Mat Chair by Foersom & Hiort-Lorenzen for Normann Copenhagen – All photos by Normann Copenhagen.
DESIGN BOX – At the 2024 Stockholm Furniture Fair, Danish design company Normann Copenhagen launched Mat Chair, a sustainable seat made from hemp and designed by Danish duo Foersom & Hiort-Lorenzen.
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“Mat is an exploration of how to create a contemporary shell chair with materials that have a lower environmental impact than the industry norm.” Explained Normann Copenhagen in a statement.
Indeed, the shell of the Mat Chair is innovatively crafted using hemp and eelgrass, a type of seaweed. The materials not only provide a more responsible product, but they also play a vital role in the aesthetic of the design, highlighting natural beauty and tactility.
The new chair design is the result of years of research and development. Peter Hiort-Lorenzen from Foersom & Hiort-Lorenzen has been working intensely on finding alternative, more sustainable solutions. At the end of the 1990s, Peter initiated a decades-long process that began with the idea to transform cellulose material into shell chairs to offer an equivalent substitute for plastic ultimately.
With circularity and responsibility at its core, the seat can be disassembled and recycled into new productions for a fully circular life cycle.
The Mat Chair collection comprises a dining chair with two shell typologies, a barstool in two heights, a bar chair in two heights and a bar armchair in two heights, all available with a hemp shell or a hemp shell with added eelgrass, as well as with front or full upholstery.
Normann Copenhagen: “By combining the craftsmanship, functionality and endurance characterised by our Danish design heritage with modern silhouettes and durable materials, we aim to create original products in a contemporary design that withstand the test of time. Our products combine functionality and design and accommodate the diversity of needs of modern life in residential and professional interiors alike.”
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Mat Chair by Foersom & Hiort-Lorenzen for Normann Copenhagen – Photo by Normann Copenhagen.
