GROUND
Home object made from granulated cork and natural latex,
designed to create a tactile and grounded seating experience.
Project Description
GROUND is a furniture collection that explores how material design can create less intensive, quieter experiences at home.
The project began with my experience of living with elderly family members with vision loss, which led me to question why furniture is so often designed to be functional for the visual. The collection creates objects that evoke emotional resonance with the wild through multisensory experiences brought by the furniture’s material quality.
Made from a bio-based composite of expanded cork granules and natural latex, the pieces have a flexible, near-body-temperature surface with an irregular tactile quality. The material’s dark, tar- or asphalt-like appearance contrasts with its bouncy character. Its resilience makes interaction more engaging, while its close-to-body temperature brings the feeling of tree bark into interior spaces.
By bringing sensory awareness into everyday domestic rituals, GROUND presents this furniture collection as a multisensory presence rather than a problem-solving object.
Material detail:
GROUND Lounge
Material: Natural/ Expanded Cork + Natural Latex
Dimensions: W 95cm *D 73cm *H 73cm
Weight: 12kg
Lead time: 3 weeks
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GROUND stool
Material: Natural/ Expanded Cork + Natural Latex
Dimensions: W 54cm *D 50cm *H 40cm
Weight: 12kg
Lead time: 1.5 weeks
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GROUND table
Material: Natural/ Expanded Cork + Natural Latex
Dimensions: W 40cm *D 40cm *H 42.5 cm
Weight: 12kg
Lead time: 1.5 weeks
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GROUND Extended Items
GROUND Dining Chair
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GROUND Night lamp
GROUND Speaker Chamber
