Material States

Digital Fabrics & Liquid Rocks



The New Raw explores geology & craftsmanship to  transform discarded plastic into a series of textural rich furniture.

“Material States/Digital Fabrics and Liquid Rocks”  is a set of contrasting and tactile materialities that highlight the potentials of applying discarded plastic into unique, long lasting and sustainable furniture.



                   


                                             





A statement piece of digital upholstery: embracing curved geometries and distributing light, shadows and translucency with a smooth seamless way.  



The 3D sculpted fabric dresses a  family of benches with soft and organic geometry.  









Magma: 
Treating plastic waste like liquid rock.
A technique developed to create objects with a more organic & geologic feel and  process even more challenging plastic.




Location
Rotterdam (NL)


Part of the plasticLIFEcycle project no.LIFE21/ENV/PL/074161, which has received funding from the LIFE Programme of the European Union.