office furniture for a sustainable future

Since we spend at least 8 hours a day and 5 days a week at our office desks they might as well give something back to us. The Kalidro desk designed by German designer Stefan Brodbeck for Steelcase might just do that since it’s designed with a sustainable future in mind. Steelcase has long been known for their cradle-to-cradle designs such as the Think chair or Leap chair. 

Stefan Brodbeck founded his design firm brodbeck design in 1994 in Munich to create stylish furniture based on the user and not the other way around. The height adjustable Kalidro desk is up to 99% recyclable, easy to disassemble plus its packaging materials are 100% recyclable as well. It’s made from 34% recycled materials with only sustainable wood sources being used. The designs include a wide range of colors and finishes but my personal favorite is the modern look of the desktop in pearl snow with an orange frame and the corners in polished aluminium. What I love the most is that Kalidro’s design has been created for a longer lifecycle and is upgradeable. Of course it would still be the most eco-friendly option to not replace your existing office furniture at all. But Steelcase even formed a partnership with Green-Works in the UK that redistributes office furniture to charities, schools, community groups, hospitals or start-up businesses and therefore keeps them out of landfills. This way you could actually feel good while working away at your new sustainable office desk.

Comments

[Climatarians]

Sustainable furniture is truly a good idea as it would help us work with confidence when we know that the furniture we do our work on day in and day out, contributes towards a greener environment. Hope more product manufacturers take up this concept seriously and come out with more green products. We run a global sustainability directory called Climatarians where we feature similar products.

[eco-chic design]

I just spent some time on your website and really liked your sustainable lifestyle section. It has some great links to environmentally responsible choices for the holidays like organic x-mas trees or anti-biotic free turkeys. Did you know of the company called "The Living Christmas Company" in LA? They have a cool concept where you can rent a local x-mas tree that's delivered, picked up and replanted.

[Furniture Packages Spain]

Automobiles, home appliances and furnitures can be designed for repair and disassembly (for recycling), and constructed from recyclable materials such as steel, aluminum and glass, and renewable materials, such as Zelfo, wood and plastics from natural feedstocks. Careful selection of materials and manufacturing processes can often create products comparable in price and performance to non-sustainable products. Even mild design efforts can greatly increase the sustainable content of manufactured items.
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