Recent solutions with karuun®
HYMER Camper with karuun® – a new take on a classic
An innovative project for sustainable design in the Eriba Touring Concept with karuun® for a greener future in camping.
New exclusive partnership to revolutionise technical veneers
We are delighted to announce an exciting new partnership to revolutionise technical veneers based on karuun®: OFS x Fritz Kohl Concepts.
Form follows Material – sustainable automotive design with karuun®
Customisation and innovation: Discover unique design possibilities and a pioneering approach for sustainable automotive concepts of the future.
Sustainable luxury: the new Porsche eMacan
The new eMacan drives well with Nature Tech Materials: the innovative material revolution bridges the gap between sustainability and luxury.
The new NIO EL6 – a smart e-all-round SUV
Welcome to the future. The design of the electric SUV offers various innovations – a special highlight in the interior: the worlds first Nature Tech Material karuun®.
karuun® at the IAA Mobility Summit 2023
The exhibition curated by bayern design, Unknown Perspectives’, focused on mobility design. And that’s precisely what karuun® showcased there.
NIO EC7: featuring karuun®, naturally.
Not only is this vehicle both efficient and comfortable to drive, but it’s sustainable too: karuun® features throughout the innovative interior design of the EC7.
karuun® in the new NIO SUV flagship
The future is picking up speed: the new SUV is NIO’s smart electric flagship. Efficient, comfortable – and equipped with karuun®, naturally.
The new NIO SUV EL7
The interior of the first self-driving SUV is suitably adorned with karuun®, a smart choice for elegant relaxation.
EV revolution by NIO
Sustainability as standard: karuun® adorns interior of the new ET7, the flagship of electric car manufacturer NIO.
Mercedes Benz VISION AVTR
A visionary concept that rethinks e-mobility. This calls for a radically sustainable approach – this calls for karuun®.
Natural Interactive Surface made of karuun®
In karuun®, Motherson has found the ideal Nature Tech Material to produce functional surfaces using organic raw materials.
Advantages of karuun® for the Automotive & Aviation industries
A natural, high-tech material for sustainable mobility concepts
As an intelligent answer to plastic, karuun® puts commercial, social and environmental goals on an equal footing
You make an effort to be sustainable – and it shows: to preserve tropical forests and a secure livelihood in the long term for farmers at the production site in Indonesia. Short transport routes to the important production and sales market in China helps to further reduce CO2 emissions. This way we can take care of the environment together.
High tech from nature
karuun® is tested according to automotive standards and is ready for series production
Rattan is a naturally lightweight material with enormous potential for processing: from 3D shaping and components with extreme radii to back-injection plastic. The material’s robust fibres prevent splintering or blunt fractures, making karuun 3D both astonishingly stable as well as a safe and high-performance alternative to plastic. Plus it doesn’t give off any toxic vapours.
High tech from nature
karuun® is tested according to automotive standards and is ready for series production
Rattan is a naturally lightweight material with enormous potential for processing: from 3D shaping and components with extreme radii to back-injection plastic. The material’s robust fibres prevent splintering or blunt fractures, making karuun 3D both astonishingly stable as well as a safe and high-performance alternative to plastic. Plus it doesn’t give off any toxic vapours.
Two-Tone Design
karuun’s two-tone design gives you complete design freedom while simultaneously showing off a homogeneous, aesthetic structure
Compared to other natural materials, karuun® has practically no irregularities. This means that your designs can be reproduced with minimal waste. Besides its inimitable looks, karuun’s noise and vibration damping properties provide fine acoustics.
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Sustainable Architecture
karuun® actively contributes to the efficient use of materials, space and energy to keep the ecological footprint of construction projects as low as possible.
Replacing Plastic
Reducing plastic waste in our ecosystem by favouring eco-friendly and high-quality alternatives to plastic is close to our heart. The use of karuun® in industry guarantees a social and environmentally friendly contribution to this cause. Ensuring mindshifts that lead to action.
Our products
karuun® is leading a revolution in the material world. An energy-efficient process transforms the natural structure of the rattan palm into an inimitable high-tech material that is both sustainable and commercially profitable.
karuun® stripe
The first rattan veneer – Ideal for use as a surface or postforming elements and for coating all types of substrates.
karuun® 3D
3D veneer for dimensionally-stable spherical objects from the size of a button to large, deep-drawn components.
karuun® shine
A translucent material that is permeable to light and air, with exceptional stability, formability and feel.
karuun® block
Made from the trunk of the rattan palm karuun® block perfectly unite form and function.