Joe Doucet unveils furniture collection designed to last a thousand years

New York designer Joe Doucet used materials that will improve with age when creating a table and bench for Bulgarian brand Oublier, which he says will never need to be thrown away.

With the Columns collection, Doucet aims to challenge contemporary definitions of sustainable design by proposing that durability is more important than what a product is made from or whether it can be recycled.

Joe Doucet has designed a series of furniture for Oublier

"Sustainability is often discussed in terms of new materials...