Tokyo Zokei University will hold "New Usage Exhibition of Carbon Neutral Linoleum Material" at Shibuya Hikarie, Tokyo from March 2021 to 3, 2.In recent years, it proposes a new way to use linoleum, which is being re-evaluated amid rising environmental awareness, and is based on an industry-academia collaboration project with Forbo Flooring BV (Netherlands), the world's No. 7 maker of linoleum.
Many people think of linoleum as the floor of a hospital or school.Did you know that linoleum and flaxseed oil are the main raw materials, and that they are all made from natural materials such as pine fat and wood flour?In addition to plant-derived antibacterial and antiviral properties, it also has biodegradability that returns to soil when disposed of.In addition, the Forbo furniture linoleum used this time uses safe and clean energy even in the production process.It has achieved complete carbon neutrality from raw material production to factory shipment, and is attracting attention from the viewpoint of the zero carbon policy, which is rapidly being tackled in various countries around the world including Japan.
Forbo has been developing furniture with Aalto University in Finland in an attempt to expand the possibilities of linoleum other than flooring.In this initiative at Tokyo Zokei University, Panasonic's design studio FUTURE LIFE FACTORY is invited as an advisor to take on the challenge of a new approach that incorporates technology.ASMR speaker "HOMiE" that creates a comfortable private space by listening to the flow of water and the sound of a bonfire, incorporating one of the themes into solving problems during stay home and enriching life, each other when working from home We propose lifestyle items from the Wiz Corona era, such as the desktop partition "TOU" that makes you not mind the existence of.
・ Title: New usage exhibition of carbon neutral linoleum Forbo x Tokyo Zokei University Graduate School
・ Session: March 2021nd (Tuesday) -March 3th (Sunday), 2
・ Opening hours: 11:20 to 7:17 (ends at XNUMX:XNUMX on the XNUMXth)
・ Venue: aiiima1 (inside Shibuya Hikarie 8F Creative Lounge MOV) 2-21-1 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Free entry
reference:New Usage Exhibition of Carbon Neutral Linoleum Forbo x Tokyo Zokei University Graduate School
