Design is being made with algae and recycled paper. At Fuorisalone 2015, Jonas Edvard and Nikolaj Steenfatt present the Terroir collection, the line created from algae that refuses to compromise on style.
At Fuorisalone 2015 in Milan, Danish designers Jonas Edvard and Nikolaj Steenfatt presented their Terroir collection, a line of chairs and pendant lamps made entirely from processed algae and recycled paper.
In the first stage, the most common alga found along the rocky coastlines of Denmark — focus algae — is dried, ground into powder and only then, thanks to the viscous effect of a natural polymer contained in brown algae, mixed with paper. The compound resulting from this process is used to shape the furnishing elements of the Terroir collection.
Contrary to what one might expect, the resulting material releases no odour and is highly resistant and durable, while at the same time being easy to shape. Salt is the secret to perfect preservation, as it guarantees a natural fire-retardant reaction.
Simple and refined in design, with soft forms, these products take on the colour of the algae used in the blend — ranging from light green to dark brown — and can be used as natural fertilisers once discarded.