The natural world is full of useful materials that can be used with a little ingenuity to create very useful items as seen with the 'Zostera' sitting stool that makes use of organic ocean waste.
Designed by Carolin Pertsch, the 'Zostera' stool features a top portion that has been crafted using eelgrass that has been gathered from the beaches of the North Sea in Germany. The eelgrass if blended with bio-resin in order to create a fiber-reinforced plastic that is lightweight, durable and inherently natural. It also works to use something that would otherwise be considered waste to create a useful accessory for the home.
The 'Zostera' sitting stool identifies how home decor can be made far more eco-friendly by simply looking to the natural world for unlikely materials to be used.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Eco-friendly Home Decor
- Opportunity to create home decor items using unlikely materials sourced from the natural world.
- Upcycling Ocean Waste
- Opportunity to use organic ocean waste to create new and useful products.
- Bio-resin Reinforced Plastics
- Opportunity to develop lightweight and durable materials by blending bio-resin with natural fibers.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Home Decor
- Opportunity for the home decor industry to embrace eco-friendly materials and manufacturing processes.
- Sustainable Fashion
- Opportunity for the fashion industry to explore the use of organic ocean waste in clothing and accessories.
- Material Science
- Opportunity for researchers and manufacturers to explore the development of bio-resin reinforced plastics for various applications.
