Through years of research and testing, we invented Matek®

The uniquely patented materials enable us to make furniture of waste materials by combining fibre with a binder. Coffee bean shells, extracted during the roasting process, are an example of fibre material. Sawdust from wood production is another. The binder material is made from plastic waste or a plastic-based alternative. The mix of materials results in a unique compound suitable for press moulding - a well-known technique in the furniture industry.

The technology behind Matek allows us to capture carbon in our furniture by recycling waste into timeless classics using resources already available to us, instead of virgin materials. To produce Matek, we either use post-consumer waste or post-industrial waste available to us through successful collaborations with large-scale corporations. We help process their waste streams and make them suitable for furniture production – beneficial to themselves and others.

Matek offers an unprecedented unique tactility and materiality with features that resemble timeless materials like stone, terrazzo or even marble.

The material is water-repellent and highly durable, and we consider it as a material in line with wood, stone, plastic or any other raw material. At the moment, we operate with five unique material blends that go under the name Matek. In line with our ongoing work and experiments with waste streams, new blends will be added to the collection.

Wood Waste Grey

Saw dust waste from the production mixed with recycled industrial plastic waste

Coffee Waste Dark

Coffee shell waste from the coffee roasting process mixed with recycled industrial plastic waste

Coffee Waste Green

Coffee shell waste from the coffee roasting process mixed with recycled industrial plastic waste

Designed for disassembly

Furniture made from Matek® are designed for disassembly and repair, which means that each component, in its purest form, can be recycled into new production cycles.

Matek is designed to be reprocessed again and again. All furniture made with Matek can be recycled through Mater and made into new furniture.