Danish designer Nikolaj Steenfatt is another designer who is exploring material before form. His IMPASTO project is a self invented biodegradable natural fibre composite made from leftover wood and coffee.
Mixing the raw materials together he treats the material like a dough which is then pressed and rolled into flat sheets. Added pigments mix up to create an organic and fluid aesthetic.
Similarly to lots of young designers, Nikolaj was driven by sustainable materials research to find a biodegradable material that was easy to work with and scalable to an industrial level.
The outcome is both beautiful and sustainable and imperfection adds a uniqueness to each product which is important in the push back against the homogeny of technology.