Emanuel Spiecker develops algorithms that generate upholstered objects from digitized leather waste. His program creates desired objects directly based on various design guidelines and parameters.
In a first application project, he used it to produce a series of waterdrop-shaped upholstered furniture himself. The material used was sponsored by a furniture company and an upholstery company.

Almost half a billion m² of leather worldwide ends up as offcuts in upholstery production every year. For far too long, natural materials have had to submit to rigid templates: We cut to size, we shorten, we discard - we create waste by design.
What if technology could finally adapt to nature - and not the other way around? Algorithms can discover imperfect materials and offcuts as a resource. This isn't just efficiency; it's about redefining product aesthetics - seeing beauty in variation and natural flaws and recognizing that a design is best sustainable and attractive but most importantly scalable.