# Dead Leaf Seating Solutions The 'Beleaf' Recycled Chair is Made from Leaves and Cooking Oil Waste By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2017-03-02 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/recycled-chair References: [homecrux](http://www.homecrux.com/2017/03/02/64004/beleaf-chair-simon-kern-made-recycling-fallen-leaves.html) & [ujep.cz](https://www.ujep.cz/en/) The 'Beleaf' recycled chair is crafted from unlikely materials that make it a far more [eco-friendly piece of furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-limbo-chair) than what's found on the existing consumer goods market. Crafted from dead leaves and bio-resin that has been made from cooking oil waste, the 'Beleaf' chair is the design work of student Jan Evangelista of the Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem. The 'Beleaf' chair consists of a main seat section that has been crafted from the dead leaves and bio-resin, while the frame of the chair utilizes tubular steel supports. While the 'Beleaf' recycled chair is likely not the strongest chair out there, it makes it possible to simply recycle it after it is no longer needed or broken without worrying that it will end up in a landfill to never decompose. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.8/10 - Popularity: 58% | Activity: 48% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Eco-friendly Furniture:** Opportunity to create more eco-friendly furniture by using renewable and recycled materials like dead leaves and cooking oil waste. - **Sustainable Design:** Potential for creating sustainable designs that prioritize environmental impact and recycling. - **Circular Economy:** Opportunity to contribute to the circular economy by designing products that can be easily recycled or repurposed. ### Who This Affects Most - **Furniture Manufacturing:** Incorporate sustainable materials and designs into the furniture manufacturing industry to offer more eco-friendly options to consumers. - **Waste Management:** Collaborate with waste management industries to find innovative ways to utilize and recycle cooking oil waste and dead leaves. - **Material Science:** Further develop bio-resins and explore new materials from renewable sources for use in various industries, including furniture manufacturing. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Eco-Friendly Lounge Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/recyclable-lounge-chair.md) - [Sustainably Minded Seating Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/conscious-chair.md) - [Stacking Hemp-Made Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peel-chair.md) - [Conversation-Starting Eco Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/delo.md) - [Sprouting Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wood-chair-on-grass.md) - [Plant-Based Dynamic Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chiachair.md) - [Living Plant DIY Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/green-hideaway.md) - [Sustainable Coffee-Textured Dining Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/albert-kuip-chair.md) - [3D-Printed Seaweed Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kelp-chair.md)