Durat Showroom by Linda Bergroth

WORDS Cheri Morris IMAGES via dezeen.com

Finnish interior designer Linda Bergroth uses primary hues in unexpected ways, shapes that invite play and architect-centred design to showcase the anatomy and possibilities of Durat – a terrazzo-like surface material made from plastic waste.

Located in Helsinki, the 100 sqm showroom has three display areas, a sample wall and a central kitchen-style island all made from the speckled Durat – a testament to its ability to be moulded into pretty much anything.

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A variety of thicknesses, joints and mounts in an array of untypical colour combinations and mismatched patterns invite architects to consider Durat’s application in unconventional ways; a design principle employed for the purposes of avoiding prescription and encouraging a divorce from composition preconceptions. It’s the orange tub against the apple-green wall and the white, rainbow-flecked worktop with tones of turquoise, salmon pink and mustard for us.

Durat is made from 30% post-industrial plastics and is fully recyclable. They’re also working toward achieving a closed-loop material cycle where all Durat surfaces are repurchased at the end of their life and turned into new products.

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