Soft rush is a plant. It is also furniture and packaging materials. Born from the idea that fibers could be cultivated from the weed, Don Kwaning has designed a line of products using varying parts of the grass-like plant. <!--more--> Throughout the Netherlands, the plant is invasive enough that thousands of pounds are pulled from ditches, wetlands, and marshes every year and turned into biogas. Although it is also used to improve overly-sandy soil, soft rush is widely recognized...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/invasive-soft-rush-weed-turned-into-sustainable-packaging-materials
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