The TELLUS Bench Is the 1st Furniture Made of 100% Fossil-Free Steel
Sustainability advocates Vestre + Emma Olbers have released TELLUS, the first piece of furniture ever produced using SSAB's 100% fossil-free steel.
Vestre’s TELLUS bench, designed by Swedish multidisciplinary designer Emma Olbers, has released the first piece of furniture that uses SSAB’s 100% fossil-free steel. The Norwegian furniture company and celebrated designer have both been proponents of sustainability within the industry, and Tellus is the milestone result of their collaboration. By doing so, they hope to inspire others to follow suit.
?For me, it is important that form and design follow the planetary boundaries and aim to be part of the solution in the green transition,” said Olbers. “Therefore, it´s great to collaborate with companies that also want to be at the forefront and have actually realized that we are sawing off the very branch we are sitting on. These are companies that set Science Based Targets (SBTi) to contribute in meeting the Paris Agreement.?
TELLUS is timeless and inviting, with a design that makes it ideal for parks and other city environments. The bench received its name because it was designed “with Tellus in mind,” in accordance with planetary boundaries. ?TELLUS is great example of what steel can be used for. There is little that is more social, tangible, and accessible to people than a park bench in a public space. A place where people can sit down, talk to each other, and get to know each oth...
Vestre’s TELLUS bench, designed by Swedish multidisciplinary designer Emma Olbers, has released the first piece of furniture that uses SSAB’s 100% fossil-free steel. The Norwegian furniture company and celebrated designer have both been proponents of sustainability within the industry, and Tellus is the milestone result of their collaboration. By doing so, they hope to inspire others to follow suit.
?For me, it is important that form and design follow the planetary boundaries and aim to be part of the solution in the green transition,” said Olbers. “Therefore, it´s great to collaborate with companies that also want to be at the forefront and have actually realized that we are sawing off the very branch we are sitting on. These are companies that set Science Based Targets (SBTi) to contribute in meeting the Paris Agreement.?
TELLUS is timeless and inviting, with a design that makes it ideal for parks and other city environments. The bench received its name because it was designed “with Tellus in mind,” in accordance with planetary boundaries. ?TELLUS is great example of what steel can be used for. There is little that is more social, tangible, and accessible to people than a park bench in a public space. A place where people can sit down, talk to each other, and get to know each oth...
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