18/09/2026
We received these images from a relative working in the Port of Rotterdam.
Coffee and cocoa are transported around the world in jute bags, traditionally designed for a single journey. During unloading, dockworkers use metal hooks to move the bags. These hooks often tear or damage the jute, leaving the bags unsuitable for reuse in their original form.
For us, that is where the material story starts.
Instead of treating the damaged bags as waste, we collect and process the jute fibres into new sheet materials. The bags are opened up, shredded and reformed into Rezign materials, while keeping the natural colour, texture and irregularities of the original fibres visible.
These panels and veneers can then be used to make furniture and interior elements: from tables and cabinets to counters, wall finishes and other custom applications.
What once carried coffee can therefore become part of the furniture and spaces in which coffee is served.
A waste stream becomes a new raw material, with its origin still visible in the final product.