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We are a Biomaterial Design Studio, crafting acoustic panels from seaweed.
Based in Vancouver BC, we work with locally sourced seaweed to create biodegradable materials. Our innovative approach aims to redefine our relationship to materials and their origins through playful and intentional designs.
Seacork is our innovative proprietary material derived from seaweed.
What if our building materials were regenerative rather than destructive?
Seacork Acoustic Panels are:
Sound Absorbing
Designed to minimize reverberation, echoes, and unwanted noise reflections.
Local
We craft and source our products in the Salish Sea Bioregion.
Circular
If your Seacork product breaks, send it back, and we'll turn it into a new one.
Biodegradable
Don't want to send it back? Plant it in your garden.
Carbon Negative
The lifecycle of each product is designed to remove more CO2 than it emits.
The Motivation
behind Seacork.
Why Explore Materials?
13% of global CO2 emissions annually stem from the materials used in our buildings and infrastructure.
Seacork Studio embarked on a journey to explore material ecologies driven by this statistic. As designers committed to environmental stewardship, we delved into research aimed at lowering this figure. Our focus lies in employing place-based methods of construction using radically renewable materials, sourced locally and sustainably.
Why Explore Seaweed as Materiality?
Seaweed is local, it shows incredible materiality potential, and is cultivated regeneratively.
Seaweed, abundant along the coast of British Columbia, Canada, holds remarkable potential as a material. Through regenerative cultivation practices, we have discovered its incredible versatility and value. As we delved deeper into the world of local rockweeds and kelps, we developed a profound appreciation for these extraordinary organisms and their crucial role in sustaining marine ecosystems
Why an Acoustic Attenuating Seaweed Material?
In material design, it's essential to embrace the inherent properties and characteristics of the materials we work with.
During our experimentation with various recipes and processes, we made a conscious decision not to impose specific properties onto the material. Instead, we allowed it to guide us towards its natural inclinations. What emerged was a tactile, flexible, soft, porous, and lightweight substance — ideal for serving as an acoustic insulator.
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