American agency Glasst Innovation Firm has launched “the world's first peelable architectural paint”, which may be utilized to a variety of surfaces and peeled off by hand.
Designed to create a flexible redecorating resolution, Unpaint by Glasst Innovation Firm goals to supply a brief and extra sturdy different to conventional paints as it may be manually peeled off on the finish of use.
“The idea behind Unpaint is to redefine paint as a versatile, commitment-free coating that empowers customers to simply rework their areas,” Glasst Innovation CEO Juan Camilo Botero advised Dezeen.
“Designed to be non permanent and peelable, it provides a substitute for conventional paint for individuals who need to experiment with shade, design and end with out the permanence or problem.”
Meant for non permanent or short-term purposes, Unpaint, which the corporate claims is “the world's first peelable architectural paint”, may be utilized to a variety of surfaces utilizing the identical technique as conventional paint.
These embody exhausting, sealed surfaces akin to leather-based and wooden; nevertheless, it’s not appropriate for textiles or materials.
As soon as utilized, the product dries to a film-like layer that may last as long as 10 months earlier than peeling or breaking down naturally with out damaging the floor beneath.
Aiming to supply an eco-friendly different to conventional paint, Glasst Innovation Firm designed Unpaint to be 90% biodegradable.
“Our focus is on creating merchandise with a detrimental carbon footprint that permit customers to simply and sustainably rework their areas, whereas contributing to a extra round economic system,” mentioned Botero.
“The product decomposes naturally in 10 months underneath residence composting circumstances,” he added. “The one non-biodegradable half is the mineral-based dye, which stays in a pure, non-toxic kind after the paint breaks down.”
In accordance with the corporate, the paint additionally has a “net-negative” carbon impression.
“Unpaint is a carbon detrimental product, which means it removes extra CO2 from the atmosphere than it emits over its complete life cycle,” mentioned Botero.
“Particularly, for each kilogram of Unpaint produced and used, we take away 11 kilograms of CO2 from the environment, leading to a web detrimental carbon impression.”
The Glasst Innovation Firm is a supplies and expertise innovation firm primarily based in Medellin and based by Botero in 2018.
Different biodegradable supplies not too long ago featured on Dezeen embody a desk created from mycelium and an insert with openings for customized glassware, and a collection of devices designed to dissolve in water to fight e-waste.
Picture courtesy of Glasst Innovation.