Emma Batsheva
Bachelor in Design
Design Academy Eindhoven
Specialisms: Furniture / Material Innovation / Sustainable Design
Location: Paris, France
Emma Batsheva
First Name: Emma
Last Name: Batsheva
Specialisms: Furniture / Material Innovation / Sustainable Design
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My Location: Paris, France
University / College: Design Academy Eindhoven
Course / Program Title: Bachelor in Design
About
Emma’s playground resides at the intersection of Product Design and Fashion. With a sensitive and curious gaze, she dedicates her practice to merge contemporary techniques with craftsmanship. Emma weaves materials, techniques, and aesthetics in unexpected andpoetic manners. Despite traversing various fields and scales, sheconsistently centers her focus on durable and sustainable principles. Her work is characterized by compelling narratives, functional forms, and meticulous details. Emma fosters a commitment to shaping and innovating identities across physical and virtual realms. Above all, she strives to cultivate audacious objects, interiors and identities.
Bal Tash'rit is a Jewish precept meaning 'do not waste'. Guided by this principle, Emma Batsheva created an innovative design methodology that explores high quality materials through a sustainable lens. Through this systemic approach, the project maximises the potential of natural materials and minimises waste. Using vegetable-tanned leather, an intricate pattern of interlocking laser-cut elements forms a modular material through stitchless assemblage. Combining carpentry and leathercraft, durable furniture without hardware or stitching is created as a proof of concept for this methodology. Taking into account the lifespan of leather and wood, and reducing leather waste by over 70% compared to the industry average, this set of furniture is an exploration of closed-loop material cycles and scalability that considers durability enhanced by craftsmanship.
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