Doshi Levien's latest design for Moroso embraces a new material known as Liquid Wood. With a very different visual effect to any other industrial plastic, its thermoplastic composite is comprised of 80% wood fibre and 20% polypropylene that can then be processed by conventional injection moulding techniques. The pressure and heat from the mould releases moisture from the wood fibre which in turn burns on the surface of the aluminium tool - creating a random and leather-like tarnished effect.

The designer explains: inspired by the characteristics of liquid wood, we decided to create a chair that references the genre of light, graceful, bent wood frame chairs but would be impossible to make in any other way than by injection moulding, hence the name "impossible wood".

The chair itself has a delicacy and sense of refinement to it and reinforces Moroso's ongoing success at pushing the boundaries with traditional technologies and designs.

Moroso is available locally here.