Why Design Now?: Lin 94 Chair
1,225 views · Published 6 May 2010 · 1:05 · Indexed 24 September 2026
Channel: Cooper Hewitt · 2010 · Education
Why? Flax is a light, natural fiber used to make linen cloth, but in the hands of François Azambourg, it transforms into high-performance, recyclable furniture. Lin 94 is a composite chair made from 94% renewable materials and an 80% plant-based epoxy resin. Lighter than glass fiber and similar in strength to carbon fiber, flax requires less energy to produce and is recyclable.
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