Project founded during a course in Material driven design together with Co-designer Anna Åkesson and further developed during the summer in 2023 though an innovation scholarship with Leapfrogs. Finding a waste stream with local roots and large basis of resources was important for us, in 2022 426.000 tonnes of rapeseed were harvested in Sweden. Which yield 7400 tonnes of filter cake. Our vision is to create a biodegradeable biocomposite that is shock-resistant, water-resistant and feels warm, soild, natural and durable. All from the production of cold-pressed rapeseed oil, where the residual material is processed into a valueable resource.
Presented last is the material in context with furniture, here we sought to simplify the stand to make it more minimalistic. This with intention to enhance and lift the created materials natural expression. We created a simple sideboard where the top board is made of developed material from our summer with the scholarship.
