# Biodegradable Fungi Chairs The Terreform ONE Seat is Temporal With a Make of Compostable Mushrooms By M | Published 2016-05-15 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/framed-furniture References: [digitaltrends](http://www.digitaltrends.com/home/terreform-one-biodegradable-chair/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds) & [pressroom.icff](http://pressroom.icff.com/terreform-one-unveils-biodegradable-furniture-to-the-world-of-interior-design/) Terreform ONE is experimenting with the temporality of furniture design by offering consumers a chair made from [compostable mushrooms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/duk-series), fittingly titled the Mushroom Chaise. The chair features a detailed and futuristic structural design comprised exclusively from fungi. The chair is built to last for a certain period of time, and then reduce into environmentally friendly waste. The [biodegradable design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sail-funerary-urn) of the movable comments on the waste of mass-produced decor pieces that are only used for short periods of time before discarded. The Mushroom Chaise is both a functional unit as well a statement on using [sustainable materials in building](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-limbo-chair). The chair is fully ecological with a curved skeletal shape that is futuristic as well as eye-catching. Terreform explains that when no longer in use, the furniture piece can be "composted and safely reintroduced back into the environment, where it can be naturally biodegraded" ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.0/10 - Popularity: 69% | Activity: 73% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Temporal Furniture Design:** Opportunity for creating furniture that is designed to have a specific lifespan before biodegrading. - **Compostable Materials:** Opportunity for developing products made from sustainable materials that can be safely reintroduced back into the environment. - **Critique of Mass-produced Decor:** Opportunity for addressing the issue of waste generated by short-lived, mass-produced furniture pieces. ### Where This Applies - **Furniture Manufacturing:** Opportunity for incorporating sustainable and biodegradable materials into furniture production. - **Environmental Conservation:** Opportunity for promoting the use of compostable materials and reducing waste in the design industry. - **Sustainable Architecture:** Opportunity for integrating biodegradable furniture designs into sustainable building practices. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Mushroom Leather Seating Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mushroom-leather-seating.md) - [Mycelium-Based Artful Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ephemeral-table.md) - [Sustainable Design Materials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mycoworks-reishi.md) - [Stacking Hemp-Made Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peel-chair.md) - [Plant-Based Dynamic Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chiachair.md) - [3D-Printed Seaweed Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kelp-chair.md) - [Sprouting Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wood-chair-on-grass.md) - [Sustainably Minded Seating Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/conscious-chair.md) - [Living Plant DIY Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/green-hideaway.md)