ceramic waste,
Solved.

First stop: Jingdezhen, THE ceramic capital OF CHINA
Our mission

CREATING
ELEGANT
CIRCULAR
MATERIALS

We are establishing a movement of conscious architects and designers, and inspiring others to see that ceramics is too valuable to waste. Our elegant, regenerated materials help you move towards net zero.

our vision

contribute to
the well-being of our world

We are responsible global citizens that practice planet-first thinking. Together we can crack the ceramic waste problem, one brick at a time.

WE START
WHEN YOU
FINISH
We’re picking up the pieces to produce premium ceramic materials.
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COLLECT
Every year, China produces 18 million tons of ceramic waste, which is mostly dumped or buried illegally. We start by collecting, collaborating with local producers to sort and remove their waste.
RESEARCH
We invented a new binding material for ceramic waste and put our R&D into practice to create elegant and durable products with lower carbon emissions than traditional building materials.
PRODUCE
We craft our elegant ceramic bricks and tiles in our own factory, ensuring a premium product worthy of our mission and your designs.
INNOVATE
This is just the beginning. We are determined to find new applications for our pioneering products. We work with innovative brands to bring their ideas to life and develop new use cases for our premium ceramic materials.
lab collaborations

Our Team

Caroline Cheng

FOUNDER

Curator and artist, has been working in clay for over 35 years and is the owner of The Pottery Workshop in China. Her work has been exhibited and collected by museums around the world. She would like to retire, but the importance of resolving the ceramic waste has become her new mission.

 

Karl Yin

FOUNDER

Designer and materials researcher. In 2015, Karl had an idea to use the ceramic wastes produced around the studio to make new products. He went on to Central St Martins to do his masters in ceramic design, his research has taken a big leap in making ceramic waste a viable new material.

Ding Jia Liu

OPERATIONS

Liu Ding Jia, COO.  Graduate of the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute with a BA in Ceramic Art. Over 12 years of experience in the operations of the Pottery Workshop in Shanghai and Jingdezhen, she now heads the operations in Shanghai.

Together
we move mountains