Dadò

Dadò is a furniture and play system for children composed of a structure in treated beech wood that acts as a table or even a seat for an adult, and a pouf made entirely of hemp. The pouf stimulates collaboration and tactility with three three-dimensional chessboards and two handles. The pawns are collected inside a fabric compartment under the table top. In order to let you discover hemp as a material, a memory has also been designed. The wooden memory cards illustrate different objects that can be made of this material. Today, the world of toys and children's furniture is largely based on the massive use of plastics. Given its properties and physical characteristics, hemp is instead an alternative that respects the environment and protects the child's life, training the senses to appreciate new textures and smells from nature. The Dadò project highlights hemp as a material and exploits the plant in its derivatives and products (felt, wood and fabric) to obtain the maximum with the minimum waste.

Project developed together with Silvia Graziani.

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WHY HEMP?
Hemp is a viable ecological answer in several sectors, from food production to biofuel, from paper to textiles and ropes, from cosmetics to green building. It is a thousand-year-old plant that grows rapidly with minimal need for water and requires no pesticides; it is hardy, durable, hypoallergenic and antibacterial. Hemp can also be sound-absorbing and insulating, and helps regulate humidity within a room.

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THE TESTS
We have tried rubbing, cutting, shaping the material through numerous experiments to get to know hemp and its characteristics in combination with other natural materials to the point of using it alone, in its derivatives, to get the most out of it.

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OUR IDEA
Dadò is a playful, educational, sustainable, minimalist, and space-saving furniture system that revalues hemp as a smart choice for the future.

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