The Luffa Stoolita is one of the most unusual furniture pieces that one may ever encounter. Three young students have come up with the most innovative stool design crafted from Luffa vegetable, coffee grounds, and earth. The project is aimed at addressing sustainability with its eco-friendly design and sensitive approach to the problem of the enormous food waste index.
The stool is a result of a collaborative effort between budding designers Paul Edward Liu, Tim (Ting-Hao) Chen, and Justin A. Wan for whom creativity knows no bounds. The research design project finds its roots initiated at Columbia University GSAPP under the guidance of Professor Lola Ben Alon and her dedicated team at the Natural Materials Lab.
The protagonist here is a culinary and medicinal plant with both sturdy and soft inherent tensile properties – Luffa, along with spent coffee grounds and clay-rich soil (acting as a binding agent) which have been used in one of the most elaborative manner.
The stool’s entire structure is well divided into three components: cushion, seat, and legs. The cushion is made using multiple pieces of trimmed luffa skins (used inside-out) whereas the seat is comprised of a mixture of earth coffee blend and shredded luffa. The stool’s legs have been made from halved luffa segments and are positioned equilaterally to ensure balance and stability.
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With an endeavor to enhance the outlook toward the exploration of materials used for sustainable furniture, the stool presents promising solutions in the field of furniture design and construction. Soft to the touch yet sturdy enough to hold weight, the stool has the potential to act as more than just a furniture piece. Displaying a compact design, the Luffa Stoolita draws in a perfect balance between the plant’s light structure and the strength of earthen materials.
Via: Designboom
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