Swyft has formed a charity partnership with Furnishing Futures, the interiors-led social enterprise dedicated to transforming empty social housing into safe, healing homes for women and children escaping domestic abuse.
As part of the partnership, the upholstery and bed company will donate furniture and provide ongoing support, helping Furnishing Futures extend its reach and impact. This includes contributing to The Atrium, Furnishing Futures’ new events and sales space in Leyton, London. Designed as a healing environment, The Atrium will act as a hub for sustainability, community, and women’s empowerment through hosting inspiring events, workshops, and collaborations with leaders in design and interiors.
Furniture poverty affects more than 14million people in the UK. Less than 2% of social housing is furnished, leaving vulnerable families in empty properties without essential items, while 22 million pieces of furniture are sent to landfill every year, many of them in new or nearly-new condition.
Furnishing Futures provides a sustainable, industry-led solution to both problems: rescuing high-quality donated items and repurposing them to create fully furnished, homes for families starting again.
‘We are thrilled to partner with Swyft. Its commitment to both quality and sustainability aligns perfectly with our mission. Its support not only helps us transform empty social housing into homes but also enables us to open The Atrium, a new space to bring people together around sustainability, design, and women’s empowerment,’ says Emily Wheeler, Furnishing Futures founder and ceo.
‘At Swyft, we’re committed to designing furniture that works beautifully in everyday life, but also to doing business in a way that feels responsible and forward-thinking. Partnering with Furnishing Futures allows us to contribute directly to tackling two pressing challenges: furniture poverty and industry waste. It’s a partnership that makes complete sense to us, and we’re honoured to play our part both in furnishing homes and supporting the launch of The Atrium,’ says Keiran Hewkin, Swyft co-founder and ceo.
