How to be More Sustainable: Custom Made Industrial Furniture Artist Reveals Creative Tips

(IT-NEWSWIRE.COM, June 04, 2015 ) Victoria, Australia -- Australia is one of the highest producers of waste per capita in the world. On average, each household generates around 400 kilograms of waste per year, meaning Australians throw away more rubbish than other people in almost every other country in the world. While those figures consistently continue to improve over time, many government and environmentally minded organisations and businesses are urging Australians to consider how to be more sustainable.

Custom Industrial, a unique upcycling furniture and lighting design company, encourages people to get creative about different ways to recycle products, junk and waste. "I find my customers generally value eco-friendly businesses, because they're attracted to the custom made industrial furniture we offer, which is usually made from reusable industrial pieces and timber," says founder, Durwin Lambe. "But besides buying from green businesses, there are so many more things people can do to support the environment." www.customindustrial.com.au

Durwin is passionate about running and maintaining an eco-friendly business. Custom Industrial mostly uses recycled material to create unique furniture pieces and lighting, and encourages other individuals and businesses to think more innovatively to minimise their own eco footprint.

He shares his top three creative ways to be environmentally friendly:

1. Breathe new life into household items and furniture when they lose their relevance, role or function, by finding another use for them instead of throwing them away.

2. Convert other people's throwaway items and hard rubbish into personalised treasures.

3. Find the value in industrial waste, like discovering a purpose for offcuts and scrap metal.

"Over the years, I've found that people are becoming more and more attracted to the idea of giving loved ones environmentally friendly gifts, instead of store bought products from companies without a green conscience," Durwin says. "Flat-pack furniture and a 'need-it-now' society pushed handcrafted and timeless skills to the wayside, however in recent years there has been a strong movement starting to embrace craftsman and individualised items." www.customindustrial.com.au

Custom Industrial loves re-purposing items, and giving old pieces of furniture an industrial flavour. The business believes in working closely with people to bring their ideas, desires and light bulb design moments to life. "There is something special about being the first person to use something; it will always be yours. However the furniture's soul and its character is something that only time and use can create. Our custom made industrial furniture never stops evolving." Durwin says.

Discover more about how Custom Industrial can collaboratively design and create environmentally friendly gifts for family and friends at www.customindustrial.com.au.

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About Custom Industrial:
Custom Industrial is a unique furniture and lighting design company specialising in the re-purposing of old machinery, parts and unusual items into exclusive pieces. Everything Custom Industrial creates is individual, using timeless craftsmanship. Their products are made to last using the best measure of both time-honoured techniques blended with modern day efficiencies.

The business was born from a love of the unique and interesting, and influenced by the founder's family history working in and around the wharves, surrounded by patina worn, heavy industrial machinery. Combining this with skills gained in the building and timber industries, a passion was fuelled for turning the unusual and unique into custom pieces of furniture and lighting that captured the feeling of those childhood memories.

Custom Industrial

Durwin Lambe

+61 438 805 522

durwin@customindustrial.com.au

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