Paludi Series
Markus Benesch Creates recently presented the Paludi Series as part of the "Riches to Rags" Exhibition at Palazzo Litta during Milan Design Week 2024.
As designers and artists, the core of our professional life revolves around creativity, around the act of creating things. Our profession is also our calling, but it creates a paradox when we realize that the world doesn't necessarily need more products. Every object consumes finite resources. And then there is Paludi.
Far too unknown yet so vital. A material that contributes to carbon sequestration and promotes biodiversity simply through its cultivation in peatlands.
We've fallen in love with this material. Whether it can be used to build furniture, we're not sure yet - we re experimenting. But Paludi needs to be made known; a carbon-negative material that can be fully decomposed. Let's get inspired and brainstorm together.
These pieces of furniture mark the beginning of an experiment with this new material.
In Paludi cultures, endangered species like the hunting spider and the lapwing can thrive again, which inspired the naming of the two pieces of furniture. Kiebitz & Dolomedes
Milan Design Week 2024
Location: Palazzo Litta
Year: 2024
