elise gabriel: the zelfo embrace

'the zelfo embrace' - chair
image © 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.


detail
image © maria flores


'the zelfo embrace' - trestle
image © maria flores


image © maria flores


image © maria flores


detail of zelfo
image © 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.