collembolan lounge - ØØ1
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Collembolan ØØ1 | STATS:
Frame Material: zerø-frm mycelium-based composite technology (hemp, mycelium, cotton)
Frame Mass: 61kg / 134lbs
Upholstery: Ethical, felted merino wool
Free from adhesives, the chair frame is joined by the fungal mycelium!
4 chairs for the AXA-NYC office lobby offsets the same amount of CO2 that the average american emits in 5 weeks of commuting to work!
in 90 days, industrial hemp absorbs
10T-13T of CO2/hectare
hemp + mycelium for the win!
By embracing the many uses of the hemp plant, we use the end result of the hemp fiber process. A woody material known as hemp hurd is usually used as animal bedding, but we elevate this carbon laden treasure for long term storage (sequestration) in heirloom quality furniture and durable, structural and non-structural building materials.
More on the mycelium component of zerø-frm
absorbed:
99kg
of CO2!
This 61kg chair frame
Absorbed the same amount of CO2 that the average American emits in 7 days of daily commuting
sequesters:
27kg
of Carbon!
And at the end of its useful life…
It’s backyard compostable!
This whole journey started
with the quest to make the first truly mycelium based composite chair…one that you could actually sit in :)
attention to detail
so much care and concern for small things that make a big difference
Inventor and okom wrks Principal Designer, Joshua English testing out the very first chair shell prototype, circa 2020. Photo Joshua English
Years of testing…
Years of exploring…
Years of research…
We ended up developing a whole new class of building material
carbon storing
Supports regenerative agriculture
Protects forest ecosystems
A new material for a new paradigm
EQUAL PARTS:
BIOLOGY
ENGINEERING
DESIGN
It only takes 5 days for the mycelium to fully colonize the entire chair frame, adhering parts with a fungal glue that industry just can’t mimic. The result is a composite material that has a matrix that grows from within each of the hemp particles.
Incorporating a spiral of inner-reinforcing textile, as well as, a manifold textile outer fascia gives zerø-frm uniquely durable qualities among other mycelium based composite formulations.
A truly paradigm shifting advent
structural mycelium!
Collembolan Lounge - ØØ1 with
regenerative Furniture
for a
regenerative future
