Eggshell Ceramic

DESIGN: Laura van de Wijdeven (Atelier LVDW)

Holland

make me! 2022

A special prize funded by the LPP festival sponsor in the amount of PLN 10.000

10 billion eggs a year are produced in The Netherlands, which makes the country the largest egg exporter in the world. An egg produces a valuable material which is often seen as waste; his shell. Luckily not all 10 billion eggshells are wasted, it’s often used as soil improver in agriculture. “Eggshell Ceramic” is a circular material derived from this industry to show new possibilities with this organic material. The project shows that we can also use the material one more time before it is given back to nature.

Atelier LVDW developed a biodegradable but strong material out of the eggshells which can be a sustainable replacement for single-use plates. The material has the look of ceramics but the benefits of a bio-material. The material can be broken down in water, the remaining calcium water can be used as a nutrient for lime-loving plants. To create a range of colour tones, Atelier LVDW worked withbiochar pigment form OurCarbon. By using this colourant the material contains an extra soil amendment.