SALOME MAAREK – MATERIALIST

Salome Maarek, Jerusalembased designer, transforms stones to glass, celebrating both sustainability and nature’s beauty. Using local stones from different regions of Israel, Salome analyses, processes, and creates natural coloured glass with as little environmental impact as possible, ensuring the embodied energy used within the process is kept to an absolute minimum. Salome’s glass is now available for use for both jewellery pieces and industrial production.

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SMILE PLASTICS - MATERIAL STUDIO

Material design and manufacturing house, Smile Plastics transforms plastic waste into unique materials. Used by brands like Ganni and FaceGym within their retail spaces. Offering an alternative which contributes to a better way of living, Smile Plastics creates their decorative panels from 100% recycled and 100% recyclable materials, changing the perception of incorporating waste in luxury design.

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