Client
Libaldi
Project
Marbestos
Problem
Once called the “magic mineral” asbestos was strong, fire-resistant and cheap. Later it turned out to also be deadly. Asbestos is still being produced today and will continue to be for a long time. Future generations need to know about its dangers.
Solution
Marbestos - a furniture collection made from heat treated asbestos ceramic. Inspired by the shape of corrugated asbestos roof tiles, Marbestos is made by heating chrysotile asbestos to 800 °C till its structure becomes human safe. The pieces in the collection look like they were made from marble which questions - Would marble be as beautiful if it was poisonous?
2022
At first the idea was to encapsulate asbestos sheets in bioplastic - the same way it is done with roof tiles, but that wouldn’t be safe for the people making the pieces and for the people using them at their homes.
A furniture collection telling the story of asbestos
to find love,
belonging,
understanding
and peace.
in products or in life.
write to me.
povilas@grigas.co