The tendency to go green was alive and well at the Milan furniture fair, with lots of recycled and repurposed materials integrated into fabulous designs to make them even more compelling. Here are a few standout products:

The beanbag chair was reinvented as the Beth Chair by Swiss designer Philippe Bestenheiders. Colorful and mod, it is made from 100% recycled tires, filled with shredded PET bottles and usable both indoors and out.