Frame 05-06

Adoption of eco-friendly

furniture is a top trend for

the growing outdoor market

2017-2021 US MARKET RESEARCH

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Designed by Jørgen and Nanna

Ditzel, Mater’s Ocean Collection is

a new iteration of a table-and-chair

collection from 1955. The modern-

day pieces are made from recycled

fishnets and hard plastic taken from

the sea; one Ocean chair utilizes

nearly 960 g of marine debris.

With future disassembly in mind,

the designers ensured that each

component can be recycled again.

materdesign.com

After moving its studio from central Beijing to the mountains of Austria, Studio

Precht looked for an opportunity to connect agriculture and architecture. The

Farmhouse is a conceptual modular building system that allows urban residents

to produce their own food in vertical towers made from timber.

precht.at

Dark-coloured materials used for urban building construction are a main

contributor to heat accumulation in cities. To reduce the amount of energy

needed for interior cooling, UNStudio partnered with Swiss paint specialists

at Monopol Colors to develop The Coolest White. The durable paint

protects buildings and other structures, dropping absorption and emission

to an unprecedented TSR (total solar reflectance) value of 12 per cent.

unstudio.com

monopol-colors.ch

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