Designers who do great work do one thing early. They design the end of the story.

I remember my art teacher in highschool used to say happy accidents are where the best work hides.

This offcut felt like one. Matua Jacob Scott took a leftover Cleanstone panel and turned it into whakairo. CNC carved by Te Ara Hihiko.

Made from plastic bags and fishing nets sourced in Aotearoa.

And it hits me because most fit-outs get ripped out in 5 to 7 years.

If you don’t design the ending, it becomes landfill.

That’s why every Cleanstone panel can come back to us.

We reprocess it into new sheets, again and again.

Two things you can steal for your next project:

Ask your supplier what happens at end of life

Detail for removal, not demolition

What happens to your offcuts on site?

If you're working on a sustainable fitout visit https://lnkd.in/eJNfwZGy and I'll send you samples!