The material carbon fiber is widely known for its use on high performance race cars, boats, bicycles, and airplanes. Carbon fiber is basically composed of epoxy or plastic based material reinforced by a graphite textile, with one fiber alone that can consist of about 90 percent of carbon. Characteristics of carbon fiber include exceptional strength, durability, corrosion resistance, and thermal usage. The strength of carbon fiber reinforcements was tested against steel reinforcements in the construction of a structure. In result, the carbon fiber reinforcement proved to have seven times more strength and weigh fifty percent less than steel which also allows cost savings in shipping.
Not only is carbon fiber advancing from the automotive design world to architectural design but also now being explored as a new material in interior design. Such usage of carbon fiber material includes counter tops, tables, chairs and even toilet seats. One of the most common and affordable chairs of its time during the 1940s was the plastic Eames shell chairs. Currently today, it is still such a very popular mod piece of furniture due to its construction with carbon fiber. Resulting in a more durable and sustainable chair less likely to break or crack from any damage.
Also because of the thermal characteristics of carbon fiber, its further usage in interior design could be explored as a new floor material, ceiling panels, or partitions. Even new furniture design could be explored with carbon fiber due to its ability to convert to any shape or form. Discovering these new innovations and ideas using carbon fiber would make a new direction in interior design.
Examples of unique carbon fiber furniture that I found...
Carbon fiber cocktail table
Carbon fiber lounge chair
Carbon fiber Eames chair
Carbon fiber desk (very light weight)
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