Carbon - it's the material of the future, super lightweight and indestructible. But that also makes it a big problem for the environment: It’s not degradable and it’s hard to recycle. We found a way to address this problem.
So… what’s the deal with carbon fibre? Carbon has been around forever, and the name actually comes from the Latin carbo, which means charcoal. In the 1970s, scientists were able to bond carbon atoms together to form long chains. They created a super strong and extremely lightweight material, thinner than a human hair, 4 to 5 times stronger than steel, and more than 60% lighter. When these carbon fibres are woven into sheets and mixed with resin, a material is created that has many applications. Think about aircraft parts, car doors and bumpers, badminton rackets, golf clubs, medical instruments, wind mill blades, and so on.
Great stuff with many advantages, but with one major drawback: You cannot really get rid of it. This doesn’t only concern your used golf clubs, but also the process from manufacturing carbon fibre to finished components is wasteful.
It is estimated that more than 30% of produced carbon fibre ends up as waste at some point in the manufacturing process. It is nearly impossible to separate resin and fibre and to recycle, reuse or burn it. So the industry dumps it in landfills, under asphalt roads and in warehouses. But at LABEL/BREED we’ve decided to get creative with it instead.
LABEL/BREED, an initiative that focuses on the development of sustainable and innovative interior objects. This is done by establishing collaborations between manufacturers and talented designers.
The chair looks great and is everything you’d expect. This piece of Dutch Design is lightweight, made with a purpose and will last a lifetime and beyond.
On a new design 96% of the chair is made of recycled carbon from cutting waste. 4% make up the backrest and seat, which are made from carbon fibre tape, printed by the robot and fused together as it cools down. A robot lays down the entire pattern in large 10m2 sheets and we cut the backrest and seat from this. Therefore, each chair has a unique design, and if you place several chairs next to each other, you recognise that the pattern continues across the chairs. The carbon makes the chair very strong, and flexible (and therefore comfortable) and last but not least, ultra lightweight at 2.1kg a piece.
Source: Kickstarter
So… what’s the deal with carbon fibre? Carbon has been around forever, and the name actually comes from the Latin carbo, which means charcoal. In the 1970s, scientists were able to bond carbon atoms together to form long chains. They created a super strong and extremely lightweight material, thinner than a human hair, 4 to 5 times stronger than steel, and more than 60% lighter. When these carbon fibres are woven into sheets and mixed with resin, a material is created that has many applications. Think about aircraft parts, car doors and bumpers, badminton rackets, golf clubs, medical instruments, wind mill blades, and so on.
Great stuff with many advantages, but with one major drawback: You cannot really get rid of it. This doesn’t only concern your used golf clubs, but also the process from manufacturing carbon fibre to finished components is wasteful.
It is estimated that more than 30% of produced carbon fibre ends up as waste at some point in the manufacturing process. It is nearly impossible to separate resin and fibre and to recycle, reuse or burn it. So the industry dumps it in landfills, under asphalt roads and in warehouses. But at LABEL/BREED we’ve decided to get creative with it instead.
LABEL/BREED, an initiative that focuses on the development of sustainable and innovative interior objects. This is done by establishing collaborations between manufacturers and talented designers.
The chair looks great and is everything you’d expect. This piece of Dutch Design is lightweight, made with a purpose and will last a lifetime and beyond.
On a new design 96% of the chair is made of recycled carbon from cutting waste. 4% make up the backrest and seat, which are made from carbon fibre tape, printed by the robot and fused together as it cools down. A robot lays down the entire pattern in large 10m2 sheets and we cut the backrest and seat from this. Therefore, each chair has a unique design, and if you place several chairs next to each other, you recognise that the pattern continues across the chairs. The carbon makes the chair very strong, and flexible (and therefore comfortable) and last but not least, ultra lightweight at 2.1kg a piece.
Source: Kickstarter
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