In Denmark, designer Natural Material Studio has made custom lighting for a sushi restaurant out of seaweed “salvaged” from miso soup that would otherwise be thrown out. The lights were installed during a recent interior renovation at Lyngby Japanese-Danish fusion hotspot Sticks n Sushi. “Technically, you can find endless fibers and particles in biowaste,” Natural […]
In Denmark, Natural Material Studio has designed an entire home interior, including dining room, lounge, and bedroom, using bioplastic. Dubbed Utopia, the installation uses the studio’s Procel bioplastic and was on display during Copenhagen’s recent 3 Days of Design festival. “[Utopia] has for sure been the most challenging [installation] to date due to the complexity […]
In Copenhagen, Natural Material Studio has converted spent grain from beer production into indoor design panels for the city’s ÅBEN brewery. Spent grain—also known as mask—is left over from the brewing process. Natural Material Studio’s Bonnie Hvillum tells dezeen the panels’ attractive swirly pattern is natural to the material. “The smaller particles, in powder form, […]
