100% recycled
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Project • By Pretty Plastic • Primary Schools
Recycled PVC façade IKC Tamboerijn
IKC De Tamboerijn in Alphen aan den Rijn is the very first realised project featuring our Second High tile – marking an important milestone in circular façade design. This post-war school building has been sustainably transformed using 100% recycled Pretty Plastic tiles, showcasing both architectural preservation and innovative material use.
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IKC De Tamboerijn in Alphen aan den Rijn marks a special milestone: it is the very first realised façade project using our Second High circular tile. This innovative educational building demonstrates how post-war school architecture can be transformed into a modern, energy-efficient and future-proof environment – without the need for full demolition.... More
Project • By Cooloo • Secondary Schools
Hogeschool Rotterdam - RDM Rotterdam
Artemis reached out with a challenge: a school in Rotterdam had an attic full of forgotten furniture — still functional, but stained, worn, and far from inspiring. Throwing it all away would’ve been easy, but wasteful. So they asked a different question: how can we give these pieces a second life?
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That’s where Cooloo stepped in. With our circular spray technology, we transformed each item without the need for reupholstering and without generating waste. Just a clever reuse of what was already there — saving materials, time, energy, and a significant amount of CO2.
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By resurfacing the furniture with recycled materials like CoolCork and CoolJeans, we turned outdated pieces into dura... More
Project • By Carlota Gallo • Restaurants
Cálido
Cálido Café by Carlota Gallo translates digital identity into material space.
A specialty café in Madrid designed from a logic of material recovery and spatial simplicity. The project translates the digital presence of food entrepreneur Mariale Briceños into a tactile and efficient interior. Built with recycled materials and organized around a central bar, Cálido blends openness, durability, and urban identity.
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David Zarzoso
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Product • By Pretty Plastic • Basic Third
Basic Third
The Basic Third by Pretty Plastic is a rectangular façade tile made from 100% recycled rigid PVC sourced from discarded building materials such as window frames, gutters and pipes.
Its elongated format creates a layered, horizontal façade with a clean architectural expression. Available in a range of colours and shades, Basic Third can be used for both subtle, uniform surfaces and more expressive colour compositions.
Designed for efficient installation, each tile requires just one mechanical fixing and can be individually removed and replaced. Durable, low-maintenance and designed for circular use, Basic Third combines material efficiency with architectural freedom, giving yesterday’s building waste a new life on the f... More
Product • By Pretty Plastic • Second High
Second High
The Second High by Pretty Plastic is a square façade tile made from 100% recycled rigid PVC sourced from discarded building materials such as window frames, gutters and pipes.
Measuring 30 × 30 cm, the tiles are installed with open joints to create a distinctive grid across the façade. The square format and range of colours and shades give architects freedom to create anything from calm, uniform surfaces to expressive colour compositions.
Designed for both new-build and renovation projects, Second High is mechanically fixed to an aluminium substructure and can be individually removed and replaced. Durable, low-maintenance and designed for circular use, it transforms yesterday’s building waste into a precise and e... More
Product • By Pretty Plastic • First One
First One
The First One by Pretty Plastic is a distinctive diamond-shaped tile for façades and roofs, made from 100% recycled rigid PVC sourced from discarded building materials such as window frames, gutters and pipes.
Its overlapping pattern creates a textured, scale-like surface that gives architects freedom to play with colour, rhythm and expression. Available in a range of colours and shades, First One can be used to create anything from subtle monochrome surfaces to bold, patterned façades.
Designed for circular construction, the tiles are mechanically fixed, demountable and recyclable. Durable, low-maintenance and made from yesterday’s building waste, First One turns a discarded material into an expressive architectural f... More
Project • By Standard Design • Private Houses
Tinh An House
The 92m² house in Tinh An, Quang Ngai, Vietnam, is a striking example of sustainable architecture, where the design harmoniously integrates nature with living spaces. Central to this unique design is a mature Barringtonia asiatica (fish poison tree), which the architects chose to preserve rather than remove, placing it at the heart of the home. This decision not only highlights the beauty of the tree but reinforces the house’s commitment to environmental sustainability and the surrounding ecosystem.
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The core design philosophy emphasizes a seamless connection between nature and architecture, fostering a sense of tranquility and sustainability. The tree is positioned within the living room, i... More
Product • By LightArt • Clear Coil Collection
Clear Coil Collection
LightArt’s Clear Coil Collection is the commercial lighting industry’s first clear, 3D-printed, 100% recycled pendants. The groundbreaking collection harnesses molecular recycling technology to upcycle discarded materials like clothing and carpet fibers, dense plastic containers, and packaging into beautifully designed, long-lasting, clear light fixtures.
Dubbed the M series for “molecular,” the collection features six pendant shapes that complement any design aesthetic. The angles of the M1, M2, and M3 pendants emphasize the material’s clarity and light refraction. The M4, M5, and M6 pendants come in two sizes. The M4's cylindrical shape is reminiscent of a ceramic bottle, while six faceted sides create... More
Product • By 3form • Single and Dual-Sided Textures
Single and Dual-Sided Textures
Our Recycled Textures line utilizes revolutionary combination of mechanical and molecular recycling technology to upcycle waste. Items like clothing and carpet fibers, dense plastic containers, and packaging are used in molecular recycling to create dimensional panels of our flagship translucent, formable resin without compromising quality. 25 three-dimensional patterns are available, providing varying levels of light diffusion and object obscurity. Choose between four dual-sided designs, created by molding complementary patterns on both sides of the resin, and 21 single-sided offerings, ranging from modern renditions of traditional reeded glass to bold recreations of art deco–inspired shapes.
Developed to produce captivating o... More
Product • By VMZINC • AZENGAR 3R
AZENGAR 3R
VMZINC® offers the next generation of zinc with AZENGAR 3R, a 100% recycled zinc, an important step towards a more sustainable world.
AZENGAR 3R has the lowest embodied energy and carbon footprint of rolled zinc products on the market, with 0.70 kg CO2 for the production and end of life of 1 kg (IBU AZENGAR 3R EPD).
AZENGAR is the most matte and lightest shade of zinc on the market. It stands out with its rugged uneven surface, which catches natural light and gives projects a timeless appearance.Designed to imitate nature's unpredictability, the rawness of AZENGAR is achieved with a surface treatment of NATURAL ZINC. With its range of light grey color variances wider that exceed those of QUARTZ-ZINC and ANTHRA-ZINC, AZENGAR stands alo... More