Lenschow demonstrates the biodegradable building materials he created with the waste sawdust—blended with pine resin and natural cellulose—from the factories of Danish flooring company Dinesen. It’s one thing to want to live sustainably, it’s another to know how to go about it. By exposing architecture’s traditionally hidden details, KIM LENSCHOW hopes his buildings will teach us how to ask for more—or rather less—from our homes. The Norwegian architect Kim Lenschow is on a quest to challenge established building practices and inspire us to think critically about how our homes are made. Since graduating from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen in 2014, Lenschow This story is from Kinfolk Issue Fifty-One Buy Now Related Stories Design Issue 51 John Pawson From the king of minimalism: “I find the essential and get the design down to a point where you can’t add or subtract from it.” Design Interiors Issue 51 Axel Vervoordt Inside the world of Axel Vervoordt. Design Issue 51 Inga Sempé “Minimalism is boring as hell, and on top of that, it’s preachy.” Design Issue 51 Halleroed Meet the giants of Swedish retail design. Design Issue 51 Andrew Trotter The architect and designer on renewing traditional architecture. Design Issue 51 Sean Canty The Harvard professor on architecture as a driver for social change.
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