Thursday, September 24, 2020

Top Furniture Material Design



Whenever we design a product, project a building or even consumer goods, we create a series of environmental impacts. Nowadays we have all the tools to measure our impact on the earth and this gives us a great opportunity to challenge the ways we think about materials, production, and design.

Every single material has a story to tell about its production and even more about its disposal. Designers can choose to tell a sustainable story whenever they partner with nature. Last month, the German trend forecasting agency HAUTE INNOVATION took part in the Interzum Fair in Cologne (Germany) with the exhibition “Disruptive Materials – Changing the Future“. Featuring more than 100 projects, the exhibition demonstrated how new materials are the main drivers of product innovation. 

Aectual Floors

The Dutch company Aectual showcased its beautiful sustainable 3D printed floors. They use colossal robotic 3D printers to create the frame for these floors and bioplastic made from plants to print them. Due to the use of recycled and environmentally friendly materials, these floors production creates very little or no waste at all.

Anima Collection

Japanese designer Kosuke Araki has created a series of tableware and vessels using daily food waste. The series, called Anima Collection, intends to make users reflect on their daily basis about consumption habits.

FIDU Technology

The Polish company Zieta has developed a revolutionary technology named FIDU. This technology allows the creation of innovative, bionic shapes and fully recyclable objects using mass-production processes and tailored shaping methods.

3D printed Algae Glass 

The Dutch Studio Klarenbeek & Dros transforms living algae into bioplastic for 3D printing. The outcome is an elegant collection of 3D-printed bowls and vases. The designers believe that the algae polymer could be used to make everything from cosmetic bottles to tableware and then ultimately replace plastics made from fossil fuels such as oil.


For more information about the article: https://www.italianbark.com/material-design-trends-interzum-2019-2020/


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