Adorably, durably yours – leather’s beauty is long-term
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Meet Huang Husuan-Ting and Hsieh Tsung-Ting this year’s gold winners of the student design competition: Life craft category. Scroll right down to watch their winning video entry!
What was the inspiration for your design?
The Bloom Chair aims to redefine the realm between mass production and customization. The process involves users simply downloading the modular design of a piece of furniture, cutting it out and assembling it. This process gives users the freedom to use, distribute, modify and study the modular units. This promotes a collaborative model of scrap leather production.
This project is not just about designing furniture and home décor but it is an experience. Instead of making and distributing in mass production, the process invites the user to learn the manufacturing process of furniture and experience it with their own hands. Bloom Chair embodies such a full bloom concept and proposes and new kind of status for scrap leather.
What are your thoughts on working with leather?
In response to the DIY culture of contemporary society we have created an open source sequential design, inviting users to participate in the design and manufacturing process freely- creating an emotional connection between the creator and creation. The elasticity, flexibility and durability of leather enables it to carry the weight of the human body while being able to be shaped freely.
Find out why leather is the sustainable material of choice...
Working with leather has its challenges and its rewards. There are many different careers – could one be for you? There are a huge number of routes into working with leather. Some people come to it mid-career after finding a love for the material along the
We're pleased to announce the appointment of this year’s judging panel for the UK Student Design Competition. World-renowned designer Bill Amberg, master saddle maker Suzie Fletcher and bespoke creator and repairer Ruth Glen will be faced with the difficult
If you’re planning on buying an ‘alternative’ to leather, make sure you know exactly what its manufacturing actually involves
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