Note: The following text refers to an object at a touch station in the X-D-E-P-O-T. It differs slightly from the original. This material is a hemp-based compound. To obtain it, the natural fibers are compacted under extreme pressure and at a temperature of 200°C, forming a fleece that is then bonded using an acrylic resin adhesive. Designer Werner Aisslinger developed the material together with the chemical company BASF and used it for the prototype of his Hemp Chair.
Aisslinger worked out the complex geometry, the required thickness of the material and the desired flexibility together with engineers and toolmakers. The result being the first Monobloc chair made of organic material. In other words, the item of furniture was cast in a single mold, a technique first successfully used by Verner Panton for his chair made of plastic back in 1959. However, unlike plastic, the hemp compound material used for the Hemp Chair has a lower carbon footprint and can be completely recycled.