"Waste not: From fallout to future" Presented by ReFactory, in collaboration with Exiled. Waste powered by MYGroup

This bold exhibition, part of London Design Festival introduces circular and regenerative design brands ReFactory and Exiled alongside legendary responsible design pioneer, Christopher Raeburn, and multidisciplinary artist, Katy Mason. Through an immersive installation and design showcase, they present limited-run furniture, homeware, fashion, accessories and other one-off pieces, all created entirely from post-consumer waste recovered by leading waste management company, MYGroup – reframing this systemic scourge not as an end, but a beginning. Waste isn’t just what’s left behind – it’s the fallout from a system breaking down. Amid an era marked by conflict, unrest, division and environmental strain, waste is yet another manifestation of progress without responsibility. Products are designed to be consumed fast and discarded just as quickly. We buy, we bin, we move on – one trend chasing the next, returns outpacing purchases, waste outpacing reason. But the planet carries the weight of our abundance. Oceans churn with the lifetime of plastic we’ve thrown away. Forests fall for flat-packed furniture and fleeting trends. Metals, mined and forged into appliances, now rust in forgotten landfills. Textiles – the latest fashions of a year, or week, ago – pile high in rotting mounds. "Waste Not" invites visitors to look directly at the materials they throw away – the very frontline of waste – then witness the often-unseen craft and skill required to deconstruct and reimagine them.