Blackpops Sustainable Approach
On their journey to becoming more aware of their impact on the environment, Blackpop is working to improve its day to day and long term approach to being more sustainable. As a central part of that they keep their carbon footprint as shallow as possible, with all their suppliers less than a 70 minute drive from their studio and showroom in Derbyshire* They work closely with their wonderful artisan makers to maintain their high standards - cushions, draperies and some furniture pieces are made to order thereby reducing the need for excessive storage and transportation and generally encouraging less waste. Wherever possible they repurpose furniture, fillings, fixings and trimmings - thereby extending the life of pieces that would normally go to landfill.
In terms of their materials, alongside their signature cotton velvet, Blackpop also offers a sustainable version. Ideally designed for commercial projects, this fabric is made from plastic water bottles diverted from landfill and can be printed in any of their designs, retaining super high colour saturation with great eco credentials. The inks used to print their fabrics and wallpapers are water based.
Their close working relationship with all their customers ensures that they acheive the most appropriate and economical use of materials for their projects and in their design honoured traditional of being 'timeless'.
In addition, they have switched approximately 80% of their packing materials to biodegradable/recyclable and reuse single use plastics where they are given to them. In the studio and showroom they are conscious of keeping their energy consumption as low as possible and compost their daily waste.
* apart from their rugs collections which are made in Kathmandu and Jaipur under Label STEP an organisation ensuring that they all continually strive for better working conditions, fair trade, fair pay, no child labour and general well being for all weavers in carpet manufacturing countries. Step also promotes environmentally friendly production methods.
