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The Path chair sets a new benchmark in sustainable design.
waste from the ocean, each chair is Net Positive – meaning it contributes to clean energy and water simply by being produced.
Designed by Niels Diffrient and inspired by the tailoring of clothing, the Liberty Ocean chair features a tri-panel, low-stretch mesh that adapts to the sitter’ s unique shape for a personalised fit. Unlike traditional single-panel mesh chairs, its Form-Sensing Mesh conforms precisely to the user’ s back. Liberty Ocean is also Planet Positive. Its materials are free of harmful chemicals and is made with ocean plastic, postconsumer recycled content, and produced in TRUE Zero Waste facilities. Each Liberty chair produced leaves the world better off by positively impacting energy, water, and carbon in the environment.
The Path chair sets a new benchmark in sustainable design, designed by Todd Bracher and the Humanscale Design Studio, the Path chair is composed of nearly ten kilograms of recycled materials, which includes reclaimed fishing nets, used plastic bottles, and postindustrial material. Each Path contains over four kilograms of ocean plastic, the majority of which is reclaimed fishing nets. Path is offered in a variety of textile options, including fabric, leather and innovative 3D FormSense Eco KnitTM which is made of 100 % post-consumer recycled polyester, with each chair containing approximately 68 PET bottles.
When Humanscale first set out to turn discarded fishing nets into chairs no other manufacturer had yet accomplished this feat, it has become one of its most impactful endeavours and has been emulated by numerous other manufacturers. Humanscale’ s approach to product development and manufacturing embodies its mission to not only minimise its impacts but leave the world better off.
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