Mater reproduces furniture classic from Carlsberg's used beer barrels

Danish circular furniture brand Mater's latest furniture created from recycled Carlsberg beer kegs was designed by Jørgen and Nanna Ditzel.

Mater has teamed up with Re-plastic to reproduce the acclaimed 20th century design couple, Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel's garden furniture, which first saw the light of day in 1955.

Re-Plastic uses recyclable plastic from empty Carlsberg beer kegs and other sources to create new materials. The new version of the chair is called Ocean OC2 and the first customer to take delivery of the new chairs from Mater is Carlsberg itself.

When Carlsberg employees sit down in the new chairs on the terrace in front of Carlsberg's new headquarters in Carlsberg City, they are thus produced from the beer kegs that Carlsberg has collected together with Carlsberg's customers.

"Carlsberg Denmark's deposit system for the kegs has achieved a collection rate of 91 percent, which is equivalent to the Danish Return System, and together with Re-plastic we are now giving the kegs a new lease of life. Customers have made a huge effort and we are looking forward to showcasing Mater's new garden furniture, which underlines the opportunities of the circular economy," says Henrik Friis Fredvig, Head of On-trade at Carlsberg Denmark.

The initiative is part of Carlsberg's sustainability programme Together Towards ZERO.

Mater reproducerer møbelklassiker af Carlsbergs brugte ølfustager

Det cirkulære, danske møbelbrand Maters kommende møbler der er skabt af genanvendte ølfustager fra Carlsberg, er designet af Jørgen og Nanna Ditzel.

Det cirkulære, danske møbelbrand Mater er gået sammen med virksomheden Re-plastic for at reproducere det 20. århundredes anerkendte designpar, Nanna og Jørgen Ditzels havemøbler, som første gang så dagens lys i 1955.

Re-Plastic bruger genanvendelig plastik fra bl.a. tomme ølfustager fra Carlsberg til at skabe nye materialer. Den nye version af stolen hedder Ocean OC2 og første kunde til at aftage de nye stole fra Mater er Carlsberg selv.

Når Carlsbergs medarbejdere sætter sig i de nye stole på terrassen foran Carlsbergs nye hovedkontor i Carlsberg Byen, er de således produceret af ølfustagerne, som Carlsberg har indsamlet sammen med Carlsbergs kunder.

”Carlsberg Danmarks pantsystem for fustagerne har opnået en indsamlingsrate på 91 procent, hvilket svarer til Dansk Retursystem, og sammen med Re-plastic giver vi nu fustagerne nyt liv. Kunderne har gjort en kæmpe indsats, og vi glæder os til at vise Maters nye havemøbler, som understreger mulighederne i den cirkulære økonomi,” siger Henrik Friis Fredvig, chef for on-trade i Carlsberg Danmark.

Initiativet er en del af Carlsberg bæredygtighedsprogram Together Towards ZERO.