The Polestar 0 Project:
Papershell + Polestar

We know that our material has very good properties, one of them is that it is very biogenic. But we wanted to know exactly how biogenic it is. We reached out to RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden to find out. Method A biogenic material is a product made by or of life forms. Based on… Continue reading C-14 Test

We are constantly developing new types of appearances with colours, patterns & structures. As seen on the film we are creating patterns in the material, integrated within the material like intarsia.  In the picture below we’ve created a graphite appearance without any coating.  This is not a milled surface. The surface is straight out of… Continue reading Exploring new surfaces

What would be the best way to test the durability of our material? Something that could stand the pressure. How about a skateboard? Yes! We produced a few in our factory, teamed up with some friends and went for a ride:

Cake, the Swedish maker of premium lightweight, electric motorcycles, has announced a technological partnership with PaperShell, with the aim of bringing about a sustainable option to plastics, suitable for use in the vehicle industry.