THE EARTH CHAIR
Type: Installation
Location: Amman, Jordan
Status: Built
Year: 2017
We have become accustomed to using concrete as the new traditional building material. The modernity that concrete offered led to the neglect of local building materials and crafts that significantly lower in embodied carbon, as well as being circular in their lifestyle. The Earth Chair which was exhibited at Amman Design Week was designed to allow us to rethink how Earthen materials and vernacular building technologies can be re-introduced in our built environment. Pushing the physical and structural characteristics of cob construction to create daring forms can encourage people to consider the social, environmental, and economical advantages of Earthen materials.