I do the odd bit of composting, put my food waste into the brown bin, I recycle the glass jars but until fairly recently I hadn't paid much attention to the impact home textiles have on the environment. I know about fast fashion, but what about fast interiors?
I do know that whatever we do has some impact but fast interiors, the sort where you buy a few new cushions for a knock down price to "update " your rooms according to the media idea of trends, that we are sold, is fundamentally not sustainable.
KGM interiors is not promising that everything done here is eco friendly, its a consumerist activity selling fabrics and furniture, but what I can do is design your interiors with longevity in mind. Committed to the finest designs and quality means built to last... the ultimate in eco friendly approaches.
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I hold a large range of eco friendly textiles from luxury fabrics that have a full certificated organic status for sustainable interiors. I have recycled woollen products that are made from fashion trade waste into glorious slubby tweeds. To fabrics that are made from plastic bottles. (N.B. once a plastic bottle is made into textile it is no longer recyclable so fast fashion keeps them out of land fill but not for long - a household textile has decades of use)
By choosing sustainable options, you’re investing in the future of the planet and the longevity of your home decor.
Cotton and linen production is a heavy water user and can sometimes not seem like the obvious choice for household textiles if you are trying to be eco friendly however as natural fibres they bio degrade eventually something that polyester will not do - so they are not only a more pleasurably textile to touch but they are in the longer term more eco friendly. Bamboo fibres are being used more and more, fast growing and incredibly soft and from what I have managed to ascertain from some background reading a pretty good sustainable choice but not perfect. Green washing is rife and the best way to be eco friendly is to buy with care and intention , buy natural fibres and keep your drapery for a long time.
"Bamboo is often advertised as a more sustainable fabric, but this is not necessarily the case. What is more sustainable about bamboo is that it is a fast-growing, renewable grass that often has beneficial impacts on soil and air. Unfortunately, the processing of bamboo grass into a textile fiber can be chemically intensive with seriously harmful impacts. "
https://cfda.com/resources/materials/detail/bamboo#:~:text=Bamboo%20is%20often%20advertised%20as,impacts%20on%20soil%20and%20air.
https://www.goingzerowaste.com/blog/bamboo-fabric-sustainable-or-hype/#:~:text=This%20natural%20material%20is%20sustainable,also%20require%20heavy%20harvesting%20machinery.
At KGM interiors we are here to guide you through every step of this minefield, so that. your commitment to style, comfort, and the planet is not ruined by a household of polyester fibres and fleece cushions. Get in touch for more information.
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