UnPølished by Dutch designer Dik Scheepers is an astonishing experimental furniture collection made of whitewood and papercrete, a low cost, versatile and light weighted material usually used in building constructions.

About :  « I came across the material papercrete on the internet and I became interested because it seemed so simple to make. In essence you only need paper and cement, mix it together and you have your own made material. »

« I was surprised to learn that it is already used a lot, but it seemed to me that everyone did the same thing, making blocks and building houses out of it. I wanted to know what I could do with the material, so I started with my own experiments. »

« Papercrete is still an experimental material, it is low cost, versatile, light weighted, has a very nice tactility. But it has for instance bad pouring conditions and takes a very long time to dry. For me Unpølished is about experiment. Wanting to make without concerning about existing rules and if some mistakes occur I do not mind, because they provide the character. »

Toegepast 16 « Les Nouveaux » Z33 exhibition – photo © Kristof Vrancken

Toegepast 16 « Les Nouveaux » Z33 exhibition – photo © Kristof VranckenToegepast 16 « Les Nouveaux » Z33 exhibition – photo © Kristof Vrancken

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