Nature Squared
Brand
Founded in 2000 by Paul Hoeve and Lay Koon Tan, Nature Squared is a pioneering, Swiss-based, ethical design brand that uses material innovation and artisanal skills to transform abundant natural materials that would normally be considered waste into bespoke, handcrafted and sustainable products and surfaces for yachts, hotels and homes.
Nature Squared has always pioneered the use of eco-friendly and responsibly sourced sustainable natural waste materials such as eggshells, seashells and feathers, employing heritage artisan skills and innovative technical solutions to create exquisite, handmade, bespoke surfaces for leading architects and designers.
The appointment in 2020 of trailblazing British-Chinese textile designer and weaver Elaine Yan Ling Ng as Nature Squared’s Chief Innovator added a further dimension with a new range of original, high-performance, handmade materials including CArrelé wall and floor tiles made of waste eggshell launched at Milan Design Week 2021. Ng gradua- ted from Central Saint Martins in London where she earned her MA Design in Textile Futures with distinction.
She is a TED Fellow, internationally recognised by multiple
design awards, including The Emerging Talent Award by Design Anthology, GGEF’s Eco
Innovator Award, Swarovski’s Designer of the Future Award and Tatler’s Gen T Award.
Ng has worked with Nissan Design Europe and Nokia Design Beijing, and has been
named one of Hong Kong's top 50 brightest connectors, creative visionaries, influential
innovators and disruptive talents.
