Renée Materials
Renée Materials
Shoreditch Town Hall Main Entrance, 380 Old Street, London EC1V 9TL, United Kingdom.
Renée Materials is a London-based circular-material marketplace that rescues business offcuts, surplus stock and leftover materials for creative reuse. Describing itself as the UK’s first digital marketplace for circular material trade, it sells reclaimed textiles, leather, paper, wood, yarn, metal, glass, plastics and more through its online shop, Shoreditch hub and pop-up events.
- Materials/Resources
- Methods/Processes
- Methods/Processes:
- Material rescue and diversion of business offcuts
- Surplus
- Online marketplace sales
- UK-wide shipping
- In-person reuse hub
- Pop-up kilo-sale
- Events. Curated Inspiration Boxes for creative experimentation and group workshops. Material exchange: individuals can donate creative supplies and receive Renée tokens to spend in the store. Partnerships with businesses
- councils
- creative institutions and art spaces.
- Sourcing model
- Services Offered
- Services Offered:
- Online marketplace for reclaimed and surplus creative materials. In-person shopping at the Shoreditch Circular Material Hub. Pop-up kilo sales and material sales events. Curated Inspiration Boxes
- including textile
- leather
- paper
- architectural-sample and workshop packs. Business surplus-material listing and waste-diversion service. Partnership opportunities through the Renée Network. Material drop-off exchange for individuals
- with Renée tokens in return. Internships and community engagement opportunities.
- Languages
- Languages:
- English
- Scale
- 2–5 people
About the practice
Renée Materials was created to address a simple but systemic problem: high-quality materials are routinely discarded while creatives continue to buy new supplies. The company positions itself as a “Too Good To Go” for materials, giving businesses a practical route to divert offcuts and surplus stock from waste, while giving makers access to distinctive materials at lower cost. Its offer spans ten material categories, including fabrics, leather, yarn, paper, wood, metal, glass, plastics, stone and paint. Listings range from cotton fabric and denim samples to recycled Plasticiet, lace bundles, architectural samples and curated Inspiration Boxes designed for makers, workshops and group projects. Renée operates both digitally and physically. Businesses upload surplus materials for sale through the online marketplace, while customers can order for UK-wide delivery or buy in person at Renée’s Circular Material Hub in Shoreditch and its pop-up kilo sales in Hackney Wick and Kensal Rise. The company also works with suppliers, creative institutions, councils and art spaces through its Renée Network. Pop-up locations: Arbeit Studio, 1 Trowbridge Road, Hackney Wick, London E9 5LD; Kindred Studios, 326 Kensal Road, London W10 5BZ.
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