Welcome to Silk Logic’s Sustainability Daily Podcast – your go-to source for green innovation, smart business, and hope for our planet’s future. I’m excited you’re joining us today as we explore how visionaries are turning challenges into opportunities with cutting-edge sustainable tech. From waste-turned-wonders to AI-powered agriculture, today’s top story will have you rethinking what’s possible in your business and community. Stick around for actionable ideas you can use to build a more resilient, sustainable company by the end of this episode.
Let’s kick things off with today’s most inspiring story in sustainable business design.
First up: Making beauty from what’s left behind. For centuries, waste has been the end of a story – but London design studio Akasaki & Vanhuyse is flipping that script. They’ve transformed discarded train strap handles from Tokyo’s retired Den-en-toshi Line into limited-edition table lamps called “WA.” The problem? Millions of industrial parts get scrapp