Sustainable material usage and fire to support a circular economy may have been the reason behind the birth of Kryss, a Swedish company founded by designer Svea Tisell in 2025. This speculation comes at the heels of the company’s latest furniture series made from reclaimed climbing rope. The Entwined Objects series features self-supporting, shape-shifting furniture woven from reclaimed rope. Kryss explores the potential of a single material with three-dimensional forms through this series.
Entwined Objects uses multiweave patterns to take the shape of self-supporting furniture that emphasizes adaptability, material productivity, and practical design. Multiweave – originally developed by Estonian textile artist Kadi Pajupuu as an open-source method – is a three-dimensional weaving technique that allows the rope to form solid, freestanding structures without requiring external support or additional framing.
This weave responds to weight and movement, inspired by the shifting tension of knots, to subtly adjust to the environment by taking up a form. This technique encourages the mono-material construction, which remains completely recyclable at the end. Moreover, the entire thing can fall apart with the undoing of the finishing knot, letting the rope to be repurposed at the end of its life, enabling a circular economy.
The multiweave technique has been introduced into functional furniture design for the first time. Tisell uses a specialized weaving tool to support the process, which contains a platform with 345 conduits to guide the rope into position. Once the process is complete, the conduits are taken out, leaving a rigid free-standing structure that adapts to the user’s needs.
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The Entwined Objects series redefines the role of textiles in furniture design. It takes a decorative element and puts it into a supportive role that ultimately becomes the primary structural component.
The upcycled furniture series includes a lounge chair, a shelving system, and a side table. All these pieces are guided by the dynamic textile with amazing load-bearing capacity. The material reshapes itself under the weight of the object placed on it, conforming to its shape. Kryss offers a process where the textile becomes the form and the framework imploring the maker and user to envision the immense possibilities of mono-material objects, especially in the adaptable furniture niche.
Via: designboom
