In connection with a project by the FSC brand and certification, I explored what happens with wood scraps and sick trees in the rain forest. In non-FSC approved factories, it is left unused. Factories with an FSC certificate, however, use these leftovers to create MDF. 

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The only negative result of this is that people do not like MDF.  It is usually used for products which will be painted over.

 

People see MDF as fake; it doesn’t convey the same feeling that wood can through its grain structure. Real wood tells its life story through its year rings and texture. 

 

I wanted to give the MDF more value by letting it "grow" and giving it a more organic structure. By valuing a natural resource, more we can prevent waste.

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Material: MDF, Boiling water, salt 

Original size MDF: 18 mm 

Boilt MDF: 110 mm