The Edit

Notes on materials, making, care and the thinking behind Planted. Explore guidance on natural upholstery, fabric choices, longevity, craftsmanship and the quiet details that shape how furniture is made and lived with.

From Chemicals to Conscious Design: What the 2025 Fire Safety Rules Mean for Your Sofa

Planted.’s use of natural, non‑toxic materials is precisely where UK furniture regulation is now heading: away from blanket chemical flame retardant treatments and toward smart design that delivers proven fire safety without unnecessary chemicals.

Close‑up of traditional webbing being woven and fixed onto a hardwood sofa frame to create a durable seat base.

What “toxic‑free” really means in your sofa (and what most labels don’t tell you)

Eco, natural, sustainable – sofa labels sound reassuring, but often hide more than they reveal. Here’s how to decode the language and choose a genuinely toxic‑free sofa you can live closely with.

Planted Label. Accountability in Upholstery.

Rethinking Fire Retardants: The Future of UK Upholstered Furniture Regulations

This is a very exciting change for us, as we have been encouraging choosing natural materials, and FR chemical free items since we began- it is a complicated subject, and not an easy thing to do for larger manufacturers. So we are thrilled that finally awareness to what we have inside our homes is being spread across larger media. Fire retardant (FR) chemicals have become a significant topic of discussion in recent years, especially concerning their use in upholstered furnitu