elise gabriel: the zelfo embrace

‘the zelfo embrace’ – chairimage © maria flores

designer elise gabriel has collaborated with the green factory, to design ‘the zelfo embrace’ a series of furniture pieces which are constructed using the material zelfo.

image © maria flores

zelfo is an ecological material made from 100 % recycled materials such as old paper, textiles etc., or rapidly renewable materials such as hemp, miscanthus, bamboo etc., which is free of synthetic binders or adhesives – it contains no toxic componentns. essentially any raw material with a high cellulose content can be used to produce zelfo.

image © maria flores

developed in the 1990s by zellform GesmbH in austria, the material patents were then fully validated by omodo GmbH in 2005.

detailimage © maria flores

‘the zelfo embrace’ – trestleimage © maria flores

image © maria flores

image © maria flores

detail of zelfoimage © maria flores

‘the zelfo embrace’ – lamp process shot of ‘the zelfo embrace’ – chair

process shot of ‘the zelfo embrace’ – chair

process shot of ‘the zelfo embrace’ – chair

process shot of ‘the zelfo embrace’ – lamp

detail process shot of ‘the zelfo embrace’ – lamp detail process shot of ‘the zelfo embrace’ – trestle

detail process shot of ‘the zelfo embrace’ – trestle

process shot of ‘the zelfo embrace’ – trestle

elise gabriel and the green factory received the VIA partnership project 2010 award for ‘the zelfo embrace’ which gives designers the opportunity to develop projects in tandem with a manufacturer, using innovative technologies and/or materials. the initiative aims at encouraging exchanges of know-how and skills with an eye to experimenting new solutions for furnishing and interior decorating.