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Design Wanted ︎︎︎ Carpet Matter – A collection of tables made from wasteful offcuts
Design Indaba ︎︎︎ We interview climate-conscious Riccardo Cenedella on upcycling carpet waste
Mashable ︎︎︎ These bespoke tables are made out of old carpeting
Future Materials Bank ︎︎︎ Waste Carpet
Design Wanted ︎︎︎ Carpet Matter – A collection of tables made from wasteful offcuts
Design Indaba ︎︎︎ We interview climate-conscious Riccardo Cenedella on upcycling carpet waste
Mashable ︎︎︎ These bespoke tables are made out of old carpeting
Future Materials Bank ︎︎︎ Waste Carpet
Carpet is the preferred flooring solution in UK housing, nine out of ten
households have carpet on their floor. But, what happens to all this
carpet when the flat is renewed? The UK produces around 400,000 tonnes
of carpet waste each year and because it is a composite product that was
never designed for disassembly, there is only a small amount of carpet
waste that is being fully recycled in a closed-loop system.
Unfortunately, the rest of it is sent to incinerators or deposited in
landfills.
Historically carpet has been made using wool but in recent years the natural fibre has been replaced with petroleum-based fibre, mainly Nylon and Polypropylene both thermoplastic materials. Through hands-on experimentation and material research into synthetic materials, working as an alchemist with ingenuity and persistence, I have developed a technique that allows me to reshape and repurpose this material for the creation of new design artefacts, avoiding carpet ending up in dumpsites.
My final output is a collection of tables made using carpet waste collected from local shops or found in the streets of London. The aims of this project are to raise environmental awareness and demonstrate how a wasted material can be transformed into something valuable and usable again.
Historically carpet has been made using wool but in recent years the natural fibre has been replaced with petroleum-based fibre, mainly Nylon and Polypropylene both thermoplastic materials. Through hands-on experimentation and material research into synthetic materials, working as an alchemist with ingenuity and persistence, I have developed a technique that allows me to reshape and repurpose this material for the creation of new design artefacts, avoiding carpet ending up in dumpsites.
My final output is a collection of tables made using carpet waste collected from local shops or found in the streets of London. The aims of this project are to raise environmental awareness and demonstrate how a wasted material can be transformed into something valuable and usable again.









Materials
Category
Dimensions
Date
Collaborations
Category
Dimensions
Date
Collaborations
hand dyed synthetic carpet waste,
metal or wood structure and reinforced fibre
Self initiated, Furniture
Various
2021 - ongoing
N/A
metal or wood structure and reinforced fibre
Self initiated, Furniture
Various
2021 - ongoing
N/A
All the works featured on this page are examples of custom made pieces. To commission one, see contact details for more information.
Photo credits: Simone Giaretto, Marine Renaudineau and Mael Henaf