Our Saxen showroom in Newmilns was awash with guests on Earth Day, 22nd April 2022, for our ‘Sea The Change’ event, celebrating and highlighting some of the sustainable products in commercial furniture, flooring, fabrics and acoustics.

Design that doesn't cost the earth

We were lucky to be able to showcase some of the most exciting innovations in product design, and this included the Whale Boardroom Table from Nomique.

Manufactured from over 1,000 recycled PET bottles, which were fished out of the canals of Amsterdam, the table design takes inspiration from a whale breaking through the water while the sustainably sourced oak frame is reminiscent of its skeletal structure. 

We also featured other products that were manufactured from old jeans, coffee sacks, army uniforms, PET bottles and household waste, nettles, hemp and flax.

On the day

Presentations

A massive thank you to our presenters on the day for showcasing their sustainable innovations and talking about sustainability within the industry. 

Lesley McKerral, Nomique, had the audience captivated with tales of how the plastic bottles are fished from the Amsterdam canals. 

Cher Dedekind of Camira Fabrics discussed naturally sustainable textiles - “Waste made wonderful”

Clever Touch Screens transfixed the audience with their presentation on the latest technology in interactive displays. 

Martin Anderson of Flokk spoke about what the circular economy is and how they think about waste at the design stage.

Richard Green from Crown Paints inspired the audience with his presentation on their sustainability program.

Yummy, scrumptious, food.

A locally sourced buffet went down very well from Alisdair Hood of Cottage Catering. Featured on the delicious menu were delicacies of Black Pudding, smoked salmon, Arran mustard mayo, Ballochmyle Brie and Arran Oaties. One word: Yum. 

World-renowned lace 

When we host events we like to promote local businesses too and so our event included a tour of our neighbours, MYB Textiles. 

The world-renowned manufacturer of madras and lace was established in 1900 and still uses the original Nottingham lace looms to this day, exporting their products all over the world. 

Practice what we preach 

We also took the opportunity to collate the mileage travelled by all guests and have planted trees to offset the miles in our wee bit of Caledonian Forest in the Scottish Highlands. 

Want to see our wee bit of forest? Visit the Saxen Grove. 

A big thank you to everyone who contributed to making it a very successful event, we hope to have another one very soon!