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'Hotulanus Wall-Mounted Shelf' – by Johanna Seelemann
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The Hortulanus pieces are compostable furniture from long-known natural low-tech materials that challenge future scenarios. The objects make use of low-embodied energy resources such as straw, corn, and loam to re-envision our relationship with natural, local materials. The idea is that objects aren't made for permanence but rather have a purposefully limited lifespan, incorporate maintenance, care and decay in their design.
Hortulanus employs vernacular architecture techniques from Germany while simultaneously questioning the aesthetics that long have been associated with high-tech design and 'green' design. As a result, the project questions whether the high-tech solutions society is currently pursuing will have the longevity and reliability of their nature-centric alternatives.
The objects are made in one part from straw plates, a newly engineered material, using agricultural leftover straw and additives like miscanthus, hemp and sea grass, which are fully biodegradable. Other parts are finished with loam, as it renders the structure more stable and has excellent qualities for the indoor room climate. As loam is raw and unburnt, it can be reused and reshaped by simply adding water to it, or it can be put back in the ground. Details like corn ears from barley and wheat were collected in the fields in July before the harvest and in a manner accustomed with German harvest ritual objects.
About the Designer:
Johanna Seelemann explores the mundane objects and materials of our every-day surroundings and learns more about their origins. Her investigations morph into designs developed using the tools of substitution, adaptation, and resiliency. Even if she explores nuanced topics, her results are always formulated as opti-mistic suggestions and proposals that help us imagine alternative future scenar-ios.
Because the piece is made with natural materials, the straw plate comes with slight brightness variations and gradients on its surface.
- Dimensions:Height: 14.18 in (36 cm)Width: 45.99 in (116.8 cm)Depth: 11.93 in (30.3 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:2022
- Production Type:New & Custom(Limited Edition)
- Estimated Production Time:6-7 weeks
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- Seller Location:Amsterdam, NL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU5851228629062
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