Terreform ONE unveils biodegradable furniture to the world of interior design!
Company launches Mushroom Chaise at ICFF, International Contemporary Furniture Fair
Terreform ONE, the visionary architecture and design group, showcases
for the first time its design for the “Mushroom Chaise”, a futuristic
lounge chair made from biodegradable mushrooms at the ICFF, from May
14-17, 2016 at the Jacob Javits Center. Terreform ONE will unveil this
statement piece, and show that biodesign can offer a beautiful
alternative to mass furniture production that does not deplete natural
resources, but can actually contribute to the environment.
WHY GROW A CHAIR? Terreform ONE has created a waste-free,
pollution-free mushroom chair, the first of its kind. The chair was
grown in seven days from strains of fungi into the multi-curved chaise
piece. At the end of its useful product life cycle, the chair can be
composted and safely reintroduced back into the environment, where it
can be naturally biodegraded. The chair was grown using material
manufactured by Ecovative, a leading biomaterials company that believes
“Mushrooms the new plastic.”
Using bio-fabrication techniques, Terreform launches an organic
furniture design service to customers who are looking for innovative
alternatives to greener living and responsible consumerism, themes
underlying the non-profit mission.
According to Art Works for Change in “Footing the Bill: Art and Our
Ecological Footprint”, “In the work of Terreform ONE, we see a world in
which architecture and furniture is grown from mushrooms and living
cells, and our homes are formed by guided growth of living trees. Part
science and part science fiction, these are the ideas of makers,
scientists and dreamers. They are the seeds that will grow into the
human habitats of the future and yield a sustainable abundance for
humankind.”
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