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INDEX: Designers turning to fish skin, rice and nuts in quest for sustainability
HOW DESIGNERS ARE TURNING TO FISH SKIN, RICE AND NUTS IN THE QUEST FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Pictured: The likes of discarded fish skin, peanut shells and rice husks could soon line the staple features of your home.
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As unusual as it may sound, the likes of discarded fish skin, peanut shells and rice husks could soon line the staple features of your home. In the ongoing quest for sustainability, interior product designers are turning to a pool of bizarre new materials in a bid to help lower the environmental impact of their work and introduce interesting new textures and styles to the design world.
According to Victoria Redshaw (below) of trend forecasters Scarlet Opus, interior product designers are turning to unusual materials in a bid to help lower the environmental impact of their work and introduce interesting new textures and styles to the design world:

Fish skin leather, for example, is now finding uses in upholstery, furniture and across accessories ? such as on cushions. Rice and nuts can be found as base structure materials, whi...