Aesop Cambridge

London design studio JamesPlumb blended handwoven bulrush shelves with earthy hemp accents to create the interiors for this Aesop store in Cambridge, which takes cues from the nearby River Cam. Other shelving in this room is made from hemp grown on the nearby Margent Farm, which was combined with bio-resin to form geometric slabs of cabinetry that display various Aesop products, as well as a large sink.

"[The hemp] absorbs a huge amount of carbon as it grows, and to be so local to the project was wonderful," acknowledged Plumb and Russel.

"We wanted to use materials that were as local as possible, and bulrush being literally of the local waters made sense – both because of its beauty and tactility, and also because of the chance to use a material that would travel so few miles, and use so little energy in production," they added. Jane Englefield for dezeen. Photo by Oscar Proctor

Read the article here.