Danish firm Natural Material Studio has created four biomaterials out of sawdust salvaged from the sawmill of flooring manufacturer Dinesen to explore the potential of using wood waste to make building materials.
The biomaterials are showcased in the gallery space of the Dinesen showroom in central Copenhagen via an "architectural installation" called Smuld ? meaning "sawdust" in Danish ? designed in collaboration with local practice Office Kim Lenschow.
Natural Material Studio has created four biomaterials out of sawdust
The installation features four brown-hued materials made of a combination of sawdust and natural wood binders arranged as chunky geometric "portals" mounted on timber frames.
Natural Material Studio used a range of sawdust, from fine dust to chunkier wood chips, leftover from production at Dinesen's sawmill in Jels, Denmark. The biomaterials are on display in an installation created with Office Kim Lenschow
"It makes sense to utilise the whole tree and to build value into the residue so that we stop thinking there is a difference between the premium wood and the discarded parts," said studio founder Bonnie Hvillum.
"It's really about designing systems for all parts of the raw tree ? from the bark to the core planks," she told Dezeen.
Each biomaterial was installed as a geometric "portal"
The first material is a flexible textile made from a mixture of finely sifted wood plaster and planer shavings...