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Bio
I'm Xinran Shen, you can call me Henry. I'm a product designer on the final year product design course in University of Brighton. Design for me stems from curiosity. The willngness to figure out why things are made in certain ways sparks my creative mind with new ideas. Also, I believe design is a vehicle for positive change and it provides tangible solutions for the real world.
COFFORMED
Cofformed is a biodegradable and zero waste innovative material project by using spent coffee ground, pulp fibre from old newspapers and adobe from construction waste.
Spent coffee ground
Completely collecting from local indie coffee shops.
Rammed earth
Antient technique is still working, and mix up with circular economy concept.
"Cofformed is a lighter material than traditional rammed erath and much easier to degrade. I think it is a feasible attempt."
Mr. Bao YunKun, CONSTRUCTION engineer
Material
As a material, Cofformed is completely biodegradable and zero waste during the whole product life cycle.
Cofformed
Lighter, much easier to degrad and compost.
Rammed earth with spent coffee ground
Much heavier than Cofformed.
Plant pot
Cofformed material can be degraded and composted, especially beneficial for acidophytes. It is suitable for growing plant in it, such as plant pot.
Decorative clay
Ideally, Cofformed can be utilized in non-constructional and decorative purposes, such as lightweight clay brick.
Supply Chain
Cofformed is a biodegradable and zero waste material project. Therefore, related supply chain and product life cycle of Cofformed are crucial.
Product Film
