Studio Samuel Tomatis

Studio Samuel Tomatis
Design
Research
About
Rigid materials
2016-21

After several years of research and development, followed by scaling up to industrial processes in the laboratory, we produced 100% seaweed panels. To validate the assembly techniques, the panels were shaped using both digital tools and more traditional techniques. These formal experiments now make it possible to envisage many fields of application, such as furniture, interior fittings and scenography, offering a concrete alternative to particleboard. As well as being biodegradable, the different species of seaweed offer an almost infinite range of aesthetics.

Materials Green, red and brown seaweed
Origin Brittany
Number of pieces 100
Production Agora grant
Assistant Niels Nijman
Collaborators INRAE, Maxime Louis-Courcier
Photos Marin Avram, Matthieu Barani, Matthieu Torres, Studio Samuel Tomatis
Formal experiments
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Formal experiments
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MR.7 - Texture

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MR.35

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MR.99 - Embossed detail

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MR.95

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Process

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Alga 2017-2021, Pavillon de l'Arsenal

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MR.34 - Drilling detail

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Sargassum panel

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MR.40 - Engraving detail

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MR.36 - Dovetail joint

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MR.23 - Milling detail