The Materials Bank · Every fiber has a source, a behaviour and a reason it belongs outside
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The Materials Bank

Every fiber has
a reason it belongs outside.

We don't choose materials for aesthetics. We choose them because they were made outdoors, grow outdoors, or were diverted from landfill to live outdoors — and carry the mark of the hands that worked them.

Natural fibres age. That's not a flaw — it's what tells you something was real.

Our fibres

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Hand-twisted jute rope texture
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Hand-twisted
Jute

Warm, coarse, structural. Twisted by hand from the stalk of the jute plant.

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Water hyacinth weave close-up
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Water
Hyacinth

An invasive waterway plant, harvested and woven into furniture.

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Natural seagrass weave texture
03

Natural
Seagrass

Dense, ground-level, quietly warm. One of our most durable surfaces.

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Upcycled packaging yarn weave detail
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Upcycled
Packaging Yarn

Snack packaging, sorted and hand-twisted into recycled outdoor fibre.

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Texturised PP yarn weave detail
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Texturised
PP Yarn

Synthetic yarn with a natural-looking weave — UV-stable, colourfast, built to weather.

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Upcycled synthetic yarn detail
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Upcycled
Synthetic Yarn

Recycled synthetic fibre, smooth-woven into all-weather seat surfaces.

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Banana fibre hand-woven wrap detail
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Banana
Fibre

Extracted from banana plant stalks, hand-woven into a continuous rope wrap. Warm, fibrous, natural.

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Why these materials

What outdoor furniture actually needs to stand up to.