Hempstatic

We participated in the first German Forum on H**pcrete Architecture organised by Niklas Fanelsa and Franziska Sorger from the TU München It was an event full of relevant discussions, exchanges and networking on the topic of h**pcrete, h**plime and the various applications of h**p-based construction materials. Amongst the panelists were pioneers, architects and European producers and farmers and one of the main topics was standardisation and scaling up.

The event also contained a student exhibition called H**plands where a range of various highly creative and innovative products and ideas were presented. And also a Dinner event for participants, where completely novel and diverse food made from h**p was served.

It was an honor to represent H**pstatic and participate in this event with so many talented like-minded young people who actually do care about what kind of materials should be used in the construction sector in the future.

We enjoyed the Bavarian friendliness and are happy to see a growing interest in biobased construction materials among the young creatives.

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We’re happy to share that H**pstatic® is now part of the material collection at Colab in Dubai, the first purpose-built material library located in Dubai Design District (d3).

Showcasing to architects and designers across the UAE the latest material trends with a focus on sustainability and circular design.

If you’re in the region and would like to experience our biocomposite panels firsthand, you can now find them at Colab.👉

Your requests for bigger elements led to something big.

Meet CLOUDS & WAFFLES, our latest ceiling absorbers.

✨ Maximum absorption in mid frequencies essential for speech and tone clarity
✨ High efficiency with minimal material use
✨ Sleek fit for office interiors

Soon available on our website.
Stay tuned.

All good things come to an end.
And so does World Expo 2025.

It has been a huge honor to be featured at the EU Pavilion in Osaka.
Today marks the final day.

Under the motto Saving Lives, our installation served to highlight the harmonious co-existence with nature and public health.

Showing what sustainable materials can look like on the world stage. Oscillating the vision towards more biobased, more stored carbon, less toxic waste.

Reflecting East Asia’s engagement in material circularity with curiosity, openness and a growing sense of urgency.
Nature becomes relevant again.

The Expo is all about the future of society.
Nurturing Tomorrow. Thinking in cycles. Designing for care. Building with the planet in mind.

Showcasing Osaka’s commitment to recyclable and reusable materials.
And we couldn’t have been more excited to be seen as part of the solution.

But the journey of our absorbers doesn’t end here.

Curious what’s next?
Stay tuned.

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すべての素晴らしい出来事には終わりがあります。
そして、World Expo 2025も本日で閉幕です。

大阪のEUパビリオンに出展できたことは、私たちにとって大きな光栄でした。
今日がその最終日となります。

「Saving Lives（命を守る）」をテーマに、私たちのインスタレーションは
自然との共生と公衆衛生の調和を表現しました。

持続可能な建材の可能性を世界の舞台で示すこと。
それは、より多くのバイオベース、より多くの炭素固定、そしてより少ない有害廃棄物へのビジョンの揺らぎです。

この展示は、素材の循環性に対する東アジアの関心と、
好奇心・開かれた姿勢・そして高まる危機感を反映しています。
自然が再び重要な意味を持ちはじめています。

この万博は、社会の未来について問いかけています。
未来を育むこと（Nurturing Tomorrow）
循環的に考え、思いやりをもって設計し、地球と共に建てること。

そしてこのインスタレーションは、再利用・リサイクル可能な素材を使用するという大阪のコミットメントを体現するものでした。
私たちがその一翼を担えたことを、とても嬉しく思います。

でも、私たちの吸音材の旅は、ここで終わりではありません。
次に続くストーリーにご期待ください。

#大阪万博2025 #未来を育む #命を守る

Harvest time is the best time!

We were once again mowing the stems and flowers of ripe h**p, indeed very refreshing to be in the field on air at optimal weather conditions for harvesting.

This blend from the GRAND GARTEN field that we visited is made for high quality seeds from which the valuable edible oil is cold pressed. But the reason for growing h**p there is not only for the great diversity of applications of the produce, but also because of phytoremediation - cleaning the soil from toxins and heavy metals and improving the soil for another farming cycle.

There is only just three h**p-harvesters in Austria, and that makes the operation a bit more complicated, as the very wide (wider than 3) harvester needs special permissions to ride on roads. For the harvesting team it is quite an exhausting task, they come from Upper Austria and they try to systematically harvest all what is scheduled, to keep the cost down. Big shoutouts to Ignaz Danninger and his Team (here Florentin and Karl Raml) who are dedicated to harvest h**p every season, they are a very critical part in the h**p farming.

And by the way, did you know, that the seeds can be eaten right away when they are fresh? 🌱

Thanks to Hanfland Hanfprodukte, Alfred Grand and Ignaz Danninger with his team.

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