The Chair Made from Hair

Renewable, biodegradable, strong and lightweight are all qualities that make a material great, and the material behind the “Stiletto Chair” is all that and more. What is this new material you ask? The source is none other than real human hair. The chair is the brainchild of ex-hairstylist to the stars, Ronald Thomson and according to Thomson, the hair-based composite can be molded into almost any shape and mixed with any matrix.

It took 4.5 lbs. of human hair to produce the $15,000 chair. That would require nearly 46 years for the average person to grow the 4.5 lbs. of hair but thankfully Thomson collected the free waste hair from barbershops and hairdressers all around London. Once processed, the material has similar properties to fiberglass, and Thomson hopes to see it used in further products such as shoes, building materials and even clothing.

There is no doubt about the great environmental attributes of Thomson’s creation, but the gross factor is rather high and many might be turned off by sitting on a chair made from human hair. I don’t foresee barbershops becoming the new material plants of the future, but this kind of out of the box thinking might just give fiberglass a run for its money.

Via: Trendhunter

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