M49 veneer close-up, teal marbled acetate

Breaking down acetate chips in the workshop

02 — Learning to fold · University project with Monc — September 2023

M49 Veneer

Recycled acetate veneers

Monc is a London-based luxury eyewear company. On a university-led project in collaboration with Monc, I experimented with material chemistry to repurpose their waste material into an attractive range of veneers.

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Edition — 1× M49 veneer pack · United Kingdom

Client

Monc, London — luxury eyewear.

The challenge

Creating a repeatable acetone formula to break down the chips, and finding which techniques would work alongside it.

What I learned

Materials can be re-formulated, not just chosen.

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