Furniture Trends 2024
For several years, the industry has been looking for new raw materials to create things; garbage and various waste products are considered ideal for the furniture trend of 2024. It took almost a decade to find beautiful ways to use eggshells, banana leaves and coffee grounds. Designer Harry Thaler goes further - in the magnificent setting of Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, which is located near Milan, he presented the Printed Nature project. These are giant pieces of furniture made from sawdust.
Thaler produces these impressive sculptures using a specially developed econitWood 3D printing process. It was recently invented by the German company Additive Tectonics. During the creation of things, wood waste from sawmills is used, which guarantees, unlike conventional production, maximum optimization of raw materials.
Processing of sawdust results in a structure with high photo absorbing, heat-insulating, and fire-resistant qualities, which serves as a potential material for the final production of products that can be considered carbon neutral.
For his presentation, Thaler chose the image of a desert - the hall of the villa was covered with a thick layer of sawdust, reminiscent of sand. These sawdust, unlike the usual ones, do not stick to clothes and shoes; they are light and small. The illusion was so strong that many doubted the origin of the material - and only with tactile contact were they convinced that it was wood. The installation was reminiscent of desert dunes and emphasized the process of creating furniture: it was a natural futuristic landscape in which any experiments were possible.
Thaler uses the power of new machine tools to invent warm, organic forms, playing with unexpected and unimaginable proportions. He intends to use technology to push the boundaries of traditional architecture and design. “It’s a response to our insatiable desire for innovation, aesthetics, and sustainable living,” explains the designer.
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