The presentation by the Polish Husarska Design Studio focuses on the potential of hemp fiber as an environmentally-friendly alternative to conventional materials: RE-HEMPTATION illustrates technologies and products that enable us to use the one-year-old plant in such industrial sectors as food and furniture production and as a construction material. The overriding objective of the exhibition is to improve the image of hemp as a means of encouraging the research and development of composite materials in the spirit of ecological sustainability.
 

Talk and Tasting: 
Accompanying event at the Polish Institute Vienna to the exhibition RE-HEMPTATION, on view at the Festival Headquarters in the Prater: with short lectures as well as a panel discussion with Jadwiga Husarska-Sobina (Husarska Design Studio) and Jacek Kramarz (European Industrial Hemp Association, Green Lanes, and Hempeat). The panel discussion will be dedicated to the use of hemp in industry and the opportunities offered by annual plants in the context of the challenges of the European Green Deal. The second part of the event will consist of a tasting of snacks prepared by Bistro Piotrowski based on Hempeat, a plant-based meat alternative. At a special showcase, visitors will also be able to view hemp raw materials and products made from them, including furniture by The True Green.

Free entry, registration at event.wien@instytutpolski.pl​​​​​​​