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Mattaforma Lindsey Wikstrom and Jean Suh, founders, Mattaforma
“Foresso’s timber terrazzo combines wood waste produced by manufacturing processes and demolition to create a new material. We love innovations like this that reduce the amount of mineralbased materials in the world, because those materials usually require a lot more energy to manufacture and ship. Plant-based materials require less processing in a factory, reducing the amount of fossil fuels used to turn them into a useful product. They also tend to be lighter weight, reducing the amount of fossil fuel used during shipping. And not only is timber terrazzo plant-based, but it upcycles material that would have otherwise ended up in the landfill. We’re using it in Bar Cicchetti, a small bar in Soho which will also feature laminated timber and reclaimed industrial timber. Using open corners, the design creates a space that’s both small and expansive, cozy and explorative, like discovering the small streets of Venice.”
Plans for timbersoaked Bar Cicchetti include a curving bar topped with recycled timber terrazzo from Foresso.
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