This California Company Is Making Furniture From Corn Husks

3D printing provides new opportunities for environmentally-friendly home decor and furnishings.

By Carina Woudenberg
Aug 20, 2021 1:00 PM
Esker Coffee Table
The Esker coffee table. (Credit: Model No.)

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A start-up based in Oakland, California is bringing new meaning to the term “farm to table” by repurposing agricultural waste into 3D-printed furniture. 

The company, Model No., began in 2018 with a mission to provide a greener alternative to traditional furniture manufacturing — from the materials themselves to cutting back on waste during production and distribution.

Its founders were looking to shake up the traditional model which is largely inefficient in how it operates. For example, while traditional manufacturing relies on using one mold after another on an assembly line to construct its parts, 3D printing can produce whole items one after the other.

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