ABSTRACT
Housewares and home furnishings are of particular concern when it comes to plastic content because we are in constant contact with them. Toxic particles can enter our bodies through our skin after contact with furniture and other household surfaces, and we can ingest them by way of plastic food containers. But because furnishings and housewares are the domain of industrial designers worldwide, there is no shortage of brainpower being focused on finding alternatives to plastic. Whether working with traditional materials like wood or experimenting with new entrants into the arena (would you believe, chicken feathers?) post-petroleum designers are creating some competition for the plastic that fills our homes.
