The modules are joined together using funky colourful silicon bands. Modular furniture is great because it can be easily prefabricated and shipped in compact containers.

Look what Piet Hein Eek has made from timber bits that the majority of us would just throw in a wood burner. The result is stunning – the texture and the clean lines makes you forget its humble origins.

The Energy Saving Trust is warning the architects and interior designers about an expected surge in green refurbishment commissions.

Although it is not obvious, the Thonet chair started as a very green idea. The chairs were supplied in a kit form in a 1 cu-metre box that contained 36 chairs!

You can replicate this style in your kitchen using reclaimed/2nd-hand items, accents bought from a charity shop and a couple of cans of eco paint.

This eco-friendly chair is made of 3000 reclaimed wine bottle corks by Korkart studio.

This log house, that looks like a stack of timber, was made by Piet Hein Eek. He is also a talented furniture designer.

This garden furniture covered with grass is totally amazing. It shows you how well you can integrate objects within the Nature.

Although this table is very simple, you’ll have to agree that it is pleasing for the eye and would fit in all sorts of interior styles. Products like this really change the way we perceive furniture.

So, where’s the solution? Zero-waste production. I’m actually giving away a great idea for an unexplored niche.