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SUSTAINABILITY and looking after the planet is becoming a key factor in business decision-making at all levels. This is an important thing to keep in mind, particularly when purchasing office furniture. As this gives a business an opportunity to make a difference as well as enhancing their brand identity.
Step forward iOTA Interiors. The Northampton-based company is well aware of its responsibilities to its clients and to the environment. That is why they are delivering furniture made totally from recycled materials through a trailblazing partnership with Dutch furniture manufacturer Vepa.
iOTA Interiors clients are loving the Plastic Whale by Vepa range of desks, chairs, storage and office and boardroom tables on display at iOTA Interiors’ showroom at Quinton Green Business Park. The range is flexible, functional, stylish and comfortable… and is manufactured from PET bottles recovered from the canals of Amsterdam.
The bottles are recycled to produce a unique material for this sustainable furniture. Once the products eventually reach the end of their life, they are broken down to be reused or to be up-cycled into a new product once again.
Nothing about an office refit or refresh should be a compromise – style is important but so is comfort. You need a room where your team feels productive and inspired but also one which impresses visitors when they step through the door.
“The furniture looks stunning and we’re so proud to partner with Plastic Whale by Vepa to bring this furniture here,” says iOTA Interiors director Emma Walker. “Awareness is growing throughout the business community of the importance of looking after our environment and we think it’s just brilliant that items as stylish, functional and good-looking as these, made from material that is among the world’s biggest environmental headaches – plastic bottles – are being manufactured and sold.”
Emma and fellow director Daniel Walker founded iOTA Interiors three years ago and have a growing reputation for delivering bespoke projects of all sizes and prices to their customer base.
The business offers project design, space planning and believes they have the right products to met the needs of today’s workplace. Every project begins with a detailed consultation from which iOTA Interiors’ experts gain a full understanding of the business, people, the client’s brand identity and what the client is looking to achieve by investing in its space.
iOTA Interiors then produces 2D plans and 3D visuals, giving the client their first insight into the potential of their space, by both enhancing their brand as well as creating a functional, inspirational workspace..
“It’s not just about how it looks,” says Emma. “We have to make sure that comfort, ergonomics and agile working are taken into account and it has to meet the health and wellbeing needs of your employees. Furniture can be a significant investment and so it’s important to look at all factors when you’re creating the office you want.”