A material with no history, given a seat at the table.
The second chapter of Project Materia. Nine international artists - among them Cathrine Raben Davidsen, Sophie Dries and Willem van Hooff - each commissioned to make one object in Matek™, Mater's circular material. First shown at Købmagergade 3 during 3 Days of Design Copenhagen 2026.
A material with no history.
Last year, Project Materia explored the weight of history through bronze, marble and glass. This June, during 3 Days of Design, the conversation shifted to a material that carries no history at all.
Matek did not come from the earth. It was pressed into existence from coffee shells, sawdust and recycled plastic. Yet it possesses a density and honesty that demands a seat at the same table as heritage materials.
The 2026 edition asks what happens when we treat discarded resources with the same gravity we once reserved for marble.
Read about Matek & Mater →The cohort, gathered.
The artists.
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Cathrine Raben DavidsenPainter & Sculptor · Denmark - 02
Sophie DriesArchitect & Designer · Paris / Milan - 03
Willem van HooffSculptor & Designer · Eindhoven, NL - 04
Lea ColomboPhotographer & Artist · South Africa / Italy - 05
Onno AdriaanseSculptor and designer · Eindhoven, NL - 06
Jacob EgebergSculptor & Designer · Copenhagen, DK - 07
Forever StudioMultidisciplinary Design · Rotterdam, NL - 08
Filippo AndrighettoArchitect & Designer · Copenhagen / Treviso - 09
Oliver ThygesenFounder, CPHwood · Copenhagen, DK
Copenhagen, June 2026.
The launch of the Project Materia 2026 edition - Project Materia × Mater - presented during 3 Days of Design Copenhagen (June 2026).
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