Cannabis, Hemp, and Marijuana these three words are associated with drug abuse which is a misconception.
Cannabis is only the plant family, and marijuana can be used as a drug whereas hemp contains 0.3% of the active substance called THC that can be used for getting "high".
Historically hemp, it was used as medicine for the last 3000 years, in the 1st century aC. the Chinese already made paper out of hemp which lasts way longer than paper made out of wood and most of the fabric used on historic sailingboats has been made out of hemp the list could expand seemingly endless...
Around the 1930s the use of hemp was criminalized by the American government in capitalistic interests.
Therefore we designed a floating home made out of hempcrete, that aims to improve the image of hemp and hemp products in today's society industry, and politics.
Cannabis is only the plant family, and marijuana can be used as a drug whereas hemp contains 0.3% of the active substance called THC that can be used for getting "high".
Historically hemp, it was used as medicine for the last 3000 years, in the 1st century aC. the Chinese already made paper out of hemp which lasts way longer than paper made out of wood and most of the fabric used on historic sailingboats has been made out of hemp the list could expand seemingly endless...
Around the 1930s the use of hemp was criminalized by the American government in capitalistic interests.
Therefore we designed a floating home made out of hempcrete, that aims to improve the image of hemp and hemp products in today's society industry, and politics.
Snaky is a floating home, for exchange students or tutors for one semester and tourists during semester break.
What the duck is Hempcrate?
HEMPCRATE is a material made out of hemp core, chalk, and water.
This material is fireproof, moisture-regulative, scent-absorband, and sound/temperature isolating.
This material is fireproof, moisture-regulative, scent-absorband, and sound/temperature isolating.
„Snaky“
by Julius Lenz und Luca Reichhardt
Mainproject
WS 2020/21
supervised by Prof. Sebastian Feucht
Industrial Design, HTW Berlin
by Julius Lenz und Luca Reichhardt
Mainproject
WS 2020/21
supervised by Prof. Sebastian Feucht
Industrial Design, HTW Berlin