I spent 3 months creating the sculpture "World at War," using materials sourced from the California coastline and local Bay Area landfills. This artwork involved carving large blocks of polyurethane ...
When you think of artistic sculpture, coal and polyurethane may not be the first materials that come to mind. But that’s not how Gerhard Baut, Artistic Director of Baut Studios, Swoyersville, Pa., ...
Fossil fuel-based polyurethane foam has been a firm favourite in furniture manufacturing for over half a century. Jane Englefield investigates the consequences of this dependable but unsustainable ...