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15 Sep 2016

Nienke Hoogvliet makes a way for sustainable seaweed-based furniture

Supplier: Studio Nienke Hoogvliet

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The Sea Me collection aims to show the sustainable potential of seaweed as a material
Netherlands-based textile designer Nienke Hoogvliet has unveiled the latest additions to her seaweed-based design collection Sea Me.

Adding to earlier creations, which include a handmade rug knotted with seaweed yarn into an old discarded fishing net, the latest furniture designs show how seaweed can contribute to a more sustainable textile industry.

The two-piece chair and table are made of seaweed yarn and dyed naturally with seaweed. This was woven by hand into a soft seating.

The leftovers of this process are used to create a regular paint for the tabletop. The waste from was used to make the bio-plastic bowls.

The concept, its process and research are outlined in her book Seaweed Research by Studio Nienke Hoogvliet.

With funding from the Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie, she has researched how this sustainable yarn can be used in the textile industry, and also in what other ways seaweed can be used.

The book describes how Nienke creates a circular process to optimally use the seaweed. The waste of the one process is used for the other process, ending up with zero waste.

It tracks her research into the natural dye seaweed offers with every variety giving a different colour - greens, browns, greys and even pinks and purples.


Supplier: Studio Nienke Hoogvliet
BA Delft The Netherlands
Studio Nienke Hoogvliet is textile, product and concept design studio based in Delft, the Netherlands. With Nienke's designs she tries to raise awareness for certain issues she finds fascinating. Most of her projects have something to do with vulnerability: in human, society or nature. The designs of Studio Nienke Hoogvliet are personal and poetic. More then just a product: a reach for the viewers’ emotions. Therefore the designs of the studio are mostly conceptual and esthetical. With a special interest in natural materials and production processes the products are traditional and sustainable.
Web: www.nienkehoogvliet.nl/

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