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April 24, 2013

50% sawdust by Kulla design


'50% sawdust' by israeli-based kulla design studio is a project that evolved from the development of a 
new design method based on material research. in this case, the combination of two different worlds of waste - 
wooden sawdust and plastic bags.

the project comes from the studio's desire to find new uses / purposes for sawdust and plastic bags, 
in which they have creating new aesthetic qualities and applications for the two materials. 
here, they have joined plastic sawdust with wooden sawdust, creating a homogeneous mixture to 
create a new product, without the use of any adhesives.



process step #2


the manufacturing process for '50% sawdust' includes creating a mixture of equal parts of plastic and wood sawdust, 
pressing it into an aluminium mold, and baking it. the heat allows the plastic to form as a resin / glue which affixes 
the materials together. the result is a firm, structurally sound material, that gives the mundane plastic bag and sawdust 
a new material aesthetic, thus giving them a new 'afterlife'. in this case, kulla design studio has applied their 
material research and developed a stool.



process step #3


process step #4



process step #5



'50% sawdust' stool



'50% sawdust' stool disassembled




top view



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