Furniture that grows!
How do we imbibe the concept of a sustainable and eco-friendly designed space in children? Is it through organic textiles, buying local materials, natural materials, etc.? No doubt, that’s a commonly used and a very effective approach—but that’s not the beginning and the end of ‘sustainability.’ My personal view on sustainability is based on our ancestors’ zero-wastage lifestyle.
Most of their furniture has lasted over a 100 years because of the quality—they even repurposed their silk sarees as quilts, cushion covers and bedspreads. The same baby cot was used across siblings, cousins, children and grandchildren; and is perhaps back in the reckoning again with the new generation. The modern day trend of buying everything new, and the use-and-throw concept, is one of the main causes
