Sustainability in furniture is a question of how long a thing lasts.
A sofa that is re-covered and kept sends nothing to landfill. One that is replaced sends the whole frame, whatever the label on the fabric said.
Made Only When It Is Ordered.
Nothing is produced in advance. A piece begins when a client asks for it, and it is built in the studio's own atelier in the Emirates. One sofa, for one home.
Overproduction is where furniture waste begins. It is removed here before a metre of fabric is cut. It means:
- No stock held in advance and no warehouse surplus.
- One piece built for one home, on order.
- No unsold inventory.
Made Locally, Delivered Close.
Where a piece is made decides how far it has to travel. The work happens in the Emirates, and the finished piece goes from the workbench to the client's home.
There is no importer, no distributor, no ocean crossing before a client has asked. The path is short. What would have been lost along a longer one goes into the piece instead.
Built to Be Kept.
Performance earns its place through longevity. A hospitality-grade fabric holds against the things that wear a room's furniture down:
- Abrasion from daily use.
- Strong, direct sun.
- The wear of a room that is lived in.
The piece stays comfortable, and the frame outlasts its first fabric. When the fabric has had its life, the piece is re-covered and the frame goes on. One frame, several lives.
Materials Chosen for a Healthy Home.
A fabric is judged on what it releases as much as on what it resists. A healthy home is a personal conviction of Sarah Koben, the studio's Creative Director, so Saint Objets works with toxic-free constructions and fabrics chosen for low chemical emissions indoors. The air in the room stays clean for the people who live with the piece.
The fabrics are OEKO-TEX certified.
The same logic reads in a finished piece. Our performance-fabric sofa in Dubai is built on it.
Frequently asked questions.
Does a performance fabric make furniture more sustainable?
Through durability. A performance fabric resists abrasion, sun and daily use, so the piece stays comfortable and stays in the room. The frame outlasts its first fabric, and the piece is re-covered. Longevity, not a label, is what keeps furniture out of landfill.
Are Saint Objets fabrics toxic-free and certified?
They are toxic-free. A healthy home is a personal conviction of Sarah Koben, the studio's Creative Director, so the fabrics are chosen for low chemical emissions indoors. The fabrics are OEKO-TEX certified.
How does made-to-order in the Emirates reduce waste and transport?
Nothing is produced in advance. Each piece is made only when it is ordered, in the studio's own atelier in the Emirates, so one item is built for one home instead of a warehouse of unsold stock. The path from the atelier to the home is short, with no importer, no distributor and no ocean crossing before a client has asked.