Huy H. Nguyen
Huy H. Nguyen and his team believes that it’s only when they consider the materials used, the way they design, the quality of their making, how they manufacture and distribute, and what happens to their furniture at the end of its life that they can create something that is genuinely made well.
Within this project's scope, the team selected a few completely natural materials and tried to minimise the environmental impact of the production process.
The COVID-19 pandemic hit all corners of the world. This changed everything and established a new order: the New Normal — working from home, living in a small space, limiting contact and keeping a distance from everyone.
Maintaining privacy in a small communal space is even more difficult. The Highli team suggests a quick and low-cost solution: the Partition.
Sedge is a long-standing material and has been used in Vietnam for hundreds of years, but has not been diversified and exploited from the perspective of interior product design. Nguyen wanted to bring a different, youthful and modern expression to fit in apartments and small townhouses
The team chose textures and color sets that reflect the temperature change in Vietnam from 1900 to 2020. This temperature change directly affects the living environment of sedge plants (saltwater), which will completely disappear, and the traditional craft villages producing sedge products will be directly affected.
The use of solid timber and natural oil finishes means the pieces can be easily refurbished and returned to as-new condition. When the furniture cannot be reused or repurposed, the use of natural materials ensures that it can be returned to the ground or used for biomass.
Stool (Woven sedge fibre and FSC-certified acacia Wood)
Cypera collection
