Sling Cactus Vegan Leather Hanging Swing Seat, Green

Name: Sling Cactus Vegan Leather Hanging Swing Seat, Green
Brand: Joanina and David Pastoll
Price: 2500 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Our SLING hanging chair is crafted with Cactus leather – a highly-sustainable environmentally-friendly vegan material. The Cactus leather is made from the Nopal cactus, also known as the prickly pear. The cactus leather seat and the piping of the bolster is lined with unique South African Original Three Cats Shwe Shwe fabric. Stripped away from all excess, this hanging chair has a circular frame with the sheets of cactus leather or fabric hanging loose within it, to create a sleek, sexy, and oh so comfortable experience. This chair’s clean lines and lightness makes it a perfect fit for any space. It has a sleek look and an air of functional elegance. Each one is handmade with care by our craftsmen to ensure form-fitting comfort, perfect for any indoor or under cover patio space. The Sling comes with a cactus leather bolster for comfort. Here are some reasons why we are using cactus leather: • it takes approximately three leaves of cactus to create one linear meter [preferable to meter, unless specifically addressing American market] of cactus leather • cacti absorb carbon dioxide, converting it into plant carbohydrates to build strong bodies which, in turn, create pure, clean oxygen for us to breathe • only the mature leaves of the plant are cut when harvesting, without damaging the plant itself, enabling repeat harvests every 6-8 months, from the same plant • it only takes 200 litres of water to grow one kilogram of cactus biomass, which is absorbed by the plant itself from humidity present in the atmosphere, compared to an average 1,000 litres to grow the same kilogram of other crops • cactus is a tough and resilient species, adapted to extreme conditions and able to survive in areas where nothing else will grow • cacti can grow in severely degraded soils which are inadequate for other crops Green credentials: CED (MJ) cumulative energy demand: our cactus leather saves 878.26% CED (MJ) compared to animal leather, and 78.96% compared to polyurethan (PU) GHG CARBON (KGCO2EQ.): our cactus leather saves 1,864.02% Greenhouse Gas Emissions compared to animal leather, and 77.69% compared to polyurethan (PU) EUTROPHICATION (KGPO4 3-EQ.): our cactus leather saves 500% Eutrophication impact compared to animal leather, and 100% compared to polyurethane (PU) WATER USE (M3): our cactus leather saves 164,650% of water compared to animal leather, and 190% compared to polyurethane (PU) (C02) carbon negative farming: In only 14 acres of organic cactus plantations, 8,100 tons of CO2 is absorbed per year, while only generating 15.30 tons of CO2 annually. The cactus leather sling hanging chair can disassemble and splits in half for flat packing – great in economising packing and freight. We support products that are created to be gentle on the planet and also made by hand, demonstrating the unique skill of the artisan and support one-of-a-kind pieces, and variance in design due to the process of hand crafting. In a world of homogenized mass production, slower designed, handmade products require less energy than mass-produced items and often last longer, reducing the cycle of waste in our “throw-away” culture.

Creator:

Joanina and David Pastoll (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 85.83 in (218 cm)Width: 39.38 in (100 cm)Depth: 19.69 in (50 cm)Seat Height: 16.93 in (43 cm)

Style:

Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Leather,Steel,Welded

Place of Origin:

South Africa

Period:

2010-