Case Studies
Select & Source: A ReEvolution
There’s a lack of environmental education tailored to interior designers. With demanding workloads and tight deadlines, it is almost impossible to keep on top of rapidly changing innovations, materiality, standards and targets.
CDT launched it’s in person three day workshops in the Eastern states. Inspired and engaged the participants were given the a foundation and tools to embrace sustainability in their scheduling and communication with suppliers.
CDT is also pleased to announce the collaboration with The Design Institute of Australia, launching online sustainability courses by the end of 2024. Koskela, Cult and Jardan also showed their support by hosting the program in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.
Green Design Hub
Australian interior design trade show, Decor + Design invited Circular Design Thinking to design and curate the Green Design Hub for 2023. The carefully selected products and materials displayed are a collection that takes what sustainability means in the Interiors Industry to the next level.
All products transported to the Green Design Hub stand are delivered carbon neutral and each piece is tracked for its end of life solution.
Take a Seat with Us
The Australian Furnishings Association engaged Circular Design Thinking as the Product Resource Designer for the Victorian Government “Take a Seat with Us” program.
The program was developed to give students a taste of what it is like to work as an upholsterer or textile fabricator in local industry. The initiative also focuses on the skill shortage in Australia as many upholsterers are now, or about to retire.
Campaign for Take a Seat with Us “What’s Your UpholStory?”
An insight into pre-consumer textile waste in the furnishings industry NSW EPA
Weaving the Waste out of Furnishings
A Textiles Report
Publisher
NSW Environment Protection Authority
Type
Publication
ResiLoop Trials
ResiLoop is an initiative of the Australian Resilient Flooring Association to research and design an Australian resilient flooring product stewardship scheme. The project received funding from the Australian Government through the National Product Stewardship Investment Fund.
Circular Design Thinking is contributing to this work as we design, project manage, implement and evaluate the trials on behalf of ARFA .
A circular future for flooring. Australian Resilient Flooring Assoc.
Space Furniture engaged CDT to audit their carbon footprint.
Space Furniture’s Carbon Journey
Space Furniture was established in 1983 and is known to be a progressive and respected design retailer. Space has five architect-designed purpose built showrooms in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Space engaged CDT to audit their operations and three of their top selling products, which were showcased at Melbourne Design Week in 2022.
Space Furniture continues to work with CDT on their sustainability journey.