Kirei Board

Description

Kirei board is a strong, lightweight, durable subsitute for wood. It is usable for cabinetry, furniture, casework and other interior elements. Kirei is Japanese for beautiful and clean.

Since 2003 Kirei has been dedicated to bringing beautiful, natural materials to market, enabling architects and interior designers to create elegant interior spaces while using sustainable, nontoxic materials. Our goal is continual introduction of new materials while improving our production and business practices to be as low-impact and sustainable as possible. We regard the “Triple Bottom Line” of “People, Planet, Profit” to be the guiding principle of our company. We aim to bring new economic activity to our source regions by providing new jobs at fair market wages in a safe, healthy workplace while lessening human impact on the environment.

Beautiful: Natural: Sustainable

Application

Walls, furniture, architectural mill work, cabinetry, shelving, counter tops, floors, horizontal and vertical surfaces, decorative paneling, and ceilings. Multiple finish options allow for varied interior applications.

Content

Kirie is made from 85% reclaimed sorghum straw, 5% poplar, and 10% non toxic bond adhesive.

Material is made out of the recycled stalks of the Sorghum plant. Usually these stalks are thrown away after the Sorghum cereal is harvested, but in this case, they are reclaimed, and then bonded into a sheet using formaldehyde-free adhesives.

Types

3’x6′ sheets and 1/2/3 cm thickness

Sustainability

Made from an agricultural byproduct, reclaimed sorghum straw. Sorghum straw is a rapidly renewable material. Kirei board is non toxic and emits no pollution.

Availability

Kirei USA

640 10th Avenue

San Diego, CA 92101

http://www.kireiusa.com

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Kirei Board

Description:

Kirei Board is strong, lightwaight, durable, environmentally friendly subsitute for wood – usable for cabinetry, furniture, casework and interior design elements.  Manufactured from reclaimed sorghum straw and no-added formaldahyde adhesive, Kirei board brings a beautiful new element to modern interior design.

Applications:

Usable for Canietry, furniture, casework and interior design elements.  Architecturaal Millwork, wall coverings, retail displays, flooring, restaurant and hotel use is common.

Environmental Impacts:

Kirei board reduces forest clear-cutting, air pollution and landfill use.  The sorghum stalks used in the manufacture of the Kirei board are a rapidly renewable resource left after the edible portion of the plant is harvested.  Until now, these stalks have been discarded or burned, adding to landfill waste and pollution.  In addition Kirei board is using a non-toxic adhesive that does not emit toxic formaldehyde.

Filed under: Materials, interior, Reclaimed, sorghum straw, wood