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How to design more eco friendly products and make it better?
This was a question which originally appeared and I answered on Quora : What innovative methods can I use to redesign my product? I thought it was an important question and I was fairly impressed with my answer!;-) I thought I’d keep it here for prosperity on my blog. You may be interested in finding out more. The original answer can be found here: What innovative methods can I use to redesign my product? Tyrone Probert , Director at Www.ecotribo.com (2017-present) Ans

Tyrone Probert
May 16, 20213 min read


Plastic-free wetsuit hangers. Made from recycled wetsuits and sustainable FSC wood
I’ve always been looking for a wetsuit hanger that can hold all my surf gear in one place. Also something with a mission to help our...

Tyrone Probert
Feb 1, 20213 min read


Plant pots made from recycled ocean plastics. Reducing plastic in our oceans
Using plastic in the ocean – cleaning our seas planting hope. The ‘Oceana’ plant and flower pot made from recycled ocean plastics....

Tyrone Probert
Jan 1, 20213 min read


Plant pots made from recycled ocean plastics. Reducing plastic in our oceans
Using plastic in the ocean – cleaning our seas planting hope. The ‘Oceana’ plant and flower pot made from recycled ocean plastics....

Tyrone Probert
Jan 1, 20213 min read


Wetsuit hanger made from recycled wetsuits & FSC wood
A new range of ecofriendly wetsuit hangers made from recycled/upcycled wetsuits made in Bristol for surfers, Kitesurfer’s, SUP surfers,...

Tyrone Probert
Dec 15, 20202 min read


Mudguards made from 100% recycled plastic. A new Ecotribo collaboration with Rideguard.
Ecotribo has launched a new mountain bike mudguard made from 100% recycled plastic with Bristol-based business, Rideguard. Tyrone...

Tyrone Probert
Nov 13, 20202 min read


Recycled ocean plastics to make Bicycle mudguards – The story so far…
Ecotribo is excited about our OceanX recycled ocean plastics project with Rideguard. We will be making the worlds first bicycle mudguards...

Tyrone Probert
May 4, 20205 min read


Ecotribo Eco Designs that will change the world- Part 2
Part two of Ecotribo Designs that will change the world. As per the previous post I thought it would be a good idea to explore, in more...

Tyrone Probert
Apr 1, 20201 min read


Plastic Waste – Designing, prototyping, manufacturing a circular, local economy
I have been on a journey of discovery for quite a while. As a surfer for over 30 years I love the sea, I grew up in South Africa on the...

Tyrone Probert
Mar 24, 20202 min read


OceanX Bicycle Mudguards made from recycled Ocean Plastics now on Kickstarter
Since the launch of Ecotribo we have been on a mission to make a sustainable design business and have been trying to develop strategies...

Tyrone Probert
Nov 20, 20192 min read


How blue Jeans are going green
The future of indigo dying jeans is now foam. Manufacturers are now breaking with the usual wasteful methods of jeans production...

Tyrone Probert
Jun 5, 20191 min read


A country that is not only carbon neutral, its carbon negative
The UK of tomorrow, as well as the rest of the world, can achieve zero-emissions and I can share with you how another country is doing...

Tyrone Probert
Apr 23, 20191 min read


Making the worlds first Ai generated Biomaterial.
Is it possible to use Ai to enerate new biomaterials recipes to save the planet from plastic? I have been designing and developing...

Tyrone Probert
Apr 7, 20193 min read


Finding solutions to plastic waste. Working with Bio Materials
There have been some exciting developments at the tribes home base in Bristol, United Kingdom. We have been exploring the many material...

Tyrone Probert
Feb 22, 20192 min read


OCEAN – A designer chair made from recycled plastic
OCEAN – Each piece of the chair represents a letter of the precious ocean we all share. When we work together we can find solutions. I...

Tyrone Probert
Jan 28, 20192 min read


Cuba: Gardens of the Queen – one of the world’s last healthy ecosystems
Cuba: Gardens of the Queen A beautiful story of how a protected reef became one of the world’s last healthy ecosystems. Cuba’s Gardens of...

Tyrone Probert
Jun 25, 20181 min read


New range of surf & home products made in the UK from recycled ocean plastic
[fusion_text]I have been on a journey of discovery for quite a while. As a surfer for over 30 years I love the sea, I grew up in South...

Tyrone Probert
Jan 22, 20182 min read


Innovators can win $1 million to prevent ocean plastics
We were excited to discover this amazing new initiative called “The New Plastics Economy”. The initiative is led by the Ellen MacArthur...

Tyrone Probert
Nov 1, 20171 min read


Ecotribo Eco Designs of the year. This stuff will change the world.
I would say the ‘Beasley designs of the year’, held at the Design Museum, London, is one of the most important shows of the year. Timeout...

Tyrone Probert
Mar 30, 20172 min read


Introducing Ecotribo ‘Fire Cluster’ Pendant Lamps
Designing with carefully selected up-cycled or recycled materials is at the forefront of my design ethos. The Ecotribo ‘Fire Cluster’...

Tyrone Probert
Feb 3, 20172 min read
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