Briket

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Briket stool is an innovative work centered around reusing wood waste, specifically sawdust.In a world facing energy challenges and environmental concerns, the Briket stool serves as a reminder of our responsibility to minimize waste and maximize resource efficiency. The project utilizes wood waste to create a furniture that is not only environmentally friendly but also 100% recyclable through combustion.The manufacturing process is both simple and environmentally neutral: sawdust is compressed alongside potatoes, another natural component produced in excess by the food industry. Devoid of chemical additives or metal components, the Briket stool can be fully recycled through fire for heating. Built with nine legs, each one can be detached and used as a pellet.About thirty tests were necessary to achieve the optimal combination, resulting in a material with consistent strength.Beyond being an experimental and innovative piece of furniture, the Briket stool could also be produced directly where wood waste is abundant: in sawmills, carpentry shops, and workshops, giving wood waste a second life before its third and final use as fuel.Briket opens our eyes on how our energy sources can be more circular and how we can optimize them.What problem would like to solve ?Reusing wood waste from local carpentry and sawmill, specifically sawdust, and potatoes waste, produced in excess by the food industry. Reminder of our responsibility to minimize waste and maximize resource efficiency. We have seen a shortage of wood pellets because of an increase in the price of electricity.To raise awareness about the consumption and use of wood in everyday life and to educate the consumer on how wood is recycled.Who will benefit from your solution and how?​Individuals and Industries that create a large amount of wood waste. Companies because they will be able to use their wood by-products directly on site to create new products (whether sawmills or carpentry). In the case of smaller businesses, they will be able to use the product themselves or put it up for sale. Individuals will be able to use the object at home as such, then using it as fuel to heat the home.Who are the existing persons/companies in your team and what is their role?The team in my studio helped realized all the tests needed to find the perfect combination between sawdust and potato to create a solid material. With the help of the Swiss sawmill Zahnd SA and the Enerbois SA pellets company, we were able to understand the process of pellets making and use sawdust directly from the source of wood waste. How does your challenge have a positive impact on the planet (e.g., material reduction, CO2 emission reduction)?​We use wood waste, low impact instruments and generate sustainable heat for the home.Recycling waste in a practical and educational way.Has your idea been tested before?We were able to carry out several tests to create a prototype of the desired strength with this new innovative material and then create a prototype stool that was showed in Milano during the design week in April. What are you planning on working on throughout the booster (e.g., developing the business model, building an initial prototype, material for prototyping, etc.)? What will you deliver at the end of the booster?We would like to test the limits of this material. Use the necessary machinery to press the mix, work with experts regarding the feasibility, the sustainable impact and in which fields this material could be used in the future (furniture, construction, showcase, temporary settings,…)Being able to keep a user-centered design approach which is our speciality. We want that people realize how the object is made, the impact behind it and of course the impact they could have.What are you expecting from the booster (e.g., looking for specific partners, expert support, etc.)?- Support- Expert help / materials testing laboratories (strength, combustion, material stability)- Creation of new molds for the development of other shapes and functions.How will you attract the 3rd party funding (10% of the total funding amount)?The canton of Vaud is very attentive to the recycling of waste from the wood sector and could be interested in supporting this type of initiative.

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• Project Idea Name: Briket
• Date: 9/18/2024 8:26:12 AM
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Project Idea Description

Briket stool is an innovative work centered around reusing wood waste, specifically sawdust.

In a world facing energy challenges and environmental concerns, the Briket stool serves as a reminder of our responsibility to minimize waste and maximize resource efficiency. The project utilizes wood waste to create a furniture that is not only environmentally friendly but also 100% recyclable through combustion.

The manufacturing process is both simple and environmentally neutral: sawdust is compressed alongside potatoes, another natural component produced in excess by the food industry. Devoid of chemical additives or metal components, the Briket stool can be fully recycled through fire for heating. Built with nine legs, each one can be detached and used as a pellet.

About thirty tests were necessary to achieve the optimal combination, resulting in a material with consistent strength.

Beyond being an experimental and innovative piece of furniture, the Briket stool could also be produced directly where wood waste is abundant: in sawmills, carpentry shops, and workshops, giving wood waste a second life before its third and final use as fuel.

Briket opens our eyes on how our energy sources can be more circular and how we can optimize them.

• What problem would like to solve ?

Reusing wood waste from local carpentry and sawmill, specifically sawdust, and potatoes waste, produced in excess by the food industry. 

Reminder of our responsibility to minimize waste and maximize resource efficiency. We have seen a shortage of wood pellets because of an increase in the price of electricity.

To raise awareness about the consumption and use of wood in everyday life and to educate the consumer on how wood is recycled.

• Who will benefit from your solution and how?​

Individuals and Industries that create a large amount of wood waste. 

Companies because they will be able to use their wood by-products directly on site to create new products (whether sawmills or carpentry). In the case of smaller businesses, they will be able to use the product themselves or put it up for sale. 

Individuals will be able to use the object at home as such, then using it as fuel to heat the home.

• Who are the existing persons/companies in your team and what is their role?

The team in my studio helped realized all the tests needed to find the perfect combination between sawdust and potato to create a solid material. 

With the help of the Swiss sawmill Zahnd SA and the Enerbois SA pellets company, we were able to understand the process of pellets making and use sawdust directly from the source of wood waste. 

• How does your challenge have a positive impact on the planet (e.g., material reduction, CO2 emission reduction)?​

We use wood waste, low impact instruments and generate sustainable heat for the home.

Recycling waste in a practical and educational way.

• Has your idea been tested before?

We were able to carry out several tests to create a prototype of the desired strength with this new innovative material and then create a prototype stool that was showed in Milano during the design week in April. 

• What are you planning on working on throughout the booster (e.g., developing the business model, building an initial prototype, material for prototyping, etc.)? What will you deliver at the end of the booster?

We would like to test the limits of this material. Use the necessary machinery to press the mix, work with experts regarding the feasibility, the sustainable impact and in which fields this material could be used in the future (furniture, construction, showcase, temporary settings,…)

Being able to keep a user-centered design approach which is our speciality. We want that people realize how the object is made, the impact behind it and of course the impact they could have.

• What are you expecting from the booster (e.g., looking for specific partners, expert support, etc.)?

- Support

- Expert help / materials testing laboratories (strength, combustion, material stability)

- Creation of new molds for the development of other shapes and functions.

• How will you attract the 3rd party funding (10% of the total funding amount)?

The canton of Vaud is very attentive to the recycling of waste from the wood sector and could be interested in supporting this type of initiative.