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Ever wonder why those expiration dates in your medicine cabinet seem like the next milestone in your life? Sometimes the packaging may seem excessive and although there is a good reason behind, to ensure that the medication will stand the test of time even under tough conditions, there may be leaner solutions and more material efficient solutions.

Allergic to your car? Sometimes using environmentally sound materials isn’t just an ideological choice. It can be a necessity for those with sensitive skin who can now travel in style and without having to worry about irritations thanks to Acella® Eco Green. Developed by Beneke-Kaliko of Germany, it is a new supported expanded vinyl (Surface material = artificial leather) especially designed for permanent contact with the skin.

How did a team of Italian designers from 13ricrea produce creature comfort for the living room from old PVC nautical equipment? A German sculptor and his ‘Fat Chair’ were an inspiration.

“Joseph Beuys was a great artist,” says designer Ingrid Taro. ‘”He really pushed through a new concept about materials, the idea that nothing is trash. It’s a simple suggestion that nature gives us every day.”

It took exactly 13 meeting and a lot of talent from Ingrid, Angela Mensi and Cristina Merlo to recreate furnishings from industrial nautical scraps. Thus their company name: 13ricrea.

At a time when many businesses are just starting to think about sustainable development, the company
NOVAFLOOR® of France has been at it since 1995.

A pioneer in its sector, the firm offers concrete solutions to improve the life cycle of its PVC products and to reduce their environmental impact by optimising resources. The choice of materials, the means of fabrication, distribution and use are strategic to give the company’s products a second life.