♻️ The story behind OTTAN: looking at waste, seeing a world of potential!
This week, our founder Ayşe Yılmaz spoke with @vitalina_makakenko on The Changes We Make podcast about the perspective shift at the heart of everything we build.
In a “nutshell”, what gave life to OTTAN is the aspiration to live and build with purpose — and from that, things start to flourish naturally. 🌿
“It’s ultimately about how we see, how we perceive.”
And the principle behind it all:
🌱 Build with integrity, structure and courage.
🌱 Design with passion and freedom.
🌱 Live with love and joy.
🚀 Where we’re headed:
OTTAN is building the next generation of sustainable solid materials, not only for architecture and interior design; but for everyday products, automotive, aviation, and beyond!
🎧 The episode is now live:
Spotify → https://lnkd.in/edg_USrw
Apple Podcasts → https://lnkd.in/eKxJf_bm
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We turn food waste into building materials, so yes, eggshells are kind of our thing. 🥚
Happy Easter from Ottan team! We hope your weekend is full of good food, good people, and zero waste.
(And if you're wondering what happens to those eggshells after brunch... we have ideas.)
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We spend most of our time thinking about what materials can become.
Last week, we turned that question on ourselves.
The Ottan team, dressed as different versions of who they might have been, or maybe already are. 🎭
Photos shot in black and white. Somehow still full of colour.
Good people make good work. We're lucky to have both. 🌱
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We don't believe sustaonability has to compromise beauty🌱
Eggy, our bio-based solid surface, starts where waste ends. Lower carbon footprint. Durable enough to oytlast trends. And a texture that speaks for itself.
Designed to be looked at closely.✨
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Some materials begin as waste, fragile, overlooked, short-lived.
Eggy begins there. 🥚
Made from eggshell waste, part of the 1.3 billion tonnes of food discarded globally each year, Eggy is transformed into a durable material designed to endure.
By rethinking what we throw away, we reduce the need for new extraction, responsible for nearly half of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Design integrity. Reduced carbon impact. Built to integrate into existing production systems. ✨
Not louder materials. Better ones.
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🥚 Eggy is built to handle real conditions.
Even a tray straight out of the oven can be placed on the surface without damage. Durable performance, designed for everyday use. 💫
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We design with purpose, letting nature shape the story of every creation and set a new standard for aesthetics. 🌱
Built on the same mineral-rich structure, Eggy, now in colour.
Material performance and beauty evolving together. ♻️
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We took part in the Surface Design Show alongside our UK distributor, MTRL Library!
Throughout the week, we were in conversation with an ambitious and engaged community of designers, architects, and material professionals. The exchange was genuinely two-way: we shared how we reimagine food waste as material, while listening closely to how others are rethinking interior space, application, and choice of design.
We would like to thank Consul General of Replublic of Türkiye in London Ambassador Hasan Ulusoy for his visit and encouragement, as well as John Atcheson, Bruno de Penanster, Rick Gambetta (greenCrowd), Janice Sanon, and circular design architect Özgül Öztürk for their continued support, insight, and collaboration around circular and material-driven design.
Our thanks also go to Jake Naylor, Emma Naylor, and the Hanex UK Ltd team for creating such a well-organised and welcoming environment throughout the show.
Moments like these highlight the value of material dialogue—where design, innovation, and responsibility meet in a shared space.
This year, we’re bringing Ottan Materials to Surface Design Show together with MTRL Library, Hanex UK Ltd sharing how bio-based waste can become refined, durable materials designed for real spaces and long lifecycles.
We’re excited to connect with designers, architects, and material thinkers, and to exchange ideas around circular production, material responsibility, and design that looks forward. 💫
Join us and explore the materials shaping what comes next. ♻️
📍 Surface Design Show Business Design Centre, London
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Some materials pass through our lives without leaving a trace.
This began as eggshell waste, fragile, short-lived, easy to overlook.
Through material research and careful processing, it became something solid, durable, and made to live in everyday spaces. 🥚
At Ottan, our focus is simple:
changing the source of materials without changing how they’re used or experienced.
By working with bio-based waste, we reduce reliance on virgin resources while keeping the quality, consistency, and aesthetics people expect. ♻️
Progress doesn’t always arrive loudly.
Sometimes it takes shape slowly,
through better choices, thoughtful processes, and materials designed to last. 🌱
— Ottan #Ottan
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We’re excited to share that Ottan has been selected to participate in Dubai Holding’s Innovate For Tomorrow Impact Accelerator 2026, a global platform accelerating circular economy solutions and sustainable innovation. 💫
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The programme brings together bold thinkers and purpose-driven scale-ups to reimagine how we produce, consume, and regenerate resources for a resilient, low-carbon future, aligning with broader sustainability goals and real-world impact. 🌍
Our participation reflects our ambition to expand our work in Dubai, deepen sustainable material solutions in the region, and co-develop circular production models with like-minded partners.
We’re excited to share, learn, and shape practical, scalable solutions together, right where transformation is accelerating. 🌱
— Ottan
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We’re surrounded by materials every day, often without questioning where they come from. :house:
Interior materials alone account for nearly 10% of global CO₂ emissions.
At the same time, billions of tonnes of bio-based waste are discarded each year. :earth_africa:
At Ottan, we work with this contradiction.
By transforming food and agricultural waste into durable, design-ready surfaces, we reduce reliance on virgin resources without changing how spaces feel or function. :recycle::sparkles:
Sometimes impact starts quietly.
With a different material choice. :seedling:
— Ottan
#MaterialInnovation #CircularDesign #ImpactDriven #Ottan
