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Environmental sustainability is becoming a more pressing issue every day. In recent years, several responses have been received from the direction of design culture: recycling, upcycling, zero waste or the slow movement. Even at home, there are more and more designers or brands that think green – let’s take a look at the city’s sustainable design shops and studios.
Several environmentally conscious companies are hiding in the Paloma Art Courtyard. A PINKPONILO we can sew our own organic cotton sweater or zero waste The skirt, which is fast fashion Unlike clothes, he certainly won't come face-to-face with us on the street. GOTS qualified textiles, salvaged residues, zero waste Patterns are waiting for the eco-conscious DIY fans.
It is also located in the RePityke It also has a workshop, which also collects residues and makes bags from them – from yoga mattress holders to laptop bags of all kinds. All bags are unrepeatable due to the ‘singleness’ of the materials.
Not far from them is MONO art & design studio, home to several conscious brands, such as Mishija. The ceramic, concrete and wooden sculptures of Éva Farkas-Pap sculptor are made by workers with altered working capacity in a social workshop.
That OAT AVA knitted, crocheted products made of high-quality yarns with classic technology vote for slowing down. They primarily design comfortable, timeless clothes for the home, which of course can stand their place even in the bustle of the street.
One of the special venues is an interior design store, which opened in 2018. PaUZa. A small, cozy shop that offers simplicity, clarity and Slow design It puts the emphasis. If you want to green your home, you will surely find the right items here. They mostly work with domestic designers, but if a product is not yet available in Hungary, they sell fair trade European brands, such as the unique ceramic objects of Enikő Kontor designed only for this shop and the French Marius Fabre soaps.
Near PaUZa you can find the Rododendron design shop nandi garments made in a green energy factory or with hand-painted accessories only.
Finally, we close with an almost classic shop: a Printa It is one of the first places in Hungary to engage in ecodesign and sales. garments made of re-used shirts, zero waste We can meet objects, Zita Majoros prints Welcome back, whether it's a T-shirt or a booklet made of recycled paper.
The venues could be visited at the Sustainable Budapest Design Tour within the framework of Design Week.
