Bodem Tables

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Bodem Tables are a series of Terrazzo-like tables made with ceramic waste. The Terrazzo material, Bodem (meaning ground, lowest part or bottom in Dutch), was developed specifically to make use of ceramic waste. Uniquely, 85% of Bodem is composed by recycled ceramic waste material.

 

Bodem was developed in collaboration with Circular Warenhuis in Leiden. They are a municipal recycling center and second-hand shop that processes thousands of tons of waste for the city. One of the waste streams they sort is a large amount of broken ceramic cups, plates, and teapots. As a designer, I saw this as a unique opportunity. Broken and unusable ceramics still have a high material value in the strength and quality of the material and it feels like a shame to throw this out. Bodem is an idea to give it a second life. These broken pieces are crushed and sorted by size. The right mixture of different sized ceramic granulate is combined with a small amount of cement to form Bodem. Fascinating details from the original pieces are still visible in the tables, highlighting the ongoing life cycle and revaluing of our ceramic waste.

 

The table are in 3 standard models. Custom pieces are available upon request.

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2022