch Foundation’s ‘Paint with Kindness, Not Cruelty’ campaign The charity has identified that while bans on Household Products have been in place for nearly 10 years in the UK - there are many loopholes and animal testing still happens. Household products include cleaning products - but also paints, grouts, lacquers and adhesives. Please follow the three campaign actions: 1. Sign petition - the UK ‘banned’ testing household products on animals. But the ban is full of loopholes.... https://lnkd.in/egvtms9R 2. Use their letter template to contact your suppliers to help with the charity’s research for their campaign which will be gathered in their Compassionate Shopping Guide....https://lnkd.in/daaUDZPd If you are outside of the UK, use this template to find out more from suppliers in your country. 3. Use their Compassionate Shopping Guide once updated with this household products research..... https://lnkd.in/d5DSjfFj #Paintwithkindness #takeaction #interiordesign #joinus #support #climateemergency #interiordesigndeclares

From our friends at SDC - Sustainable Design Collective https://lnkd.in/dsPtsxSn