Anyone walking or cycling in East Flanders can now do so with a map that can really take a beating. Buroform developed network maps on Stone Paper for Tourism East Flanders: a tree-free material made from ground stone waste.
These maps are waterproof, tear-resistant and durable – perfect for intensive use in nature. What’s more, they fold open and close smoothly, without stiffness or tear lines. This makes them ideal for the back pocket of any walker or cyclist.
Stone Paper contains no wood fibres and no water in the production process, making it an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional synthetic or plasticised paper. These maps are proof that functionality and ecology can go hand in hand in modern printing.
Object: Network maps
Client: Tourism East Flanders
Material: Stone Paper
Properties: Waterproof, tear-resistant, tree-free (made from stone waste), foldable without break lines, suitable for intensive outdoor use
The name says it all: Stone Paper is paper made from ground stone waste instead of wood fibres. It is therefore a completely tree-free material that offers an environmentally conscious alternative to traditional paper. The advantage is that this paper does not absorb a single drop of water and therefore remains tear and impact resistant even under water. It would take some effort to damage these cards.
Read the interview with Marc Heddes and Allard Lith from Stone Paper here.
