Green Leap Safran Everyday
Safran Everyday was created out of artist Maia Leppo’s desire to provide simple, beautiful, functional objects, including jewelry and homewares. Inspired by botanicals and architecture, Maia brings her fresh sense of design to expand into homeware like planters, towel holders, and hooks. With Green Leap, she expands Safran Everyday’s product offering with a modular green wall system.
New Products Coming Soon
Debuting with Monmade — April 2023
Safran Everyday’s Green Leap planter system boasts bold shapes made from powder-coated steel—the same inherently sustainable materials used throughout her existing collection. Maia hopes her products will not only offer an aesthetic value to design projects but a connection to nature and a sense of calm in interior spaces. Because plants help to clean the air naturally by taking in C02 and releasing added oxygen to an area, introducing them to indoor environments can help improve indoor air quality and environmental comfort.
“With Green Leap, I am exploring types of product interior designers and architects are looking for. I am also building my knowledge of the on what to look for when working with manufacturers and how to find companies that work with sustainability in mind.”
– Maia Leppo
Alongside the demand for new products, Maia is researching her supply chain and production partners to help increase her business’ overall sustainability. Following a review of her initial planter prototypes (shown above) with Monmade, Maia is updating her designs to create manufacturing and material efficiencies.
Her next iteration “fold-up” design minimizes material waste and eliminates welding during production. By using cold processes (bolts, rivets, or fasteners) instead, she helps reduce materials or other manufacturing processes harmful to human health and the environment. Safran Everyday’s finalized products will debut in April at our premiere Green Leap design industry event.
sustainablyMonmade Insights
Through our assessment her studio and production manufacturing practices, Safran Everyday achieves four of Monmade’s six dimensions of sustainability: environment, climate, human health, and social equity.
Learn more about Monmade’s holistic approach to sustainability.
Monmade’s holistic approach to sustainability is described by our Dimensions of Sustainability. Rooted in our team’s knowledge of responsible manufacturing processes for small businesses, our six defined dimensions inform our assessments of artisan producers and their products. Our producers and their products achieve a dimension when they meet one or more of that dimension’s defined criteria.
Using sustainable materials including recycled, reclaimed, or bio-based materials, prioritizing sustainable vendors and local sourcing, minimizing environmental impact of facility and/or manufacturing waste, publicizing sustainability practices, planning for responsible growth
Manufacturing at and/or within 100 miles of primary business location, using renewable energy sources, reducing energy consumption, reducing water consumption, measuring carbon footprint, seeking reduction of use of non-renewable resources
Products contributing to safe indoor and/or outdoor air quality, using low-to-zero VOC adhesives/sealants/finishes/paints, products comply with specific industry standards including UL and ADA, providing adequate safety and personal protection equipment for employees, safely using/storing/disposing of materials and/or finishes, using and/or encouraging green cleaning methods for products, recommending responsible installation and/or maintenance of products
Business is women and/or minority owned, workforce is more than 50% women and/or minorities, located in an LMI area, hiring local workforce, contributing portion of profits to charitable organizations, practicing public stewardship, offering employee benefits, providing wage transparency
Designing products for zero-impact, reuse, and the elimination of waste throughout the entire life-cycle of the product. A circular system often includes (but not limited to) using sustainable materials (e.g. bio-based, reclaimed), safe and efficient manufacturing, durability, using sustainable packaging materials, and a plan for end-of-life
Indicates when producers/products/ product components are independently certified/verified for their environmental attribute claims by a third-party organization; certifications/ verifications can be for single attribute claims such as FSC or multiple attribute claims such as EPD, HPD, and life-cycle analysis