Mater is both new and at the same time, well, not so new. Though it was only started in 2006, I’m sure plenty of other blogs have covered Mater Design due to the growing interest in sustainability, “green” living, and ethical design. Mater is a Scandinavian company the proudly practices ethical production its high end, contemporary, home accessories. I first discovered Mater’s website searching for examples of ethical design for a class presentation. Mater was an extremely strong example of ethical design for the following reasons:

• they support the UN declaration of human rights
• they support the declaration of fundamental principles and rights at work
• they support the UN global compact
• their production cycle “support[s] people, local craft traditions and the environment”

Mater takes their “interest” in designing ethically further than most companies I’ve seen, creating a responsible production cycle.

http://www.materdesign.com/