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Collaborators featured in the display
home include Boody, Carlotta &
Gee, Community Bike Hub, Go for
Zero, Great Wrap, Harvey Norman,
Jardan, Joshua Space, Koala, Monten
Soda, Outland Denim, Pleasant State, “We minimise waste through
Plyroom, Rocc, Sans Beast, Smeg, The
Dirt Company, and The Plant Society.
Five years ago, The Dirt Company our production and the materials
founder, Frankie Layton, set out to
create beautiful sustainable laundry we choose. We are making
products that were cost efficient, pure
and sold in completely closed loop
packaging. responsible and thoughtful
“Our mission was to do less harm
which meant starting from a point of decisions and those impacts
view that if you have a product, you
have an impact, and then working all
the way along to reduce that impact,” can be felt down the road.”
says Ms Layton.
“Our refill return program is the ELISE HESLOP
lynchpin of our sustainability Plyroom founder
activities. One of our most profound
moments was the day we sat down and
calculated the impact of just reducing
plastic in the way we deliver our
laundry detergent. If you count that up
on a per wash basis it totals 50 tonnes.”

Above: Large Void Mirror by Joshua Space
Left: The Fabric Stage 1 townhomes
Top right: Nori Stools by CYCL, Mini Void Mirror by Joshua Space
Bottom Right: Chair by Koala, dresser by Plyroom

Pleasant State co-founder, Sian
Murray, had packaging and toxic
chemicals in her sights when she and
co-founder Ami Bateman developed
the concentrated cleaning bars that
are the foundation of a range of
sustainable cleaning products, among
them a multi-purpose bathroom
and glass cleaner, hand wash and
dishwashing detergents.
“There is this notion that if you want
to live more sustainably you have
to give up things that you love and
purchase products that don’t look as
nice,” says Ms Murray. “Instead, our
products are flipping that on its head.
“What’s great about the Future Ready
Display Home is that it shows how you
can have a sustainable home, that’s
really well designed and has beautiful
products, and you don’t have to give
up anything.”
Koala Vice President of Product
Design, James Whitta, whose furniture
is featured in the display home, says
more businesses are stepping forward
to be part of the change.

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