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Bethan Laura Wood at the Design Museum

Eco-friendly Christmas decorations

Most of us like the idea of a real Christmas tree, don't we, even if needles all over the floor mean its charm swiftly palls. Yet real trees aren't necessarily the eco option.

A real tree?

Christmas - keep it eco, keep it simple!

Enjoy an eco friendly Christmas by using LED lights, not overbuying food and using a recyclable tree whether it's a real potted spruce or an artificial one. Think about minimising your landfill waste.

High Seas Treaty is a winner in this year's Earthshot Prize

Uk lifestyle brand Gandys achieves B-Corp certification

 

incognito room refresher - goodbye mosquitoes!

fight mosquitoes with the room refresher from Incognito- it doesn't contain DEET

Win for Hills Waste Solutions

New children's book published on paper made from recycled cups

Blending imagination with innovation, Little Coffee Cup and the Big Surprise is a heartwarming tale that introduces young readers to Little Coffee Cup, a spirited character who leaves the comfort of a café to discover the big, wide world. But beneath the playful storyline lies a bigger purpose: to spark conversations about waste, reuse and the circular economy, one cup at a time. With the planet heating up at prodigious rates and plastic waste finding its way to every corner of the globe, it is never too early to get children to realise the importance of protecting the planet.

Lewis Pugh Martha's Vineyard swim for sharks

'I’m frightened of sharks,' Pugh readily admits. 'But I’m more terrified of a world without them, and that’s what we’re looking at if we don’t act now. Without sharks to keep them in balance, marine ecosystems are unravelling at frightening speed. We need a new narrative about these magnificent animals because the one we’ve been hearing for the past 50 years threatens our oceans.'

Nat Maks' Suminagashi wall prints

Nat Maks' wallpapers, murals and prints are hand-printed using the Suminagashi technique.

The process involves a medley of colours being placed on water, which then start to expand on its surface. The colours move on the water in an organic way and when a dynamic pattern has been formed, Nat makes a print by placing and moving paper on the water so it picks up the colour pattern. This technique means each piece is unique. 'There are no pattern repeats - we create individual rolls of paintings,' she explains.

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