LC Coreopsis '23 Bench
Layered with history and featuring craftsmanship
The LC Coreopsis '23 Bench blends traditional craftsmanship with sustainable luxury. A seating design combining recycled wood, natural dyes, and artisanal craftsmanship. Suitable for those valuing timeless, eco-conscious furniture. Telling a story through its materials: wood repurposed from window frames and cotton dyed with 2023’s Coreopsis harvest. Its patchwork seat, designed for repair, evolves with time, celebrating durability over disposability. Blending history, reparability, and circular design, it offers a sustainable alternative to fast furniture with time as its key ingredient
Company/Institution
Loads Collection BV
LOADS Collection, founded by artist-activist Claudy Jongstra with her son Jesk Jongstra, is a net-positive collective crafting luxurious, sustainable products. Their textiles are Demeter-certified, using 100% traceable, biodegradable fibers and plant-based colors through biodynamic agriculture. LOADS empowers farmers, shepherds, and inclusive ateliers, creating products from interior items to haute couture. Their approach champions craft preservation and ecosystem conservation without compromising on ethics or transparency. Designer Machiel Hopman developed the LC '23 Coreopsis serie for LOADS
Country
Netherlands
Website
Designer(s)
Machiel Hopman
Machiel Hopman (1964), founder of ConverseArchitects, is an architect renowned for combining sustainability with innovative material solutions and techniques. His diverse portfolio includes the BREEAM Outstanding-certified Lely Campus, multiple schools, and distinctive villas. For LOADS Collection, he designed the LC Coreopsis series, masterfully blending circular principles with artisanal craftsmanship. Hopman's work consistently emphasizes natural light, energy efficiency, and repurposed materials, seamlessly integrating architectural and product innovation with environmental mindfulness