“PineSkins” is a versatile, leather-like material made of inner bark of pine trees, a by-product of the tree cutting industry. Ranging from earthy brown to pink and to deep terracotta colours with a scent of wood, PineSkins carries a unique appearance that feels familiar yet unseen.

Sarmite Polakova (b. 1987, Latvia) is a designer living and working between Amsterdam and Frankfurt. In 2015, she graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven where she developed a special interest in raw materials and research. Her body of work is mostly focused around transforming unassuming, natural materials into a new purpose through a series of design objects based on extensive theoretical and practical research. The design objects become the main carriers of the narrative.