Pine resin

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Bioplastic 75 Bioresin 21 Circular 215 Composite 97 Plant-based 167 Recyclable 115 Vegan 87 Charcoal 6 Pine resin 3 Pine tree bark 2 Sawdust 7

Pine resin

Photos: Sarmite Polakova

PineResin

PineResin is a material research project and a quest for discovering new material relationships deriving from the byproducts of the timber industry. The glass-like composite pays tribute to the pine tree in particular and what is left of it after it has been cut down.

Pine resin, sawdust, bark and cellulose become building blocks that together shape new textures, shapes and structures. Recipes, that vary in ingredients, fibre size and various proportions, show that each ingredient can become the main carrier itself.

On a broader level designer Sarmite Polakova looks at the resources of forests. She aims to create alternative production paradigms for the tree-cutting industry with less emphasis on timber production. Just like the forest itself, PineResin is an ecosystem of life forms, interdependence and symbiosis.

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Ingredients

Pine resin, sawdust, charcoal, ground bark