enki’s Eco Edit for January 2025 | The eco-friendly news you can use

Welcome to enki’s Eco Edit for January 2025. If you’re new to our monthly instalment, here we round-up our favourite clippings of sustainable life and style news – covering everything from eco-friendly brands and shopping ideas to must-visit destinations or exhibitions.

Orchid Pavillion for Casa Wabi | Photo by Jaime Navarro

In our latest curation, expect a focus on re-use as we take a look at a new lighting collection that creatively re-purposes existing materials, as well as a bed made from denim destined for landfill. And of course, in true January fashion, there’s a couple of wellness-inspired launches thrown in to help you embrace the dawn of a new year. So without further ado, scroll down to dig into enki’s Eco Edit for January 2025.

1. A playful lighting collection from Montreal-based studio, Lambert & Fils

Lambert & Fils thrive in the creative process of devising a new collection. Rather than focusing on product outcome only, they instead love to immerse themselves in material experimentation, collaborations and exploring new technologies.

With Ipoli, the studio’s most recent collection, founder Samuel Lambert and his stepson Darius Laprise have created a playful, yet multi-functional, range of lighting that embraces the integrity of a utilitarian work lamp. Envisioned during an improvised design session, the designers wanted Ipoli to embody simplicity, while also making use of the materials they already had in their workshop.

Idol 01, wall sconce in black | Photo by Darius Laprise

Ipoli currently features 11 models including table lamps, floor lamps, pendants and wall sconces. The designs also utilise pivoting rounded heads to easily cater to different lighting uses and needs – be that task lighting, creating ambience or even highlighting a focal point.

lambertetfils.com

2. Wilde House Paper’s open journal is one that “you’ll actually use”

Set a more positive tone for the months ahead and introduce mindfulness into your daily routine as you jot down your thoughts, feelings, and experiences in a guided journal.

Whether you’re a journalling novice or paper pro, we suggest you turn your eye to Wilde House Paper’s Open Journal. Designed to calm and inspire, the book comes with a QR code that lets you into Wilde House Paper’s very own digital library. Here you’ll have access to a series of seven day journalling courses designed to prompt, support and guide your mindful reflections.

Crafted with recycled paper and 100% plastic free, the Open Journal is accompanied by a protective sleeve. It’s the eco-conscious companion you need to start the year off on the right foot.

wildehousepaper.com

Discover more sustainable wellness inspiration inside volume 64 of of enki. Grab your copy here.

3. A pavillion designed for Casa Wabi is dedicated to the conservation of orchids in Oaxaca

Casa Wabi is a non-profit, civil organisation connecting local communities in Puerto Escondido, Mexico City, and Tokyo with contemporary art. In one of their latest ventures, a timber pavilion seeks to celebrate the biological and cultural diversity of the landscape, while also working towards the conservation of orchids.

Inspiration for the design came from not only the conditions needed for orchids to thrive (humidity, partial shade and ventilation), but also from “exploring the relationship between the Japanese philosophy of Wabi-Sabi and the rich traditions of the Oaxacan coast.” Built from locally sourced wood and custom made ceramic pieces, these materials form a structure that echoes the traditional vernacular of the region.

Photo by Rafael Gamo

Aside from housing orchids, the pavilion is also a place for visitors to enter and experience an immersive biophilic sanctuary. We say, where better to sit, breathe and reflect?

casawabi.org

4. Naturalmat designs a bed from denim destined for landfill

The upholstered Torrington bed frame, from £2,630 for a king size in Linara fabric

B Corp bed and mattress maker Naturalmat shakes up one of its earliest designs with a playful modern twist in the launch of the new Torrington bed.

The upholstered headboard is creatively crafted with wooden slats, lined with layers of recycled denim sourced from factories. Saving the offcuts from ending up in landfill, the wasted fabric is washed and shredded to create a new, breathable material that’s perfect for filling up the headboard.

The refined frame, perfect for propping up against in the morning with a coffee in hand, comes in a variety of fabric colours, textures and patterns. Committing to customisation, you also have a choice of FSC-certified oak, beech or walnut wood tones for the base, which is constructed using traditional joinery techniques.

naturalmat.co.uk

5. Laro is the naturally derived oral care brand you need to know

When Laro founder Beth was standing in the toothpaste aisle of the supermarket, she realised readily-available, luxury oral care was, well, pretty limited. Particularly when compared to the crowded market of the beauty industry.

Seizing the opportunity to create something that aligned with her values, Beth began studying the ins and outs of natural ingredients, sustainable packaging and oral care technology. And alas, Laro was launched for discerning customers like herself. “It’s a reflection of my commitment to elevate the mundane task of brushing teeth into an experience that’s luxurious, thoughtful and conscious,” she explains.

Now offering toothpaste, mouth rinse and brushes, every Laro product is a concoction of pharmaceutical-grade science and potent natural ingredients. The toothpaste – a formula of hardworking natural ingredients that gently whiten and re-mineralise enamel – comes in Laro’s signature flavour blend of wild mint, lemon and bergamot oils.

larolondon.com

We hope you enjoyed enki’s Eco Edit for January 2025. For more sustainable news on enki, click here.

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