This month's Dezeen in Depth e-newsletter examines the function of polyurethane foam in furnishings manufacturing and options an interview with Rafael Pelli. Subscribe to Dezeen in depth in the present day!
For greater than half a century, fossil fuel-based polyurethane foam has been a staple in furnishings manufacturing. Jane Englefield explores the affect of this dependable however unsustainable materials.
“Our furnishings design has been pushed, nearly from that second on, on this improvement of moldable type, what you may name natural – the place foam works rather well,” stated Tom Lloyd, co-founder of London-based industrial design studio Pearson Lloyd.
The most recent version of Dezeen in Depth additionally options an interview with Pelli on the affect of his father's Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur and an op-ed by Sophie Tolhurst on Jaguar's rebrand.
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