Palm Revolution: From Discarded Palm Ribs to Contemporary Furniture

Egyptian Bureau for Cultural and Educational Affairs 4 Chesterfield Gardens, London, W1J 5BG, London

London-based interior and product designer Hedayat Islam and architect-maker Mohamed Saeed are producing contemporary wooden furniture made of compressed palm ribs, traditionally burned as waste in Egyptian rural communities, and a cause of severe air pollution. This highly innovative re-use of palm ribs has been pioneered by an Egyptian researcher, Dr Hamed El-Mously [...]

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