Solidwool
Solidwool is a unique composite material, think fibreglass but with wool
Solidwool is a small, forward-thinking company with a sensitive approach to how design and the materials we use impact our planet.
Solidwool creates considered, sustainable design with an unbreakable link to nature - turning the way people have always worked with wool on its head. Using hardy British fleece from ancient breeds, they make all products from their workshop in Devon. The result is Solidwool - a strong, unique composite material. Think fibreglass, but with wool.
Created with the ethos of taking the unwanted and turning it into something beautiful, Solidwool was started in 2013 with a vision to design without compromising our environment. Since 2020 Roger Oates Design has nurtured and developed the business, re-engineering the material and re-designing the Hembury Chair. Solidwool now contains twice the amount of wool, and half the volume of bio-resin, meaning this incredible composite has an even higher natural content.
The journey of Solidwool began when they heard stories about the iconic Lake District breed, the Herdwick. Their wool is a by-product of sheep farming. Unable to sell it, farmers were resorting to burning the wool as the value of the fleece was less than the cost to shear the sheep. Hearing these accounts, they set out to turn this unwanted fibre into sustainable design with purpose. To rewrite the story of not only the Herdwick but other undervalued breeds, and help this incredible, natural fibre find its value again.
