Totomoxtle Veneer

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Fernando Laposse is a designer who focuses on utilizing agricultural waste, such as corn husks, to create innovative and sustainable furniture and design objects. His work explores the potential of these often-discarded materials as valuable resources, transforming them through meticulous processes into aesthetically compelling and functional pieces. By engaging with local communities and traditional craft techniques, Laposse highlights the cultural and environmental significance of these agricultural byproducts. His designs often showcase the inherent beauty and unique textural qualities of the waste materials, offering a compelling alternative to conventional manufacturing processes and promoting a circular economy approach to design.

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Environmental Design

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The student curator has determined that the use of this information falls under the Fair Use provisions of copyright law for educational purposes. This digital profile is intended for non-commercial, educational use only, in the context of academic inquiry. The curator has made reasonable efforts to provide attribution and contextual information. Further use beyond fair use may require permission from the copyright holder(s), which in this case would involve Fernando Laposse and potentially any collaborators or entities involved in specific projects.

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Fernando Laposse, “Totomoxtle Veneer,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed May 13, 2025, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/3125.

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